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
Board members hope to hire the new chancellor when they meet in April, The Southern Illinoisan reported.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2020
Interim Chancellor John M. Dunn said research has shown the most important predictor of college success is a student’s high school grade point average, The Southern Illinoisan reported.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2019
"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 Henry Morford
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