13 Astounding Facts About Illinois You Didn't Know

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13 Astounding Facts About Illinois You Didn’t Know!

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Thirteen facts about the State of Illinois not commonly known.

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13 Astounding Facts About Illinois

You Didn’t Know!

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Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama have all been elected president while

living in Illinois.

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Ronald Reagan was the only U.S. president born and raised in Illinois.

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At 1,235 feet, the highest natural point in Illinois is Charles Mound in the northwestern

part of the state.

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Chicago is the third largest city in the country.

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Illinois has a highly variable climate. Locals often remark, "If you don't like the weather,

wait 15 minutes."

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Illinois is the most populous state in the Midwest region of the country.

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The Chicagoland area comprises only 8% of the land area of the state, but contains 65% of the

state's residents.

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Illinois produces millions of bushels of soybeans each year. Corn, hogs, cattle, dairy

products, and wheat are also major agricultural outputs.

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In terms of total flights and passengers, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was the

busiest airport in the world from 1962 until 1998.

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Located in Chicago, the Harold Washington Library, completed in 1991, is the largest public

library building in the world.

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In 1884, the world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago.

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Superman's hometown of Metropolis is located in southern Illinois.

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Twinkies were invented in River Forest, IL in 1930.

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