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'''Illinois'''<ref group="Note">Derived from [[Miami-Illinois language|Miami-Illinois]] 'Iliniwek', meaning 'The best people'.</ref>, officially the '''State of Illinois''', | '''Illinois'''<ref group="Note">Derived from [[Miami-Illinois language|Miami-Illinois]] 'Iliniwek', meaning 'The best people'.</ref>, officially the '''State of Illinois''', often referred to as the '''Land of [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]'''<ref group="Note">Lincoln was born in [[Commonwealth of Kentucky|Kentucky]] and spent most of his childhood in [[State of Indiana|Indiana]]; although he did move to Illinois in 1830, serving in the [[Illinois Militia]] during the [[Black Hawk War]] and being elected to both the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] & the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Illinois's 7th congressional district|Illinois's 7th district]].</ref> or the '''Prairie State''', is a federal state of the [[United States of America|United States]]. | ||
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Illinois[Note 1], officially the State of Illinois, often referred to as the Land of Lincoln[Note 2] or the Prairie State, is a federal state of the United States.
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- ↑ Derived from Miami-Illinois 'Iliniwek', meaning 'The best people'.
- ↑ Lincoln was born in Kentucky and spent most of his childhood in Indiana; although he did move to Illinois in 1830, serving in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War and being elected to both the Illinois House of Representatives & the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th district.