The history of Illinois is closely linked to the state's only city with over a million inhabitants: Chicago, the third largest city in the USA on Lake Michigan. The state's official epithet is "Land of Lincoln" - a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, who came to Illinois as a young man, lived in the capital Springfield, among other places, and found his final resting place here.
The history of Illinois is closely linked to the state's only city with over a million inhabitants: Chicago, the third largest city in the USA on Lake Michigan. The state's official epithet is "Land of Lincoln" - a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, who came to Illinois as a young man, lived in the capital Springfield, among other places, and found his final resting place here.