1. State Project On Illinois By Chirag
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3. State Symbols cardinal purple violet white oak square dance Back
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cardinal
purple violet
white oak
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4. Cool facts Mississippi river Back
Illinois became a state in December 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
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5. Buildings Lincoln Family tomb The first skyscraper city Sears tower
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6. Famous/Important people of Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln
Governor of Illinois
Ronald Reagan
Michael Jordan
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7. Facts The First McDonald’s Back
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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8. 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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9. 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.
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10. Sources Start over Back Internet: Microsoft Encarta
Scholastic Library Publishing Inc. “Illinois: Introduction.” America the Beautiful yes. 08/05/05.
Education America Network. “Illinois facts.” US State facts Yes. 08/05/05
Street Industries, Inc. “Illinois facts” Yes. 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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11. Governor of Illinois No Other Information Could be Found
This governor Blagojevich is the governor of Illinois.
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12. Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan moved to Illinois when he was selected to play for the Chicago Bulls in 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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13. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He moved to Springfield, Illinois in The Lincoln family took a boat to get there.
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14. Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United states of America( ). 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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15. 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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16. Sears Tower
The Sears tower construction started in 1970 and finished in It is 1454 feet tall. It has 110 stories and over 12,000 people work there.
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17. City
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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
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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18. 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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