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Illinois History:
A Magazine for Young People
April, 2006
Vol. 59, Issue 3

Businesses in Illinois History

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Banking at the Turn of the Century (page 3)
Adam Brakhane
Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Collinsville
Teacher: Michael Voss

Wolfram Research: Mathematica (page 6)
Tej Chajed
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Stephen E. Rayburn

E. D. Etnyre and Company (page 11)
Ryne Christen
Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle

The Sani-Cream Ice Cream Shop (page 13)
Bailey Cincotta
Booth Elementary School, Enfield
Teacher: Larry Hughes

A Little Stadium Can Affect a Community (page 15)
Katie Ehrnwald
Danville High School, Danville
Teacher: Harith Tamimie

First National Bank of Danville (page 19)
Kyle Ervin
Danville High School, Danville
Teacher: Harith Tamimie

Illinois’ Marathon Oil Company (page 21)
Luke Essenpreis
All Saints Academy
Teacher: Stephanie Garcia

Comiskey (page 24)
Cameron Finnegan
East Prairie School, Skokie
Teacher: Suzan Bates

Olin Brass: A Blast from the Past (page 26)
Victoria Francis
Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Collinsville
Teacher: Michael Voss

The Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company (page 30)
Mehreen Iqbal
Belleville West High School, Belleville
Teacher: Melissa Schmitt

The Kampwerth Farm (page 37)
Brendan Kampwerth
All Saints Academy, Breese
Teacher: Stephanie Garcia

Granite City Steel: And the Founding of Granite City, Illinois (page 41)
Amanda Lance
Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Collinsville
Teacher: Michael Voss

Sara Lee Bakery Group (page 44)
Maritza Mestre
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Stephen E. Rayburn

Tower Hobbies (page 47)
Brittany Scheid
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Stephen E. Rayburn

The Kruta Bakery in Collinsville, Illinois (page 50)
Jordan Schneider
Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Collinsville
Teacher: Michael Voss

Caterpillar and the Economy (page 52)
Benjamin A. Seitzman
Washington Gifted School, Peoria
Teacher: Janelle Dies and Mindy Juriga

The Courier Café (page 56)
Sophia Otto Shenk
University Laboratory High School, Urbana
Teacher: Stephen E. Rayburn