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It’s #NationalIllinoisDay. Please celebrate responsibly

Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 - Posted by Rich Miller

* I hadn’t heard of this until Abdon Pallasch called me to point it out. National Illinois Day?…

Today is #NationalIllinoisDay 🌾

Ever wonder how Illinois got its name? The word Illinois is said to have been derived from the Native American word ‘Illiniwek, which means ‘tribe of superior men’.

Learn some more fun facts at: https://t.co/iVrkxwyDBr pic.twitter.com/AwAnyrmGdJ

— Serve Illinois #ServeIL (@ServeIllinois) December 7, 2021

House Majority Leader Greg Harris has a daily Facebook post telling us the weird national days (National Microwave Day was yesterday, for example), but even he hasn’t posted about it. I feel almost superior right now.

* People and groups are using the “holiday” to publicize various events and milestones, like banning foam…

Today is #NationalIllinoisDay & we have a reason to celebrate! This summer, IL adopted a law that prohibits #PFAS laden firefighting foam. This is a step in the right direction to address PFAS contamination. @sonyala recently wrote a blog about this law: https://t.co/XwbEwy5zkG pic.twitter.com/rAVAOKBX6D

— Illinois Sierra Club (@SierraClubIL) December 7, 2021

[Earlier tweet has been removed.]

* Any angle will do…

National Illinois Day#nationalillinoisday #didyouknow

108 IL Passengers:
40 survived
68 perished

Classes:
12 - 1st Class
16 - 2nd Class
80 - 3rd Class

How connected:
13 born in IL
4 resided at time of sinking
16 lived there at some point in life
1 traveled
74 headed to IL pic.twitter.com/dPxMmo18qY

— Titanic Museum (@Titanic_Museum) December 7, 2021

* These folks made a video…

December 7th is National Illinois Day. Cheers to the Land of Lincoln and home to the Windy City. #creditunion1 #nationalillinoisday pic.twitter.com/LNUnYIIkoD

— Credit Union 1 (@MyCreditUnion1) December 7, 2021

* Origin claim…

In 2017, National Day Calendar® began celebrating each state in the order they entered the union starting the week of Independence Day and ending with Hawaii. We highlight a small part of each states’ history, foods and the people who make up the state. Many states have their own state celebrations, and National Day Calendar’s observances in no way replace them.

…Adding… Abdon’s boss…

Did you know it’s “National Illinois Day?” From Cairo to Chicago, Illinois is a great state to travel around for work and play. We have tons of nature and history to explore. That’s part of why I love to call Illinois home. Happy #NationalIllinoisDay! #twill pic.twitter.com/rrRNIdbipv

— Illinois Comptroller (@ILComptroller) December 7, 2021

10 Comments

- The Opinions Bureau - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 1:38 pm:
Stock footage of a person making a non-deep dish pizza and of a fictional I-90 interchange (that wouldn’t be anywhere near Route 66 even if it did exist.) Thanks for the personal touch, Credit Union 1.

- muon - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 1:40 pm:
I presume that’s an older poster in the Serve Illinois tweet. It lists Illinois as the 5th most populous state, but as of the 2020 Census we are the 6th most populous.

- Give Me A Break - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 1:43 pm:
I thought Illinois was an Algonquin word that translates to “Land where quality football is not played”.

- fs - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 1:48 pm:
The anniversary of Pearl Harbor seems like an odd date to choose. Or maybe the perfect date?

Shouldn’t it be December 3?

- Benjamin - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 1:54 pm:
Look closer at that road sign in the TransTechSystem tweet. Where you can decapaitate WHAT with impunity?

- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 1:56 pm:
===Look closer at that road sign in the TransTechSystem tweet===

Oh my.

- Bruce ( no not him) - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 1:59 pm:
=== Where you can decapaitate WHAT with impunity?==
That’s what happens when you search for random images and don’t actually read what they say.

- Annonin' - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 2:47 pm:
Folks will want to know that the paperwork has been filed to have a National Seersucker Day spearheaded by StateHousers. No one has anted up the fee yet. Cross your fingers

- Bruce( no not him) - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 3:17 pm:
It’s also National Inappropriate Road Sign Day for TransTechSystem

- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Dec 7, 21 @ 3:32 pm:
Bruce, that was funny.

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