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Peru, Illinois, the Glossary

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1838 establishments in Illinois

Area codes 815 and 779

Area codes 815 and 779 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for most of northern Illinois outside the Quad Cities areas.

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Bureau County, Illinois

Bureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Central Time Zone

The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

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Charles F. Gunther

Charles Frederick Gunther (March 6, 1837 – February 10, 1920) was a German-American wealthy confectioner, politician, and collector.

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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

The original Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) was an American Class I railroad.

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Dimmick Township, LaSalle County, Illinois

Dimmick Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.

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Dixon, Illinois

Dixon is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Illinois, United States. Peru, Illinois and Dixon, Illinois are Cities in Illinois.

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Donold Lourie

Donold B. Lourie (August 22, 1899 – January 15, 1990) was an American businessman, government official, and college football player.

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Esther Hobart Morris

Esther Hobart Morris (August 8, 1814 – April 2, 1902) was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States.

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Federal Information Processing Standards

The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) of the United States are a set of publicly announced standards that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed for use in computer situs of non-military United States government agencies and contractors.

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Frank Vlastnik

Frank Vlastnik (born May 30, 1969) is an American author and actor known for his roles in several Broadway productions.

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Franklin Corwin

Franklin Corwin (January 12, 1818 – June 15, 1879) was a United States representative from Illinois.

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Frederick William Matthiessen

Frederick William Matthiessen (March 5, 1835 – February 11, 1918) was a philanthropist, industrialist, and mayor of LaSalle, Illinois.

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Gary G. Dahl

Gary Glenn Dahl (December 5, 1940 – October 1, 2023) was an American politician.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica.

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Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.

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Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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Grenville M. Dodge

Grenville Mellen Dodge (April 12, 1831 – January 3, 1916) was a Union Army officer on the frontier and a pioneering figure in military intelligence during the Civil War, who served as Ulysses S. Grant's intelligence chief in the Western Theater.

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Hall Township, Bureau County, Illinois

Hall Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA.

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History of the Chicago Cubs

The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings.

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Horizon House

The Horizon House is a daytime-only homeless shelter in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

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Howard C. Ryan

Howard Christopher Ryan (June 17, 1916 – December 10, 2008) was an Illinois attorney and judge, including service as judge of the Supreme Court of Illinois (1970 to 1990), and that court's Chief Justice (1982–1985).

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Illinois and Michigan Canal

The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Illinois River

The Illinois River (Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately in length.

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Illinois Route 251

Illinois Route 251 is a north–south state highway that runs on the former alignment of U.S. Route 51 before Interstate 39 was built in north central Illinois.

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Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp are a collegiate summer league baseball team in the Prospect League.

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Illinois Valley Regional Airport

For the airport near Cave Junction, Oregon, see Illinois Valley Airport Illinois Valley Regional Airport, also known as Walter A. Duncan Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located northwest of the central business district of Peru, a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States.

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Illinois Waterway

The Illinois Waterway system consists of of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois.

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Interstate 39

Interstate 39 (I-39) is a highway in the Midwestern United States.

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Interstate 80

Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area.

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J. A. Happ

James Anthony Happ (born October 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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James Hardie Industries

James Hardie Industries plc is a global building materials company and the largest global manufacturer of fibre cement products.

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John Virginius Bennes

John Virginius Bennes (August 23, 1867 – November 29, 1943) was an American architect who designed numerous buildings throughout the state of Oregon, particularly in Baker City and Portland.

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Joseph P. Stremlau

Joseph P. Stremlau (March 24, 1892–September 26, 1970) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

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Joseph W. Bettendorf

Joseph W. Bettendorf (October 10, 1864 – May, 1933) was an American businessman with his brother William P. Bettendorf in Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa.

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Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Ken Gorgal

Kenneth Robert Gorgal (February 13, 1929 – May 8, 2016) was an American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, and the Green Bay Packers in the 1950s.

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LaSalle County, Illinois

LaSalle County is a county located within the Fox Valley and Illinois River Valley regions of the U.S. state of Illinois.

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LaSalle, Illinois

LaSalle or La Salle is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located at the intersection of Interstates 39 and 80. Peru, Illinois and LaSalle, Illinois are Cities in Illinois.

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LaSalle-Peru High School

LaSalle-Peru Township High School, also known as LaSalle-Peru High School, LPHS, or simply L-P, is a public four-year high school located at 541 Chartres Street in LaSalle, Illinois, a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States.

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Lisle, Illinois

Lisle is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States.

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List of American supercentenarians

American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age.

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List of municipalities in Illinois

Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United States.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Maud Powell

Minnie "Maud" Powell (August 22, 1867 – January 8, 1920) was an American violinist who gained international acclaim for her skill and virtuosity.

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Michael Jason Goff (born January 6, 1976) is a former American football guard and coach.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

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OfficeMax

OfficeMax is an American office supplies retailer founded in 1988.

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Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area

The Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in north central Illinois, anchored by the city of Ottawa.

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Per capita income

Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.

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Peru Mall

Peru Mall is a shopping mall located in Peru, Illinois, United States.

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Peru Township, LaSalle County, Illinois

Peru Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois.

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Plank road

A plank road is a road composed of wooden planks or puncheon logs, as an efficient technology for traversing soft, marshy, or otherwise difficult ground.

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Potassium permanganate

Potassium permanganate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KMnO4.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Prospect League

The Prospect League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of college players from North America and beyond.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States census

In the United States census, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) define a set of self-identified categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify.

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Russ Meyer (baseball)

Russell Charles Meyer (October 25, 1923 – November 16, 1997) was an American professional baseball player.

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St. Bede Academy

Saint Bede Academy is a private, four-year, Catholic college-preparatory high school located in Peru, Illinois.

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St. Louis

St.

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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Starved Rock State Park

Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its.

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Stuart Struever

Stuart McKee Struever (August 4, 1931 – October 18, 2022) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist – best known for his contributions to the archaeology of the Woodland Period in the US Midwest and for his leadership of archaeology research and education foundations.

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Target Corporation

Target Corporation is an American retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and hypermarkets, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Thomas E. G. Ransom

Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom (November 29, 1834 – October 29, 1864) was a surveyor, civil engineer, real estate speculator, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Thomas Lynch (pitcher)

Thomas S. Lynch (1863 – May 13, 1903) was an American professional baseball player.

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U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6 (US 6) or U.S. Highway 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the United States Numbered Highway System.

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Walmart

Walmart Inc. (formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru,_Illinois

Also known as History of Peru, Illinois, Peru (IL), Peru, IL, UN/LOCODE:USVYS.

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