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| Illinois Facts |
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Chicago, Illinois' first African American mayor, Harold Washington, took office in 1983. |
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The University of Illinois Conservatory is 37 feet high at its apex. |
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On December 2, 1942 in Illinois, Enrico Fermi and a small band of scientists and engineers demonstrated that a simple construction of graphite bricks and uranium lumps could produce controlled heat. |
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