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 reports that the road winding through the Shawnee National Forest will close to vehicles beginning Sunday.
From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2019
The Southern Illinoisan reports that the 1,200-square-foot facility opens Aug. 16 with an open house at the Student Center.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2019
"Found another place where you will not follow me, eh, old boy!" rattled the Illinoisan, with a reference which the other easily understood.
From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Morford, Henry
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