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With a name that means “tribe of superior men” and the motto “State sovereignty, national union”, the state of Illinois sometimes appears to be quite pleased with itself. It may be known as “the most average state” by pollsters, but the adopted home of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama boasts Chicago, the most cosmopolitan city in the Great Lakes region; the home of Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon religion; and the beginning of Route 66; not to mention the cornucopia of Lincoln-related trails, houses and museums that litter the state.

The earliest pre-Columbian culture, which was based at Cahokia, vanished in the fifteenth century, no one is sure why. It was replaced by the Illini, a political alliance among several tribes. In 1700 there were around 200,000 people living there but systematic Iroquois attacks and disease from outside decimated the population. French explorers built a fort on Starved Rock in 1682 but few settlements were built until Illinois became a state in 1818. In 1832 the Sauk, Fox and Kickapoo tribes tried to move back into the area from Iowa – the resulting conflict became known as the Black Hawk War, after the most celebrated war chief. Around this time, the Mormons started to build their utopian city of Nauvoo on the Mississippi River. It flourished until Joseph Smith was killed in the Carthage jail in 1844. Two years later, there was a mass exodus west. Prominent in the Civil War, Illinois mustered 150 regiments and more than 250,000 soldiers.

The Prairie State became one of the most important in the union in the twentieth century. Even though it is in the centre of the Corn Belt, with some of the world’s most productive and valuable farmlands, the growth of mining spurred the growth of industry, attracting even more immigrants and making it a major arsenal in both world wars. Today Chicago is an important iron and steel producer, has a large meat packing district and plays a valuable role as the largest port on the Great Lakes. Sixty-six percent of Illinoisans live in and around the city.

Sarah Bernhardt called it “the pulse of America”; the Rough Guide refers to it as “America’s last great city”. Despite burning to the ground in 1871, Chicago has continued to grow and prosper, retaining its attractions however large it becomes. The centre of gang-culture during Prohibition, it was one of the birthplaces of jazz and blues, which thrived in the illegal speakeasies. The live music is still unbeatable, packed into back rooms with a verve and friendliness that are matched nowhere else. The urban skyline is justly famous; one of the world’s finest assemblages of modern architecture includes some spectacular art museums within it. And, of course, there is Wrigley Field, the classic 1920s baseball stadium that the Cubs call home.

Junk food lovers may wish to visit the world’s first McDonalds in Des Plaines: it is now a museum – with a working restaurant across the road if it piques the appetite. The state capital, Springfield, is where all the Lincolnalia meets in a pleasant leafy setting. Visit his home, dip into the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, tour the Old State Capital where he honed his oratory skills and finally, pay homage at his tomb. If it all gets too much, the Illinois State Museum has an excellent collection of Native American art.

With all those historical monuments, as well as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Miles Davis, Walt Disney, Richard Pryors and Oprah Winfrey to crow about, one could hardly blame Illinois if it got above itself occasionally. The great thing is, it doesn’t.

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