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Represenative Mary Flowers
Mrs.Flowers is a member of the Seven Commities. The primary sponser of the 1488 bill and the secondary sponser of the 370 bill. -
Represenative Bill Cunningham
Mr.Cunningham is the represenative of the 35th district. He is the Chief of Staff and was a represenative before he ran for the senate. -
Illinois State Police
Officialy created in 1922. Protects life, property, enforce crinamal, motor, and vehical safty laws. First thought of in the 52nd General Assembly on June 24, 1921. Over all of the years the state police has changed in size and structure constintly. The largest bust of narcotiks was equivalent to $3.2 million of street value. The most often reason of a car stop is DUI. The Illinois state police may help with escortation of the president. -
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Chicago History Museum
Pullmans Porters-oppernities were limited for African Americans in the 1920's.For 14 hours strait you would work.
Stephen Arnold Douglas was the most powerful polititician in the 1850's. Joseph M. Medill was a critical role is the president election of Abraham Lincoln. Fort Dearborn was built in 1803 on the south bank of the Chicago River, it defended western settlers from attack and served as a fur-trading post. The Chicago flag in 1917 had two red stars that represents the Chicago fire in -
Chicago History Museum (part 2)
1871 and the world's Columbian Expostion of 1893. The flag also has two blue stripes that repreaent the north and south branchesn of the Chicago River and the white stripes represents Chicago's North, West, and South Sides. In 1933 a third star was added to the flag that represents the Century of Progress International Exposition of 1933-34. In 1939 a fourth star was added to commemorate the Fort Dearborn massecre of 1812. -
Old State Capitol
At the Old State Capitol we saw where Lincoln would have checked out books to read, relax while he was staying at Springfield and where he would have argued for new laws -
Lincoln Herndon Law Offices
Here Lincoln worked to become a better lawyer and where he learned most of his knowledge about law with his teacher/partner Stephen Logan. Later after Logan left Lincoln found a new partner who was also his protoge, William H. Herndon. -
Lincoln's Tomb
The Lincoln tomb was created in the year of 1874 where he, Mary, and three of their children(Edward, Thomas, and William) are buried. The tomb stands at the height of 117 Ft and made of granite. -
New Salam Village
New Salem Village was where a young Lincoln lived and started his first job. Here he started a store and ran for legilsture in 1832, but lost with only getting 657 out of 8,315 with 277 being from New Salem even though there were 13 candidates running. -
Lincoln's Home
At the Lincoln Home it shows the room where he would have held the burial of his son, Edward Lincoln and where Mary would have learned to cook and cooked for her sons and sometimes for her husband when he wasn't traveling. -
State Capitol
The state capitol of Illinois has the record of tallest dome in the country. Here the governor of Illinois will either pass or veto a bill. The Senate and the Represenatives of Illinois also meet here to pass bills to the governor -
The Lincoln Museum
The Lincoln Museum holds many artifacts from Lincoln and his family. Here you walk through his life till he was shot at Fords Theator. -
Livingston County War Museum
In this museum it decorates the World Wars, the Korean War, and the Vietnam war. The Museum shows many of the medals people in the milatary might have earned from rifle expert to the bronze star to even the purple heart.
