A BMI of less than 18.5 falls in the underweight range. Body Mass Index of 18.5 to 25 is within the normal range. If your BMI is between 25 and 30 then it falls within the overweight range according to the CDC criteria. A BMI of 30 or over falls within the obese range.
While Illinois' first state constitution in 1818 stated that slavery shall not be thereafter introduced, slavery was still tolerated in the early years of Illinois statehood, and the constitution did not have a clause forbidding its amendment to allow slavery.
Congress shifted the border north, taking land from Wisconsin, and giving Chicago to Illinois. Introduction. The first Europeans to visit Illinois were the French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette in 1673, but the region was ceded to Britain after the French and Indian War. After the American Revolution, Illinois became a territory of the United States, and achieved statehood in 1818. Located on Lake Michigan, and connected to the eastern ports via the Erie Canal, Chicago became a booming metropolis, and even the fire of 1871 could not stunt its growth.