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This page is an Archive of the discussions from WikiProject Illinois talk page (Discussion page). (January 2009 - December 2009) - Please Do not edit!

Reardon

Hello, found this place named Reardon to be in Illinois, assumed Jersey County, Illinois, because it shows Fieldon, Illinois to be 3,6 nm (!) east from Reardon, Illinois. Georef seems to be nearby Jersey County, but Jersey County doesn't even mention it and unfortunately i couldn't find Reardon on factfinder. Any idea, how to check, wether this place exists or not? Old-plain maps, e.g.? Or would it be a better idea, to place this request on the Jersey County disk page? --Pflastertreter (talk) 01:20, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Requested move notification

I have requested the move of Empire Builder to Empire Builder (Amtrak). Reasons given at the talk page. Mjroots (talk) 14:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Curtis Candy Co. roadway signs

It was either in the late 1930's or early 40's that our farm in Wisconsin had a Baby Ruth O'Henry roadway sign erected on onr land by the Curtis Candy Co. In return we received a box of each of those flavors every fall. I would like to know if there are any photos of those signs available today. My e-mail address is waverep@verizon.net. Frank Snider —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.88.221.119 (talk) 17:22, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Coordinators' working group

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Fox Lake page

I visited the Fox Lake page today and it is just terrible. It is riddled with poor grammar and improper structure. It offers no useful information about the town, only making mention of how Al Capone used to stay there. The article should either be fixed or removed, because it is of embarrassing quality right now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.48.160.245 (talk) 04:15, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Faith in Place at AfD

An article at AfD Faith in Place has been rewritten so may now meet the project's standards. Input welcome at the AfD discussion. -- Banjeboi 01:47, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Ernest Hemingway project?

I am interested in starting am Ernest Hemingway project to improve content related to his life and works, and have proposed the project at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals#Wikiproject_Ernest_Hemingway_project. Please share your thoughts there!

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Request for a photo in Clinton, Illinois

Is there anybody involved with this project that lives close enough to Clinton, Illinois, to take a photo for upload to Commons? I've very recently completed articles for WHOW and WEZC but what they need as a crowning touch is a photo of the "big red barn" (seen here) they call home that I can use in the article. A hook featuring these two articles has just been approved for DYK but if a photo can be added quickly then there's a good chance it could be at the top of the list with that photo displayed on the Main Page. Even if it can't be done in the next day or two, a photo of this Illinois landmark at any time would be a welcome addition to these radio station articles. Thanks. - Dravecky (talk) 18:43, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Never mind. This request was filled and the article with photo was indeed featured at the top of the DYK section of the Main Page on Sunday, March 29th. - Dravecky (talk) 18:26, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Michelle Obama/archive1

Be advised that there is a WP:FAC discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Michelle Obama/archive1.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 05:23, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Andrés Nocioni/1

Please comment at Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Andrés Nocioni/1.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 07:58, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Hillary Rodham Clinton GAR

Hillary Rodham Clinton has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Articles are typically reviewed for one week. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:38, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Discussions have been moved to Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Hillary Rodham Clinton/3.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:01, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Does your WikiProject care about talk pages of redirects?

Does your project care about what happens to the talk pages of articles that have been replaced with redirects? If so, please provide your input at User:Mikaey/Request for Input/ListasBot 3. Thanks, Matt (talk) 01:57, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Rob Pelinka FAC

Please comment at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Rob Pelinka/archive1‎.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:42, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps invitation

This message is being sent to WikiProjects with GAs under their scope. Since August 2007, WikiProject Good Articles has been participating in GA sweeps. The process helps to ensure that articles that have passed a nomination before that date meet the GA criteria. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. Instead of reviewing by topic, editors can consider picking and choosing whichever articles they are interested in.

We are always looking for new members to assist with reviewing the remaining articles, and since this project has GAs under its scope, it would be beneficial if any of its members could review a few articles (perhaps your project's articles). Your project's members are likely to be more knowledgeable about your topic GAs then an outside reviewer. As a result, reviewing your project's articles would improve the quality of the review in ensuring that the article meets your project's concerns on sourcing, content, and guidelines. However, members can also review any other article in the worklist to ensure it meets the GA criteria.

