Illinoisan
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Illinoisan
Example Sentences
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What would Durbin’s fellow Illinoisan, Bob “Chicago Pope” Prevost, say about all this?
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2025
The perimeter had been established because the jail was on night shift lockdown status, the Southern Illinoisan reported.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale reports SIU President Dan Mahony has told school supporters a search committee has been screening candidates for the past two months and recently settled on finalists.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2020
“I’m still not used to this place,” he told a Southern Illinoisan reporter on a recent visit.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 11, 2020
"Why, you must be a poet!" said the Illinoisan, when his companion had concluded the rhapsody.
From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Morford, Henry
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