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Born in Pontiac, Illinois, Harris served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then worked for his family's funeral home in Pontiac, Illinois and was in the insurance business. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1955 to 1961 and was a Republican. Harris then served in the Illinois State Senate from 1961
The Daily Leader is a daily newspaper published in Pontiac, Illinois, United States. Former owner GateHouse Media purchased roughly 160 daily and weekly newspapers from Hollinger Inc. in 1997. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Illinois Department of Corrections Pontiac Correctional Center is located in Pontiac. [40] Pontiac housed the male death row until 2003. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of all death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Pontiac, Menard , and Tamms correctional centers. [ 41 ]
People born in, from, or otherwise associated with Pontiac, Illinois Pages in category "People from Pontiac, Illinois" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The Duffy site is a substantial archaeological site along the Wabash River in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois.Located near the village of New Haven in Gallatin County, [1] it is the type site for the Duffy Complex, [2]: 82 a group of similar sites on the Illinois side of the Wabash near its confluence with the Ohio River.
Pontiac Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,049 and it contained 5,179 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,049 and it contained 5,179 housing units.
Duffy, who was named one of People's Most Beautiful in 1993, says it's vital for her to "live a very full life" because due to her illness, she's not participating in the world "80% of the time."
Strevell had the size of the home doubled to provide enough room for his new family. In January of 1860, Abraham Lincoln delivered a lecture at the Pontiac Presbyterian Church. After the lecture, Mr. Lincoln was a guest at the home of Jason Strevell until his train took him back to Bloomington.