The following year, he moved to the newly named state capital of Springfield.

She was buried beside her husband at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.

She spent the next four years in Europe, returning in late 1880 to Springfield, where she remained in declining health until her death in 1882.

Yet, Jean takes pride in noting that the Springfield nuclear power plant has never blown up.

So, for the first time in state history, the Illinois House of Representatives in Springfield voted Friday to impeach the governor.