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Chicago, Illinois is home to the Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station, the only buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire. |
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Before Abraham Lincoln was elected president he served in the Illinois legislature and practiced law in Springfield. Abraham Lincoln is buried just outside Springfield at Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site. |
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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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