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Can't see the morons for the trees Illinois State University has cleared away the trees in front of Stevenson Hall so they can begin construction of the sculptured centerpiece of its Fell
Arboretum, an area set aside for the preservation and study of trees.
A railroad tanker car carrying propane traveled over 3,000 feet when it exploded during a train wreck in Illinois, sheering off a steel tower in it's path. It's the longest flight on record for a propane explosion.
In 1943, scientists in Peoria, Illinois, found a moldy cantaloupe with a strain of penicillin mold that produced far more of the drug, which helped make mass production possible.
Chicago dyes the Chicago River green every St. Patrick's Day.
In 1900, engineers reversed the flow of the Chicago River to keep sewage out of Lake Michigan, the city's drinking water source.
Chicago's Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, was the tallest building in the world from 1973 to 1998.
The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, completed in 1885, is often called the world's first skyscraper.
Illinois is called the "Land of Lincoln" even though Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky.
Route 66 begins in Chicago.
Cahokia Mounds in Illinois was the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Illinois is one of the top soybean producers in the US.
Deep-dish pizza was invented at Pizzeria Uno in Chicago in 1943.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield, not Chicago.
Illinois grows the most pumpkins in the US.
Illinois passed a resolution declaring Pluto a planet in 2009.