▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Pr inc eton , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Ill inois ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : N or thern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ind iana ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Louis iana ▁Te ch ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : E du c ators ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : Ill inois ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Ill inois ▁city ▁council ▁members ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Apple ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River , ▁about ▁ ▁long , ▁in ▁south western ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁north western ▁Illinois ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁It ▁r ises ▁in ▁La f ay ette ▁County , ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁flows ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁length ▁in ▁Illinois , ▁through ▁Jo ▁Dav i ess ▁and ▁Car roll ▁Count ies . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁its ▁course ▁it ▁passes ▁through ▁Apple ▁River ▁C any on ▁State ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Han over . ▁ ▁It ▁flows ▁into ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁about ▁ 7   mi ▁( 1 1   km ) ▁north west ▁of ▁Sav anna . ▁ ▁In ▁Jo ▁Dav i ess ▁County , ▁it ▁collect s ▁two ▁short ▁trib ut aries ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁West ▁F ork ▁Apple ▁River ▁and ▁South ▁F ork ▁Apple ▁River . ▁ ▁Top onym y ▁Apple ▁River ▁was ▁so ▁named ▁on ▁account