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Abraham Lincoln's love for cats and other little-known facts about the 16th president
Honest Abe's 206th birthday is Feb. 12. Celebrate by learning 20 new facts about the president from Illinois.
Most Illinoisans can recite the basic facts of President Abraham Lincoln’s life: his childhood in a log cabin, his law career, the importance of the Gettysburg address and his assassination in a theater box. But there is so much more to his story than just those highlights, such as his humble beginnings in government work and his surprising relationship with the national income tax. Check out Reboot Illinois to celebrate his birthday by learning about these facts and more on his personal and political life and the legacy he left behind.
One group of Illinoisans probably doesn’t feel as up to celebration today—the team members of Jackie Robinson West, whose Little League World Series champions title was rescinded after evidence emerged that adults close to the team falsified residency documents. Find out what people around the country are blaming for the Jackie Robinson West scandal.
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