ILLINOIS BY SABRINA

My state is Illinois.

STATE NICKNAMEPrairie state

STATE MOTTO

State Sovereignty, National Union

ORIGIN OF THE STATE AND NAME FOR RESIDENTS Illionis came from the word Illini.

The people are called Illinoisan.

BORDERING STATES Iowa Missouri Kentucky Indiana Wisconsin

CAPITAL CITY AND OTHER LARGE CITIES Springfield – state capital Chicago

POPULATION 12,419,293 fifth most populous state

DESCRIBE THE STATE FLAG The flag has a white background with

the state seal in the center. There is a bald eagle on a rock with a

shield in its claws and a ribbon in his beak.

STATE SYMBOLS The purple violet is my state flower.

The state tree is the white oak.

The state bird is called the cardinal.

The state insect is the Monarch Butterfly.

The state fish is called a blue gill.

WHAT THEY DO They grow corn, soybeans, wheat, oats,

barley, rye, sorghum. They raise cattle. They do manufacturing and mining.

GEOGRAPHY Mississippi River Ohio River Illinois River Wabash River Lake Michigan Highest point is Charles Mound at 1,235

feet

FUN FACT President Ronald Reagan was born in

Illinois in 1911.

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