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The flag of the state of Illinois consists of the seal of Illinois on a white background, with the word "Illinois" underneath the seal. The present seal was adopted in 1869, the flag bearing the central elements of the seal was adopted in 1915, and the word Illinois was added to the flag in 1970.
One of Blackboard's biggest contracts, City University of New York, comprising 25 schools and over 275,000 students, announced that the university are ending its contract and will be transitioning to Brightspace. [20] Students there have criticized Blackboard for its cluttered appearance, glitches and inconvenient maintenance times.
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
The City University of New York (CUNY, spoken / ˈ k juː n i /, KYOO-nee) is the public university system of New York City.It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges, and seven professional institutions.
The Illinois State Poetry Society (ISPS) is a non-profit state-level poetry association in the U.S. state of Illinois, affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). The organization promotes poetry through monthly and annual contests, publishes poetry books and organizes meetings, workshops and festivals.
The regional major and minor mountain regions called Madrean Sky Islands, the sky islands region of southeast Arizona, extreme southwest New Mexico, and northern Sonora, Mexico, the north extension of the Sierra Madre Occidental, the western cordillera of northern and western Mexico.
The US state of Illinois is a Democratic stronghold and one of the "big three" Democratic states alongside California and New York. [1] It is considered one of the most Democratic states in the nation and following the 2018 elections, all six statewide elected offices are held by a Democrat. [1]
This makes Illinois the state with the most African-American senators. Illinois's current U.S. senators are Democrats Dick Durbin (serving since 1997) and Tammy Duckworth (serving since 2017). Shelby Moore Cullom was the longest serving senator, who served from 1883 to 1913.