Editing Paris, Illinois (section)

==History==
Paris was established in 1826 on land donated by Samuel Vance to be the county seat, and was incorporated as a village in 1849. The town most likely received its name from the word "Paris" carved into a jack-oak tree in the middle of what became the town and not after [[France]]'s [[Paris, France|capital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parisillinois.org/about/|title=City of Paris|access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref>

Paris's history includes the service of two brothers, Walter Booth and [[Newton Booth]], as its mayors in the mid-1850s. Newton Booth later moved west to California, where he served as governor and a U.S. senator.

The [[City commission government|commission]] form of government was adopted in 1915. In 1907, L. A. G. Shoaff bought the Centralia White Stockings and renamed them the Paris Colts. In 1908 the team was renamed the [[Paris Parisians (Eastern Illinois League)|Paris Parisians]]. After the 1908 season the team went under. In the 1950s Paris was home to a minor-league baseball team named the [[Paris Lakers]]. A contest was held among the community to decide on a name for the team. James C. Dickey's submission, the Paris Lakers, was chosen. The Lakers were the 1956 [[Midwest League]] Champions and were an affiliate of the [[Chicago Cubs]].<ref>[http://mwlguide.com/years/1956/ mwlguide 1956]</ref>