If any members are interested, please visit the GA sweeps page for further details and instructions in initiating a review. If you'd like to join the process, please add your name to the running total page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles from the worklist or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. With ~1,300 articles left to review, we would appreciate any editors that could contribute in helping to uphold the quality of GAs. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:40, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Another Hayatt center

there is another Hayatt center in Cairo (The capital of Egypt), where you can find comfortable rooms and excellent service, also a lot of conferences and exhibitions are held in this center. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eng.ahmedsayedragab (talk • contribs) 13:32, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Biography wanted please

• Aldo DeAngelis The former south suburban senator died February 13, 2004. He was 72. The Olympia Fields Republican served from 1979 until 1996. The businessman rose to assistant majority leader. 91.104.17.145 (talk) 16:51, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps Reassessment of Union_Stock_Yards

Union_Stock_Yards has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. Ruslik_Zero 09:11, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of Mormon Trail

I have done the GA Reassessment of the Mormon Trail article as part of the GA Sweeps project. I have found the article does not meet current GA Criteria and as such I have placed the article on hold pending work. I am notifying all interested editors that this article may be delisted if it is not improved. My review can be found here. If you have any questions please contact me on my talk page. H1nkles (talk) 23:40, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of Loose Fur

I have done a GA Reassessment of Loose Fur as part of the GA Sweeps project. I have found the article does not meet current WP:GA Criteria and as such I have put it on hold for a week pending work. My assessment is here. I am notifying all interested projects and editors of this. If there are any questions please contact me on my talk page. H1nkles (talk) 15:21, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Joffrey Tower GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Joffrey Tower for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:54, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Prison Break GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Prison Break for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 22:57, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Billy Sunday GAR

Billy Sunday has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:16, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Burnham Park (Chicago) GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Burnham Park (Chicago) for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 03:01, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Chicago Spire GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Chicago Spire for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:17, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

List of windmills in Illinois

I've created this list. A lot of the references have photographs (or links thereto) but I'm not sure which of them are PD and which are not. Can I ask this WP's members to add suitable photos to the list. If uploaded to Commons the categories are "Windmills in Illinois" and "Smock mills in the United States" (with one exception). Mjroots (talk) 09:43, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

McDonald's Cycle Center FAC

McDonald's Cycle Center is now at FAC.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:33, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Chicago Theatre

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found a number of concerns with the article which you can see at Talk:Chicago Theatre/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. You are being notified as the talk page has a banner for this project. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 13:07, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago GAR

Please contribute your thoughts to Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago/1 to discuss its recent delisting from WP:GA.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:48, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

correction?

Under the heading of Mchenry Illinois it is noted that the Fox River is the seventh most polluted river in the country. I have never heard that and do not see the proof anywhere. Perhaps Mchenry's Fox River is being confused with Wisconsin's Fox River? I think that statement needs to be fact checked at the very least. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.162.248 (talk) 06:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Crown Fountain FAC 4

Feel free to comment at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Crown Fountain/archive4‎.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:51, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of University of Chicago

University of Chicago has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. Malleus Fatuorum 11:56, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Old Chicago Road Lee County IL

I am curious on where it started in IL and the path it took? I am aware it started in Galena in general a map or the roads that are here now. thanks Paul —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinball1960 (talk • contribs) 02:12, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Hones Abe FA

I'm trying to get Abraham Lincoln up to FA, and his article is within the scope of your wikiproject. It's a big job, but the article is in pretty good shape. Anyone want to help? Drop by the talk page if you're interested. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 04:25, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

I hope this is an oversight and not a deliberate omission, however, you have left off a Republican candidate from your list for those running for the U.S. Senate for the state of Illinois. She is the only female running and her name is Kathleen Thomas. Please include her name on your list. Refer to her website for verification. kathleenthomasforsenate.com

thank you,

Loretta Muldoon loretta.muldoon@uvu.edu —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.118.128.119 (talk) 23:01, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps Reassessment of Wigwam (Chicago)

Wigwam (Chicago) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Malleus Fatuorum 18:31, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Malleus Fatuorum 18:18, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

renaming of China Township to Franklin Grove Township

It appears that China Township in Lee County is now officially known as Franklin Grove Township. Someone more familiar with the situation should probably update/rename the article China Township, Lee County, Illinois. --Polaron | Talk 16:40, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Reardon

Hello, found this place named Reardon to be in Illinois, assumed Jersey County, Illinois, because it shows Fieldon, Illinois to be 3,6 nm (!) east from Reardon, Illinois. Georef seems to be nearby Jersey County, but Jersey County doesn't even mention it and unfortunately i couldn't find Reardon on factfinder. Any idea, how to check, wether this place exists or not? Old-plain maps, e.g.? Or would it be a better idea, to place this request on the Jersey County disk page? --Pflastertreter (talk) 01:20, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Requested move notification

I have requested the move of Empire Builder to Empire Builder (Amtrak). Reasons given at the talk page. Mjroots (talk) 14:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Curtis Candy Co. roadway signs

