<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=03HI8A_0vzRjm6100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=03HI8A_0vzRjm6100" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Lil Zim</figcaption></figure><p>Illinois has racked up many achievements in the history books since it officially became a state in 1818, and many of inventions created in the state are ones the world could not live without.</p><h2>Important Moments in Illinois History</h2><p>Illinois tends to have a tarnished image in the eyes of many Americans, both in this state and outside of it, but I would like to point out that many amazing things happen here too.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Kcneu_0vzRjm6100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Kcneu_0vzRjm6100" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>Henryk Sadura</figcaption></figure><p>Here are a few of the cool things Illinois is most-well known for (besides our high taxes and history of crooked politicians);</p><ul><li>Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery.</li><li>The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago.</li><li>The first McDonald's franchise opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955.</li><li>The Ferris Wheel was invented in Illinois and debuted for the first time at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. (and it held 2,000 people!)</li></ul><p>I'm assuming many people also know that the zipper, red Solo cups, brownies, and TV remotes were all invented by clever Illinoisans, but what about these three things that I for one, would be unable to live without.</p><h2>3 Illinois Inventions People Can't Live Without</h2><p><a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/state-pride/illinois/firsts-il?fbclid=IwY2xjawFyH-9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUA02VmbbNs7DNmiECAmnnHfimD_NHna1HetVQkDa4cYuQx3aj4-1S6T2g_aem_dzrixIPt7cw_HGRPRwvukA">Only In Your State</a> recently highlighted 10 amazing things that were invented in Illinois, but these three are the ones I'm thinking a lot of us are the most thankful for.</p><p>Let's start with the most popular invention...</p><p><b>1. The cell phone</b></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2OEfsg_0vzRjm6100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2OEfsg_0vzRjm6100" width="1250" height="833" ><figcaption>Canva</figcaption></figure><p>While the technology for creating a mobile phone has been around since 1908 and was patented in Kentucky, BUT the first handheld mobile phone was developed by a man named <a href="https://ilikeillinois.com/home/did-you-know/1064-did-you-know-the-first-mobile-cell-phone-was-invented-in-schaumburg-by-martin-cooper#:~:text=The%20first%20handheld%20cell%20phone,in%20the%20mobile%20equipment%20group.">Martin Cooper</a> from Schaumburg, Illinois in 1973.</p><p><b>2. The vacuum cleaner</b></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1M5TIm_0vzRjm6100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1M5TIm_0vzRjm6100" width="989" height="1067" ><figcaption>NPavelN</figcaption></figure><p>I'm sure many people would say that vacuuming is one of their least favorite household chores, but it sure is better than sweeping! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155885933486627&amp;id=10141791626&amp;set=a.121953196626&amp;locale=ko_KR">Ives W. McGaffey</a> of Chicago received the first American patent for a suction-type vacuum, (which he created in his basement) in 1869.</p><p><b>3.The dishwasher </b></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=19COrD_0vzRjm6100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=19COrD_0vzRjm6100" width="594" height="402" ><figcaption>Justin Sullivan / Getty Images</figcaption></figure><p>The one household chore I hate just as much as cleaning toilets is hand-washing dishes, so I'm super thankful for a woman named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Cochrane#:~:text=Cochrane%20designed%20the%20first%20model,at%20the%20first%20dishwasher%20factory.">Josephine Cochrane</a> who invented the first hand-powered dishwasher in her backyard shed in Shelbyville, Illinois in 1885!</p><p>Ready for more fun facts you might not know about Illinois? Check these out...</p><h2>20 Fascinating, Unknown Facts About the State of Illinois</h2><h2>10 Illinois Stereotypes People Say Are Accurate But We Think Are Questionable</h2></div></body>

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3 Illinois Inventions No One Wants to Live Without

Illinois has racked up many achievements in the history books since it officially became a state in 1818, and many of inventions created in the state are ones the world could not live without. Important Moments in Illinois History. Illinois tends to have a tarnished image in the eyes of...