31 Quotes About Illinois


  • Author Nelson Algren
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        "You ever been arrested before?"    "No sir. This is my first time."    "The first time this week, you mean."    "Oh, I been arrested in Michigan. I thought you meant in Illinois. I never been arrested in Illinois. I never did no wrong in Illinois."    "What good does that do you?"    "It don't. It's just that I love my state so much I go to Michigan to steal," he explained with an expression almost beatific.

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  • Author Bill Burke
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    Really be prepared to save and protect as many people in the state of Illinois as possible.

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  • Author Kim Bauer
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    Every time I called Illinois Midland, people weren't quite sure where the paintings were. When I was referred to Genesee and Wyoming, nobody (there) knew what this was.

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  • Author Lamont Bryant
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    Patrick is a qualifier. All this about whether Illinois has seen a transcript isn't the point. Those schools haven't seen a transcript, and they have offered.

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  • Author Mary Burns
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    We're pleased that the Illinois legislature has seen the worth of this. And knows that this is the way we protect our children.

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