Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery.
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In Mount Pulaski, Illinois, it is illegal for boys (and only boys) to hurl snowballs at trees. However, girls are allowed to hurl snowballs at trees.
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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.