Wikipedia:WikiProject Illinois

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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Illinois with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk page. To participate, simply add your name to the participants section.

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[edit] Scope

This WikiProject is centered around articles relating to the U.S. state of Illinois.

[edit] Project Participants

  • Evice - Founder, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, but raised and currently living in Robinson, Illinois
  • Kenallen - Born in Lincoln, Illinois, but currently living in Normal, Illinois
  • Ilyanep - I was considering starting this as well...so I'll join in. Living in Carol Stream, Illinois
  • Kelly Martin - While I'm from Indiana (Lafayette and Indianapolis) I've been a resident of Niles, Illinois since 2001. There's more than Chicago in Illinois!
  • DS1953 - I grew up in Marshall, Illinois (about 15 miles from Terre Haute, Indiana), went to college in Champaign, Illinois and have lived in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois for almost 30 years, so I agree there is more to Illinois than just Chicago.
  • Jasenlee (Lincoln Square, Chicago)
  • Tedernst - Little Village, Chicago
  • HollyAm - Native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin now living in Chicagoland; I'll admit I don't know much outside the Chicago area but will help where I can.
  • Isipeoria - Myrtle Beach, SC (lived in Illinois for many years; moved to SC recently]]
  • Kukini - formerly University Park, IL
  • Robovski - Born in northern Illinois, spent early childhood in Little Egypt, and 20 years in Chicago. Currently residing in Scotland, still has family in Illinois and visits annually.
  • Jtrost - lived in central Illinois my whole life. I've started and contribute to local articles.
  • Johndodd - Born in Peoria, undergrad at U of I in Champaign, currently back there for law school. I'll take requests for photos on my talk page... But I can't promise when I'll get around to them. Class comes first. :-)
  • TheRealDanTheMan
  • gws57 - specializing in western suburban and northern Illinois geography, roads, rails, and oddities.
  • Rklawton - St. Louis area, skydiver, photographer. Send photo ideas for my area, and I'll see what I can do. Spring is coming (again), and if you know of a park or garden that will bloom and should be included, post your idea and link to the related article on my talk page.
  • loompyloompy313 - Morton Grove, IL. Originally born in Chicago, residing in Morton Grove. Currently a Niles North High School student and prefers to make small edits over large scale ones.
  • Gerald Farinas - Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii and now a resident of the Lake View East neighborhood of Chicago.
  • Aerographer From Rockford willing ot do my part.
  • Dhartung - born in Chicago, grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin, have lived in both as adult
  • george - Peoria county native, living in city of Peoria since Jan of 2000.
  • Effer - Live in Southern Illinois.
  • IvoShandor - DeKalb, Illinois, currently working on Illinois Registered Historic Places.
  • WTGDMan1986 - Loved fighting on the Chicago stage in Tekken. I've grown to love Chicago ever since Christmas 1996. Wants to remove vandalism and expand on articles. --D.F. "Jun Kazama Master" Williams 17:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
    • MKS - Went to two different colleges in downstate Illinois and now live in Chicago. Love the state and the city.
  • Mike Theodore - Lifelong resident of western Cook County. Interested in politics, weather, and history. Willing to write anything about this great state.
  • Drumlineramos - Born and Raised in the NW Suburbs. Graduated Rolling Meadows HS 2006. Now Lives in Albuquerque, NM, but I have plenty of knowledge to share
  • sandmouse I live in West Chicago (the city, not the region in Chicago), so I can contribute to the pages about 'country' areas like that, notably West Chicago, Winfield, and St. Charles.
  • Jask99born in Peoria and will contribute were i can as time permits
  • Causesobad: My ambition is to study at University of Chicago someday. Illinois is also state of Abraham Lincoln, my idol.
  • Kranar drogin - born in Rockford, Illinois, raised in Stillman Valley, Illinois, and currently living in Byron, Illinois. I will be working mostly in the Winnebago and Ogle County areas of research.
  • Abog - born and raised in the Northwest Suburbs and have already made substantial edits to my hometown pages. Knowledgeable, geography-oriented, and willing to work on just about anything in Chicagoland and Northern Illinois. I often make edits while not logged in.
  • MasterA113 - born, raised, and lived north of Chicago my entire life. I am knowledgable about history, schools, towns, and railroads. I live almost as far north as north gets without being in Wisconsin.
  • Knowpedia - born and raised in western suburbs of Chicago. Now living in Michigan. Knowledgable about many Historically small events that play a large part in most local articles.
  • ilerne3 - live in River North and have been a resident of Chicagoland for 17 years. Love this city and happy to help.
  • FiNch420 - Born in St. Louis, Missouri, but raised in Lincoln, Illinois my whole life.

