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| Illinois Facts |
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The first Mormon Temple in Illinois was constructed in Nauvoo. |
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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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Home to the Chicago Bears Football Team, Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Chicago Bulls basketball team, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Whites ox baseball teams, Chicago Fire soccer team. |
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