ILLINOIS: From the Illini Indian word meaning "men" or "warriors,” supplemented by the French adjective ending "ois..” INDIANA: Presumably named from the fact that the land lying along the Ohio River was purchased from the Indians.
Hundreds of years ago many different Native Americans lived in Illinois. Some of them were the Sauk, Mesquakie, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, and Winnebago. The state is named after one tribe, the Illiniwek.
Unauthorized use is prohibited. Illinois is bordered by Wisconsin in the north; Lake Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky in the east; Kentucky and Missouri in the south; and Missouri and Iowa in the west.
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Established in 1816, Illinois' Old Indian Boundary Line ran from the southern tip of Lake Michigan down to the Rock River's confluence with the Mississippi River. In 1982, a decision was made to restore a 7-acre parcel of land along SR 26 back to native tallgrass prairie habitat.
A Native tribe has received back a portion of its ancestral land in Illinois, marking the first federally recognized tribal land in the state.
Bolingbrook is a suburb of Chicago with a population of 73,813. Bolingbrook is in Will County and is one of the best places to live in Illinois. Living in Bolingbrook offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents own their homes.
The Indian Boundary is a 20-mile wide area, 10 miles on either side of the Des Plaines River, running south from Lake Michigan to the Kankakee River with the northern boundary line running through northern and western Bolingbrook.
Bolingbrook is known for some of its popular attractions, which include: Hidden Lakes Historic Trout Farm. The Promenade Bolingbrook. Wilderness Falls Mini Golf.
Bolingbrook borders the communities of Woodridge, Romeoville, Plainfield, Naperville, and Darien. Interstate 55, locally the Stevenson Expressway, runs through the village's southern part, heading northeast toward Chicago and southwest toward Plainfield and Joliet.