Illinois 250: A history of the state's inventions, innovations, and manufacturing achievements
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Kori Rumore
Summary
A comprehensive historical overview of Illinois' contributions to invention, innovation, manufacturing, and business over the past 250 years. The article catalogs key advancements from the McCormick Reaper (1848) to modern innovations, covering everything from the Pullman car to plastic party cups, highlighting Illinois' role as a hub of industrial and creative progress.
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bskyIllinois 250: A history of the state's inventions, innovations, and manufacturing achievementschicagotribune.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledIllinois builds things. We invent and innovate, too — everything from the Pullman car to plastic party cups.
Seventeen years after Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper, hundreds were cranked out in a factory on the north bank of the Chicago River.
The McCormick Reaper reduced the number of people it took to work a farm.
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