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Statehood
The 21st state Dec. 3, 1818
Captial
Springfield
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State sovereignty, national union
Origin of State Name
Illinois is named for the Illini, a confederation of Native Americans from various tribes who lived in the region.
State Nickname
The Prairie State Much of Illinois consisted of prairie, a broad, open grassland, when Europeans first settled there.
Interesting Facts
Abraham Lincoln's first public office was as postmaster of New Salem, Illinois. The first nuclear chain reaction took place in Illinois at the University of Chicago in 1942. Inventors John Deere and Cyrus McCormick made their fortunes in Illinois by improving farm machinery.

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