As Illinois communities prepare to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial on July 4, the Illinois America 250 Commission on Feb. 11 unveiled the first ever Passport to Illinois, inviting residents and visitors alike to explore the powerful places, people and events in Illinois that have shaped the nation’s history.
The limited-edition keepsake Passport to Illinois uplifts undertold stories of people and places that have contributed to making good on the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
Included among the 56 historic sites, museums and monuments featured in the passport are the Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial, Fort de Chartres and Fort Kaskaskia.
For more on the passport, please see this week’s print edition.