Edwardsville

Narodni Sin , also known as the Czech National Hall, is located on 209-211 E. Vandalia, Edwardsville, Illinois. Narodni Sin was built in 1906 using... funds provided by the Czechoslovak Protective Society after they outgrew their original meeting hall. The building supported the society's cultural and physical fitness activities. They sold the building in 1971 to the builder's granddaughter who refurbished it and leased it for commercial use. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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Laurie Metcalf is an American actress.

Hedy Burress is an American actress. She was born Heather Elizabeth Burress in Edwardsville, Illinois, to teacher parents. She attended Millikin... University in Decatur, Illinois, before relocating to Los Angeles, California, in 1995. Burress has acted in many television programs and motion pictures since 1996. She also co-starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Boston Common. Burress is known by video game players as the English voice actress of Yuna in the PlayStation 2 games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 . Burress auditioned for the role of Dorothy Wheeler in the motion picture Valentine, but the role went to Jessica Capshaw. In the film's original cast, Tara Reid auditioned for that role. However, director Jamie Blanks still wanted Burress to star in the film. During a meeting, they looked each other in the eye and both said, "Ruthie", resulting in Burress having the role of Ruthie Walker. Burress is also an accomplished theater actress appearing in many plays and musicals. Hedy Burress was a recurring cast member in the final season of the acclaimed medical drama E.R..
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Illinois is the 25th most extensive and the 5th most populous of the 50 United States, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base. Illinois is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the... state to other global ports from the Great Lakes, via the St. Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean; as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois River. For decades, O'Hare International Airport has ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. As the "most average state", Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics. In the 1810s, settlers began arriving from Kentucky. In 1818 Illinois achieved statehood. The state's population originally grew from south to north. Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan.
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