[edit] Things to Keep in Mind

[edit] Project divisions

List all sub-pages

  • Assessment (talk) — Article assessment
  • Cities (talk) — Cities, towns, villages and counties
  • Collaboration (talk) — WikiProject Illinois collaboration of the fortnight, nominees and discussion.
  • Physical geography (talk)— Regions, parks, climate, physical features
  • Transportation (talk)— Roads, trails and rails in and around Illinois
  • Culture (talk)— Music, art, icons, mass communication
  • People (talk) — includes Illinois natives and those residents who have shaped Illinois
  • Government (talk) — Governance, as well as federal, state and local politics in relation to Illinois
  • History (talk) — history of Illinois during and prior to statehood
  • Templates (talk) — list of templates for Illinois articles
  • Townships (talk) — list of townships for Illinois articles
  • Historic Places (talk) — list of historic places in Illinois

[edit] Project Status


[edit] Related projects Related WikiProjects

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[edit] Child WikiProjects

Chicago
Illinois State Routes
Joliet

[edit] Collaborations

U.S. Collaboration of the Week

These two weeks, Junior State of America is the US Collaboration of the Week.  (Shortcut: WP:USCOTW  +/-)

Help select the next USCOTW now! Nominate an article you think needs improvement or vote for one of the candidates here.
The current WikiProject Illinois Collaboration(s) of the Fortnight is/are Peoria, Illinois.
Please help improve the article to the Good article standard or higher.
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Chicago Collaboration of the Week
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AT&T Corporate Center is the current Chicago COTW
Every week, a Chicago-related article that is in need of substantial improvement is selected to be the Chicago COTW. Visit CHICOTW to nominate and vote for future COTWs. Please help improve this week's article to a higher standard of quality. See the To Do List to suggest a change or to see a list of open tasks. See past CHICOTWs. Note our good articles.
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[edit] Recognized content

WikiProject Illinois
articles		 Importance
None Total
Quality
Featured article FA 2 2
A 1 1
Good article GA 7 7
B 31 31
Start 234 234
Stub 1833 1833
Assessed 2108 2108
Unassessed 1404 1404
Total 3512 3512

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[edit] Did you know (DYK)s

[edit] Formerly recognized content

[edit] Former featured articles

[edit] Former good articles

[edit] Articles nominated for deletion

[edit] Templates

WikiProject Illinois Barnstar, to be awarded for outstanding contribution toward Illinois related articles.
WikiProject Illinois Barnstar, to be awarded for outstanding contribution toward Illinois related articles.
  • {{User WikiProject Illinois}} - Use this on your user page if you'd like a user box, it states that you're a member of WikiProject Illinois.
  • {{WikiProject Illinois}} - Template stating this article/image/category/stub/template is a part of this wikiproject; placed on the top of talk pages, not on article pages - also when used, please make sure to add the item and its associated talk page to Wikipedia:WikiProject Illinois/Illinois recent changes.
  • {{Illinois-stub}} - Stub notice for all other Illinois articles; placed at the bottom of article page.
  • {{Illinois-geo-stub}} - Stub notice for Illinois articles dealing specifically with locations or geographical features in Illinois; placed at the bottom of article pages.
  • {{Illinois-politician-stub}} - Stub notice for Illinois political representatives; placed at the bottom of article pages.
  • {{Illinois-school-stub}} - Stub notice for Illinois schools; placed at the bottom of article pages.
  • {{Chicagoland}} - Navigational template for Chicagoland communities; used at bottom of article.
  • {{IL-FedRep}} - Navigational template for biographies of Illinois Federal representatives; used at bottom of article.
  • {{ILGovernors}} - Navigational template for biographies of Illinois Governors; used at bottom of article.
  • {{Illinois}} - Navigational template for Illinois; used at bottom of article.
  • {{Illinois Tollway}} - Navigational template for Illinois tollways; used at bottom of article.
  • {{Nuke-NRC3}} - Navigational template for Nuclear power facilities in NRC region 3, which includes Illinois. Used at top of article.
  • {{Public colleges and universities in Illinois}} - Navigational template for Illinois public colleges and universities; used at bottom of article.
  • {{USCongDistStateIL}} - Navigational template for Illinois Congressional Districts; used at bottom of article.
  • {{User Illinois flag}} - Userbox template with Illinois Flag for users from Illinois.
  • {{User Illinois}} - Userbox template with image of Abraham Lincoln for users from the Land of Lincoln.
  • For Illinois-related articles needing a photograph, use {{reqphotoin|Illinois}} in the talk page, which adds the article to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Illinois. You can help Wikipedia by uploading freely licensed photographs for these articles to Wikimedia Commons.
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