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- Illinois is home to the world’s largest bottle of catsup-www.catsupbottle.com.
- Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th amendment to end slavery.
- Illinois had two other state capitals prior to Springfield; Kaskaskia and Vandalia.
- Only two buildings survived after the great Chicago fire; the Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station.
- Ronald Reagan’s well known childhood home is in Dixon, IL but he was born in Tampico.
- The Ice Cream Sundae was started in Evanston, IL.
- The Chicago Post Office located at 433 West Van Buren is the only postal facility in the world that you can drive a car through.
- The Nabisco factory located in Chicago is the world’s largest bakery with a size of 1,800,000 square feet.
- Elzie Crisler Segar, the creator of Popeye, was born in Chester, IL.
- Illinois generates more nuclear power than any other state.