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• Illinois became a state in December 3 1818. It was the 21st state.

• There are 12,419,293 people in Illinois.

• The largest river in Illinois is the Mississippi River.

• Illinois held the first fair in America Back

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Famous/Important people of Illinois.

Abraham Lincoln

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Ronald Reagan

Facts• Illinois is where the largest river in the United States of America is, the

Mississippi River.

• Abraham Lincoln moved into in House in Illinois in 1844 and lived there on till 1861.

• The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885.

• The world's largest cookie and cracker factory, where Nabisco made 16 billion Oreo cookies in 1995, is located in Chicago.

• The Chicago River is dyed green on Saint Patrick's Day.

• Des Plaines is home to the first McDonald's.

• The state capital of Illinois is Springfield.

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Weather

• The Average temperature in the summer is 74oF

• In the Winter the average temperature is 26o F and it snows a lot there!

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Illinois’s History

• The first European Settlers came along the Mississippi River in 1673.

• In 1804 Sac and Fox decided to sell their land (for $1,000) and move across the Mississippi River. But the tribe argued with the white people ( that’s what they called them) and said that they got Sac and Fox drunk before signing the deal.

• Finally in the 20th century everything got together. Back

• Sources

• Internet:• Scholastic Library Publishing Inc. “Illinois: Introduction.” America the Beautiful. 2005.

yes. http://www.esboces.org/sls/vrc.cfm. 08/05/05.

• http://www.illinois.gov/facts/

• Education America Network. “Illinois facts.” US State facts. 2003. Yes. http://www.educationamerica.net/facts/index.phtml?sid=il. 08/05/05

• Street Industries, Inc. “Illinois facts” 2005. Yes. http://www.50states.com/facts/illinois.htm. 08/05/05

• Others:

• Illinois department of commerce and economic Opportunity. Authority of the State of Illinois. Illinois for kids. Illinois: Authority of the State of Illinois, April 2004

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• Microsoft EncartaBack

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Governor of Illinois

• This governor Blagojevich is the governor of Illinois.

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Michael Jordan

• Michael Jordan moved to Illinois when he was selected to play for the Chicago Bulls in 1984. Then a couple years in his playing he earned a “ Rookie of the year award”, a spot on the “All Star team”, and “All Rookie team”. He is retired now.

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Abraham Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1830. The Lincoln family took a boat to get there.

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Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United states of America(1981-1989). He was born in 1911 Tampico, Illinois, and died at the age of 93 in California in 2004 of Alzheimer's disease.

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Lincoln Family Tomb

• The tomb was built in Illinois because he lived there most of the time. Abraham Lincoln, his wife, and his 3 kids are all in the tomb. Now it is a historical place.

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Sears Tower

• The Sears tower construction started in 1970 and finished in 1973. It is 1454 feet tall. It has 110 stories and over 12,000 people work there.

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City• Chicago city is the home of the world’s first

skyscraper! The city is divided into 3 part by a lake, the north part is industry, the west part is residential area, and the south side is the real city! Here is the city’s map

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City•Chicago city is the home of the world’s first skyscraper! The city is divided into 3 part by a lake, the north part is industry, the west part is residential area, and the south side is the real city! Here is the city’s map

The First skyscraper in the world.• The first

skyscraper was finished in 1885 at 138 feet 10 stories and made out of steel and brick but it demolished in 1931.

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