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It contains Jubilee College State Historic Site, a frontier Illinois college active from 1840 to 1862. The entire Jubilee College site is still owned by the state of Illinois. The 90-acre (36 ha) grounds are operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA), and the surrounding 3,100 acres (1,300 ha) of open space are operated by the ...
Location(s) Founded Enrollment [1] (Fall 2022) Type Notes Chicago State University: Chicago: 1867 2,317 Master's Eastern Illinois University: Charleston: 1895 8,857 Master's Governors State University: University Park: 1969 4,427 Master's Illinois State University: Normal: 1857 20,683 Research University University of Illinois Chicago: Chicago ...
State parks are owned by the state and generally administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. [3] Specifically, “State Park” refers to sites “exhibiting exceptional scenic and natural features and terrain” and that “offer a wide range of recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy”. [4]
The company was named "Career Development Institutes", however they did not last very long, and they then sold the Canadian Schools to A.B. McKelvey, who had been a VP for Control Data. He kept the name "CDI", however it did not stand for anything. 1990 Mr. McKelvey took the company public, and changed the name to CDI College.
Rock Cut State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located near Rockford in Winnebago County , it covers 3,254 acres (1,317 ha), [ 1 ] enveloping Pierce Lake and Olson Lake . Rock Cut Park's main entrance is located on Highway 173 , 1 mile west of Interstate 90 .
The Moraine View State Recreation Area is a state park operated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the U.S. state of Illinois. The 1,687 acre (6.7 km 2) recreation area is located near Le Roy, Illinois. The predecessor of Moraine View, the McLean County Conservation Area, traces its history to 1959.
Morrison Rockwood State Park is an Illinois state park on 1,164 acres (471 ha) located north of Morrison in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The park was established in 1971 and opened for day use that same year. It is named after the nearby Rock Creek and the heavily wooded park area "Rockwood". Lake Carlton is located within the ...
Northern Illinois University (NIU), in DeKalb, is located at the heart of Northern Illinois and is the state's second largest institute of higher education.According to the Regional History Center at NIU, their area of service to the northern portion of Illinois includes the 18 northernmost counties, excluding Cook, Grundy, Kankakee, Mercer and Rock Island Counties, [3] which are covered by ...