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This list of city nicknames in Illinois compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that Illinois cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders, or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"〔 are also believed to have economic value.〔 Their economic value is difficult to measure,〔 but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans. Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. ==Nicknames by city== *Algonquin - Gem of the Fox River Valley *Aurora - City of Lights *Batavia - The Windmill City, City of Energy *Beardstown - Watermelon Capital〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/agriculture.html )〕 *Bloomington - The Evergreen City〔(Pantagraph.com | Sesqui! )〕 *Bloomington–Normal together - Blo-No; The Twin Cities〔(Pantagraph.com | Twin City Guide )〕 *Buffalo Grove - The Gymnastics Capital of Illinois *Champaign-Urbana - Shampoo-Banana; C-U (pronounced like "see-you"); Chambana〔(U.S. City Monikers ), Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008〕 *Charleston - Chuckvegas〔(Daily Eastern News ). Charleston is popularly referred to as Chuckvegas by Eastern Illinois University students.〕 *Chester - The Home of Popeye〔(City of Chester website ). Chester was the home town of E. C. Segar, the creator of ''Popeye'', and some characters in his cartoons were based on people of Chester.〕 *Chicago * *Chi-Town〔Berman, John and Meewalla, Shani. (When A Tattoo Goes Wrong, A Trend Develops ). ABC News, April 7, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-14.〕 * *City in a Garden (literal translation of city motto, ''Urbs in horto'')〔(Chicago Park District website )〕 * *The City of the Big Shoulders (from Chicago, a Carl Sandburg poem) * *The City That Works (by Mayor Daley, for example〔(030909-MotorcoachMap )〕) * *The Second City〔 * *The Windy City〔 *Collinsville - Horseradish Capital of the World〔( The World Capital of Whatever ), ''The New York Times'' by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.〕〔(Claims to Fame - Food ), ePodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Crystal Lake - A Good Place to Live〔(City of Crystal Lake ). Accessed August 18, 2007.〕 *Decatur * *D-Town〔"Central Park skateboarders back to getting the boot - Mayor chases out those bored with their Fairview Park facility." Mike Frazier, Decatur Herald & Review, Saturday, November 11, 2006, p.A1〕 * *Soy Capital of the World (former nickname)〔"ADM lunch puts soy in spotlight - The company spreads the word about food's health benefits." Paul Brinkmann, Decatur Herald & Review, Saturday, November 20, 1999 p.A1〕 *DeKalb - Barbed Wire Capital of the World〔 *Elgin * *The City in the Suburbs〔(City of Elgin Sustainability Action Plan ), Version 2.1 (August 2011), City of Elgin website, accessed October 28, 2011〕 * *The City To Watch〔(Elgin Fire Department 2006 Annual Report ), City of Elgin website, accessed October 28, 2011〕 *Evanston - Heavenston *Freeport - Pretzel City, USA〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ci.freeport.il.us/visitors/ )〕 *Griggsville - Purple Martin Capital of the World〔〔(Claims to Fame - Birds ), ePodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Huntley - The Friendly Village With Country Charm〔(Village of Huntley ). Accessed August 18, 2007.〕 *Joliet * *City of Champions〔(Joliet JackHammers website ) (accessed June 7, 2008)〕 * *City of "Snap and Progress"〔 * *City of Steel (or City of Steel and Stone)〔〔(Joliet, Illinois ), Encyclopedia of Chicago〕〔Tony Graf, (Joliet’s oldest school building is a limestone classic ), ''The Herald-News'' (published by ''Chicago Sun-Times''), October 9, 2011〕 * *City of Stone〔〔 * *Prison City (or Prison Town)〔Illinois Farmers' Institute (1919), (Annual Report and Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting Held in Joliet, Illinois, February 19, 20, and 21, 1919 ). "Joliet is known as 'stone city,' 'prison city,' 'steel city,' and city of 'snap and progress.'〕〔(Joliet Central High School History ), Joliet Township High School District 204 website, accessed October 28, 2011. Before 1935, the school's sports teams were known as "The Prison City Boys."〕〔(Joliet out to escape past ties to prison: City says its image is no longer behind bars ), ''Chicago Tribune'', August 13, 2006. "For the first time in nearly 150 years, calling Joliet a prison town would be just plain wrong, city officials contend."〕 *Kewanee - Hog Capital of the World〔(Claims to Fame - Animals ), ePodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Lombard - The Lilac Village〔(Lombard Info ), National University of Health Sciences, accessed April 21, 2007. "Held each year during the first three weeks in May, regardless of the vagaries of the growing season, Lilac Time is Lombard’s celebration of a 70-year-old horticultural tradition that has led to the town’s designation as “The Lilac Village,”"〕 *Marion - Hub City of the Universe〔(Sloganville Awards ), Tagline Guru website, accessed October 28, 2011〕 *Marseilles - Best Little City By A Dam Site〔Louis Miglio, "A Geography Alumnus Fondly Remembers," (Glacial Deposits, Volume 29, 2000-2001 ), Illinois State University, pages 5-7〕 *Mattoon - Bagel Capital of the World〔 *Metropolis - The Home of Superman〔(Southern Illinois )〕 *Moline - Plow Capital of the World〔 *Monmouth - The Maple City 〔(City of Monmouth, IL ) - Fast Facts〕 *Morton - Pumpkin Capital of the World〔(Morton Pumpkin Festival Information ), Morton Chamber of Commerce, accessed April 21, 2007. "Morton is the "Pumpkin Capital of the World". Home of Nestle/Libby's pumpkin packing plant, 80% of the world's canned pumpkin is processed here."〕 *Naperville - The Golden City〔(An Invitation To Party In Naperville ), A-Infos News Service, accessed September 27, 2007. "Welcome to Naperville, Illinois, USA. Please have your credit card ready. This is the golden city of corporate globalization. A city of opulent automobiles and grande lattes, expensive clothes and overpriced restaurants. We have been voted the "best place in the country to raise children," and many CEOs and owners with companies and factories in Chicago choose Naperville as a place to store their wealth. Ours is truly a city without a care in the world."〕 *Olney - Home of the White Squirrels〔(White Squirrel Wars ), Roadside America, accessed April 21, 2007. "Olney, IL; Marionville, Missouri; Kenton, Tennessee; Brevard, North Carolina; Exeter, Ontario. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others."〕 *Pana - City of Roses〔(City of Pana Illinois )〕 *Pekin * *Celestial City〔Barry Popik, (Smoky City ), barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005〕 * *Marigold Capital of the World.〔(Claims to Fame - Plants ), ePodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Peoria - Whiskeytown〔 *Quincy - Gem City〔(Another Gem City Landing? ), WGEM, April 10, 2007, accessed April 21, 2007. "QUINCY - It was an event that attracted thousands of people from around the world to the Gem City and then it moved to a different location -- Rantoul."〕 *Rantoul - Rantucky *Rockford - The Forest City〔(About Rockford ), City of Rockford, Illinois website (accessed June 7, 2008)〕 *Springfield - Flower City〔 *St. Charles - The Pride of the Fox〔(St. Charles, Illinois Traffic Counts ), City of St. Charles website, accessed December 6, 2010. "We’re the Pride of the Fox, Come see why!"〕 *Thomson - The Melon Capital of the World〔(Thomson Chamber of Commerce ) website (accessed June 8, 2008)〕 *Wilmington - The Island City〔(The History of Wilmington, IL ), City of Wilmington website〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of city nicknames in Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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