Statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Tomb and War Memorials State in Springfield. (Jeffrey Greenberg /Universal Images Group / Getty)
Just in time for Presidents Day, the Illinois State Museum in Springfield has opened an exhibit on the presidents who have called Illinois home: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama.
How well do you know these four and their Illinois ties? Hey Chicago is challenging you to trivia before the holiday Monday.
City Cast newsletter editor Natalia Aldana and City Cast Chicago executive producer Simone Alicea helped make this quiz.
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