It was either in the late 1930's or early 40's that our farm in Wisconsin had a Baby Ruth O'Henry roadway sign erected on onr land by the Curtis Candy Co. In return we received a box of each of those flavors every fall. I would like to know if there are any photos of those signs available today. My e-mail address is waverep@verizon.net. Frank Snider —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.88.221.119 (talk) 17:22, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Coordinators' working group

Hi! I'd like to draw your attention to the new WikiProject coordinators' working group, an effort to bring both official and unofficial WikiProject coordinators together so that the projects can more easily develop consensus and collaborate. This group has been created after discussion regarding possible changes to the A-Class review system, and that may be one of the first things discussed by interested coordinators. All designated project coordinators are invited to join this working group. If your project hasn't formally designated any editors as coordinators, but you are someone who regularly deals with coordination tasks in the project, please feel free to join as well. — Delievered by §hepBot (Disable) on behalf of the WikiProject coordinators' working group at 05:39, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Fox Lake page

I visited the Fox Lake page today and it is just terrible. It is riddled with poor grammar and improper structure. It offers no useful information about the town, only making mention of how Al Capone used to stay there. The article should either be fixed or removed, because it is of embarrassing quality right now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.48.160.245 (talk) 04:15, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Faith in Place at AfD

An article at AfD Faith in Place has been rewritten so may now meet the project's standards. Input welcome at the AfD discussion. -- Banjeboi 01:47, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Request for a photo in Clinton, Illinois

Is there anybody involved with this project that lives close enough to Clinton, Illinois, to take a photo for upload to Commons? I've very recently completed articles for WHOW and WEZC but what they need as a crowning touch is a photo of the "big red barn" (seen here) they call home that I can use in the article. A hook featuring these two articles has just been approved for DYK but if a photo can be added quickly then there's a good chance it could be at the top of the list with that photo displayed on the Main Page. Even if it can't be done in the next day or two, a photo of this Illinois landmark at any time would be a welcome addition to these radio station articles. Thanks. - Dravecky (talk) 18:43, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Never mind. This request was filled and the article with photo was indeed featured at the top of the DYK section of the Main Page on Sunday, March 29th. - Dravecky (talk) 18:26, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Michelle Obama/archive1

Be advised that there is a WP:FAC discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Michelle Obama/archive1.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 05:23, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Andrés Nocioni/1

Please comment at Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Andrés Nocioni/1.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 07:58, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Hillary Rodham Clinton GAR

Hillary Rodham Clinton has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Articles are typically reviewed for one week. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:38, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Discussions have been moved to Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Hillary Rodham Clinton/3.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:01, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Does your WikiProject care about talk pages of redirects?

Does your project care about what happens to the talk pages of articles that have been replaced with redirects? If so, please provide your input at User:Mikaey/Request for Input/ListasBot 3. Thanks, Matt (talk) 01:57, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Rob Pelinka FAC

Please comment at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Rob Pelinka/archive1‎.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:42, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps invitation

This message is being sent to WikiProjects with GAs under their scope. Since August 2007, WikiProject Good Articles has been participating in GA sweeps. The process helps to ensure that articles that have passed a nomination before that date meet the GA criteria. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. Instead of reviewing by topic, editors can consider picking and choosing whichever articles they are interested in.

We are always looking for new members to assist with reviewing the remaining articles, and since this project has GAs under its scope, it would be beneficial if any of its members could review a few articles (perhaps your project's articles). Your project's members are likely to be more knowledgeable about your topic GAs then an outside reviewer. As a result, reviewing your project's articles would improve the quality of the review in ensuring that the article meets your project's concerns on sourcing, content, and guidelines. However, members can also review any other article in the worklist to ensure it meets the GA criteria.

If any members are interested, please visit the GA sweeps page for further details and instructions in initiating a review. If you'd like to join the process, please add your name to the running total page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles from the worklist or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. With ~1,300 articles left to review, we would appreciate any editors that could contribute in helping to uphold the quality of GAs. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:40, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Another Hayatt center

there is another Hayatt center in Cairo (The capital of Egypt), where you can find comfortable rooms and excellent service, also a lot of conferences and exhibitions are held in this center. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eng.ahmedsayedragab (talk • contribs) 13:32, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Biography wanted please

• Aldo DeAngelis The former south suburban senator died February 13, 2004. He was 72. The Olympia Fields Republican served from 1979 until 1996. The businessman rose to assistant majority leader. 91.104.17.145 (talk) 16:51, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps Reassessment of Union_Stock_Yards

Union_Stock_Yards has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. Ruslik_Zero 09:11, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of Mormon Trail

