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    Oglesby is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,712 at the 2020 census, down from 3,791 at the 2010 census. It is part...
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    Richard James Oglesby (July 25, 1824 – April 24, 1899) was an American soldier and Republican politician from Illinois, who served three non-consecutive...
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    Livingston and Ford counties in north central Illinois, eventually emptying into the Illinois River, near Oglesby. Perhaps it is best known for its stretch...
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    terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991. Only one governor, Richard J. Oglesby, has served multiple non-consecutive terms, having been elected in 1864...
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  • Richard Oglesby Marsh (1883–1953), American engineer, explorer, diplomat, and ethnologist Oglesby, Illinois, city in LaSalle County, Illinois Oglesby, Texas...
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  • Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) is a community college in Oglesby, Illinois. The college serves a 2,000-square-mile (5,200 km2) district encompassing...
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    Jim Bottomley (category People from Oglesby, Illinois)
    pennants and two World Series titles. Born in Oglesby, Illinois, Bottomley grew up in Nokomis, Illinois. He dropped out of high school at the age of 16...
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  • Portland, Illinois may refer to the old name of: Blue Island, Illinois in Cook County Oglesby, Illinois in LaSalle County Portland is also the name of...
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    The Richard J. Oglesby statue is a monumental statue of Richard J. Oglesby in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Dedicated in 1919, the statue was designed...
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    The 1872 Illinois gubernatorial election was the fifteenth election for this office. Republican nominee, Former Governor Richard J. Oglesby defeated the...
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    The governor of Illinois is the head of state and head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction...
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    only Interstate construction between Rockford and I-80. The highway from Oglesby south to Decatur was recommended to be an at-grade expressway, utilizing...
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  • 687 Essex, Illinois – $18,686 Preston Heights, Illinois – $18,681 Freeport, Illinois – $18,680 Fairview, Illinois – $18,677 Oglesby, Illinois – $18,674...
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    Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge (category Bridges over the Illinois River)
    through central Illinois, and its U.S. Route counterpart, U.S. Route 51 (US 51). The bridge crosses the river between LaSalle and Oglesby, at river mile...
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    County, Illinois, United States. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the...
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    Hawaii Starved Rock State Park (CCC Section in the visitors' center) Oglesby, Illinois Iowa Civilian Conservation Corps Museum at Backbone State Park, Strawberry...
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    The Illinois River (Miami-Illinois: Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately 273 miles (439 km) in length. Located...
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    Oklahoma Guyed Mast 417 m Trinity Broadcasting Network Tower Oglesby Oglesby, Illinois Guyed Mast 416.6 m Ocala Broadcasting Tower Ocala, Florida Guyed...
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    State Street at East Center Street. The gun was restored in 2019. Oglesby, Illinois Rittman, Ohio, in the cemetery. Springfield, South Dakota, a MK I...
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    Illinois Route 351 is a north–south state route that leads from Illinois Route 71 and Illinois Route 251 by Oglesby through downtown LaSalle to Interstate...
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    federal prosecutor who served as the 37th governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991. He was Illinois's longest-serving governor, having been elected to four...
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  • University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign. In June 1988, President Reagan Tuesday tapped Oglesby to serve as White House Deputy chief of staff. Oglesby succeeded...
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    known as St. Michael the Archangel. Nearby Illinois Valley Community College is located in Oglesby, Illinois. The Carnegie Foundation funded the Streator...
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  • following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Illinois, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license...
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  • Marion Dane Bauer (category People from Oglesby, Illinois)
    20, 1938, and brought up in Oglesby, a small prairie town in Northern Illinois. She was educated at LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College, the University...
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    Frank Lamanske (category People from Oglesby, Illinois)
    Born: (1906-09-30)September 30, 1906 Oglesby, Illinois Died: August 4, 1971(1971-08-04) (aged 64) Olney, Illinois Batted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut April...
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    City, State Year Changed New Name Notes Apaches Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, Illinois 2001 Eagle Apaches Southwestern College Chula Vista...
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  • Taubeneck. The 37th Illinois General Assembly was convened on January 7, 1891. The Republican caucus nominated Richard J. Oglesby with 48 votes on the...
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    1916 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. It saw the election of Republican former governor John G. Oglesby to a second...
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  • 1826) April 24 – Richard J. Oglesby, U.S. politician, three-time Governor of Illinois for whom the town of Oglesby, Illinois is named (b. 1824) April 26...
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