Illinois – Culture, Arts, Cuisine | Britannica

Illinois – Culture, Arts, Cuisine: Inevitably, the influence of Chicago, a major artistic centre, tends to dominate the cultural landscape of Illinois. In the 1910s and ’20s the city was a hub of literary activity, and today the holdings of its public and private institutional libraries are enormous. Its Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of …

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