I have done the GA Reassessment of the Mormon Trail article as part of the GA Sweeps project. I have found the article does not meet current GA Criteria and as such I have placed the article on hold pending work. I am notifying all interested editors that this article may be delisted if it is not improved. My review can be found here. If you have any questions please contact me on my talk page. H1nkles (talk) 23:40, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of Loose Fur

I have done a GA Reassessment of Loose Fur as part of the GA Sweeps project. I have found the article does not meet current WP:GA Criteria and as such I have put it on hold for a week pending work. My assessment is here. I am notifying all interested projects and editors of this. If there are any questions please contact me on my talk page. H1nkles (talk) 15:21, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Joffrey Tower GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Joffrey Tower for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:54, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Prison Break GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Prison Break for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 22:57, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Billy Sunday GAR

Billy Sunday has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:16, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Burnham Park (Chicago) GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Burnham Park (Chicago) for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 03:01, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Chicago Spire GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Chicago Spire for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:17, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

List of windmills in Illinois

I've created this list. A lot of the references have photographs (or links thereto) but I'm not sure which of them are PD and which are not. Can I ask this WP's members to add suitable photos to the list. If uploaded to Commons the categories are "Windmills in Illinois" and "Smock mills in the United States" (with one exception). Mjroots (talk) 09:43, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

McDonald's Cycle Center FAC

McDonald's Cycle Center is now at FAC.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:33, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Chicago Theatre

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found a number of concerns with the article which you can see at Talk:Chicago Theatre/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. You are being notified as the talk page has a banner for this project. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 13:07, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago GAR

Please contribute your thoughts to Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago/1 to discuss its recent delisting from WP:GA.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:48, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

correction?

Under the heading of Mchenry Illinois it is noted that the Fox River is the seventh most polluted river in the country. I have never heard that and do not see the proof anywhere. Perhaps Mchenry's Fox River is being confused with Wisconsin's Fox River? I think that statement needs to be fact checked at the very least. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.162.248 (talk) 06:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Crown Fountain FAC 4

Feel free to comment at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Crown Fountain/archive4‎.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:51, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of University of Chicago

University of Chicago has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. Malleus Fatuorum 11:56, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Old Chicago Road Lee County IL

I am curious on where it started in IL and the path it took? I am aware it started in Galena in general a map or the roads that are here now. thanks Paul —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinball1960 (talk • contribs) 02:12, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Ernest Hemingway project?

I am interested in starting am Ernest Hemingway project to improve content related to his life and works, and have proposed the project at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals#Wikiproject_Ernest_Hemingway_project. Please share your thoughts there!

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GA Sweeps Reassessment of Wigwam (Chicago)

Wigwam (Chicago) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Malleus Fatuorum 18:31, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Malleus Fatuorum 18:18, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

GA Reassessment of Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. --Malleus Fatuorum 19:56, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

GA reassessment of City and Town Hall

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found some concerns with the referencing which you can see at Talk:City and Town Hall/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 21:56, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Egyptian Theatre (DeKalb, Illinois)

Egyptian Theatre (DeKalb, Illinois) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. --Malleus Fatuorum 15:43, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Fall Out Boy

I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found some concerns which you can see at Talk:Fall Out Boy/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:55, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Request for Input on Template

I have been running what amounts to a one-man task force on Community Colleges in Illinois, which has articles that tend to be under developed. In fact I am working on three of the education stubs listed on the talk page. My goal is to get them to Good Article Status over the next 12 months. As a part of this, I have designed a few samples of a proposed Footer Template of Illinois Community Colleges to accompany the articles. Since this template also deals with Illinois schools I wanted to gauge opinion.

I would like to gather as much opinion as possible on which of the three samples proposed would be best and fit best. I am looking to be thorough and detailed, without cluttering the list. Please take the time to go to the page and review the three samples and vote on the Talk Page which of the three would be best. Please feel free to offer suggestions to improve the lists or any article. Thanks. IlliniGradResearch (talk) 00:30, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Illinois politician articles

It seems to me that Illinois politicians and their staffs have been busy editing articles to present favorable information. I have come across several related to the Illinois Senate, but I'm sure the same thing is going on with House member articles. I will try to do some of it, but it is more than I care to do alone, so perhaps participants at this project may want to take a look at them for neutrality and encyclopedic style. -Rrius (talk) 05:03, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Near South Side, Chicago's GAR

Near South Side, Chicago has a Good Article Reassessment here. GamerPro64 (talk) 22:19, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)/archive3

The current FAC at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)/archive3 is getting fairly mature. We just finally overcame an oppose from one of the toughest reviewers on WP, but need some supports to get the article approved.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:56, 27 December 2009 (UTC)