Some important events in Illinois were statehood in 1818, the Lincoln Douglas debates before the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, Lincoln's assassination in 1865, the Chicago Fire in 1871, mayor Daley's election, the great snowfall that stopped Chicago and the completion of the Sears, now Willis Tower.
The very first bank was founded in old Shawneetown in Gallatin County Illinois
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
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St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The Great Chicago fire of 1871, The Chicago Loop Flood.
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The web address of the Illinois Mennonite Historical And Genealogical Society is: http://eastpahistorians.mennonite.net
The web address of the Northern District Of Illinois Court Historical Association is: www.ilndhistory.uscourts.gov
The web address of the East Illinois Universitys Historical Administration Program is: eiuhapa.org
The phone number of the Illinois Central Railroad Historical Society is: 217-379-2261.
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The phone number of the Illinois Mennonite Historical And Genealogical Society is: 309-367-2551.
The address of the Historical Society Of Washington County Illinois is: Po Box 9, Nashville, IL 62263
The address of the Historical Society Of Brooklyn Illinois Incorporated is: 712 Jefferson St, Brooklyn, IL 62059
The address of the Lawrence County Illinois Historical Society is: Po Box 446, Lawrenceville, IL 62439