| | Description: | Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White today held the states sixth official U.S. Constitution and Citizenship Day Celebration. The event also commemorated the 227th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, which took place on September 17, 1787. U.S. District Court Judge Joan B. Gottschall swore in 70 people from various countries or nationalities including Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Peoples Republic of China, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. | |
