State of Illinois

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.

Notes

↑ 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.

[1] Derived from Miami-Illinois 'Iliniwek', meaning 'The best people'.

[2] 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.

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