Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 237 Peace, however, may send girls for a term notless than three months. The act of incorporationprovides for a commutation of sentence to beearned by good conduct and a prolongation ofthe sentence by bad behavior. The Trustees areempowered, in their discretion, either to appren-tice the girls or to adopt them out during theirminority. Temporary quarters were furnishedfor the Home during the first two years of itsexistence in Chicago, but permanent buildingsfor the institution have been erected on thebanks of Fox River,
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. 237 Peace, however, may send girls for a term notless than three months. The act of incorporationprovides for a commutation of sentence to beearned by good conduct and a prolongation ofthe sentence by bad behavior. The Trustees areempowered, in their discretion, either to appren-tice the girls or to adopt them out during theirminority. Temporary quarters were furnishedfor the Home during the first two years of itsexistence in Chicago, but permanent buildingsfor the institution have been erected on thebanks of Fox River, near Geneva, in Kane County. HOMER, a village in Champaign County, onthe Wabash Railway, 20 miles west-southwestfrom Danville and about 18 miles east-southeastfrom Champaign. It supports a carriage factory;also has two banks several churches, a seminary,an opera house, and one weekly paper. Theregion is chiefly agricultural. Population (1880),924; (1890), 917; (1900), 1,080. HOMESTEAD LAWS. In general such lawshave been defined to b
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