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| Illinois Facts |
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Springfield, Illinois is the state capital and the home of the National Historic Site of the home of President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. |
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The first birth on record in Chicago, Illinois was of Eulalia Pointe du Sable, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable and his Potawatomi Indian wife in 1796. |
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The Illinois state dance is square dancing. |
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