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Jan. 12, 1965 - Chicago-born playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry dies of cancer at age 35.

Jan. 11, 1897 - John Riley Tanner sworn into office as Illinois’ 23rd governor

Jan. 10, 1816 - Jackson County is incorporated from land that had been part of Randolph and Johnson counties

Jan. 9, 1907 - Dr. Earl Renfroe, a pioneer in the field of orthodontics, is born in Chicago.

Jan. 8, 1968 - Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks, one of the most widely read American poets of the 20th century, is named Illinois’ poet laureate

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