U.S. territory created 1809; name is from a native Algonquian people who called themselves Inoca (1725), also written Ilinouek, Old Ottawa for "ordinary speaker." The modern form represents a 17c. French spelling, pronounced "ilinwe" at that time. Admitted as a state 1818.
权威例句
1. My home state of Illinois is flat as a pancake.
我的故乡伊利诺伊州一马平川。
2. The National Weather Service has reported several tornado sightings in Illinois.
美国国家气象局报道说在伊利诺伊州出现了几次龙卷风。
3. The president spoke in Illinois to workers at Caterpillar.
总统在Illinois州 的卡特彼勒公司对工人们发表讲话.
4. Parishioners in Maryville , Illinois, attended a memorial service Sunday evening for Pastor Fred Winters.