Plural of Illinois

Are you sure?
[nq:1]but how is it spelled? Illinoises? Illiniwek?[/nq]
Illinoix, like the plural of "chamois".

[nq:1]I could punt and say "We have two Illinois Avenues", but that seems a surrender. So what's the plural of Illinois? Clearly it's pronounced Illinoyze, but how is it spelled? Illinoises? Illiniwek?[/nq]
Aren't members of their sports teams called the Illini?

[nq:1]I could punt and say "We have two Illinois Avenues", but that seems a surrender. So what's the plural of Illinois? Clearly it's pronounced Illinoyze, but how is it spelled? Illinoises? Illiniwek?[/nq]
Two Illinois. It's like one Swiss or two Swiss. Anyway in ths case the plural is evident in avenues.

[nq:1]Aren't members of their sports teams called the Illini?[/nq]
While googling Illini, I came across "Umgawa":
http://www.yhbt.com/article.php?story=2003091403365861&mode=print

Freddy:
[nq:1]Two Illinois. It's like one Swiss or two Swiss. Anyway in ths case the plural is evident in avenues.[/nq]
WHAT are you all talking about? "Illinois" doesn't have a plural because there's only ONE Illinois! If I were to say, "there are there Illinois Streets in the city", the "Illinois" part would even BE pluralised! Just as if I were to say, "there are two Dog Streets here",

Jim Ward filted:
[nq:1]While googling Illini, I came across "Umgawa":[/nq]
I nominate the above for the title of "most bewildering sentence ever uttered"..r

[nq:2]I could punt and say "We have two Illinois Avenues", ... it's pronounced Illinoyze, but how is it spelled? Illinoises? Illiniwek?[/nq]
[nq:1]Aren't members of their sports teams called the Illini?[/nq]
Just the ones at University of Illinois, and they are "the Fighting Illini".

[nq:2]WHAT are you all talking about? "Illinois" doesn't have a ... in the city", the "Illinois" part would(n't) even BE pluralised![/nq]
[nq:1]Ifypfy. The OP meant, I think, to pluralize 'Illinois' a la someone's saying, "You wanna go to Canal Street? Which Canal? We got two Canals in town".[/nq]
I would "We've got two Illinois Streets in town."

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[nq:1]Just the ones at University of Illinois, and they are "the Fighting Illini".[/nq]
Can you name another team that's known as the "Fighting Something"?

[nq:2]Just the ones at University of Illinois, and they are "the Fighting Illini".[/nq]
[nq:1]Can you name another team that's known as the "Fighting Something"?[/nq]
The Fighting Hiberno-Britics?