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This is a list of official symbols for the U.S. state of Illinois:

[edit] State symbols

Seal of Illinois.svg Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois State Flag at John Hancock Center.jpg |
Seal of Illinois Flag of Illinois Flag of Illinois while flying
1867 1969 1969
Type Symbol Image Law Year Adopted
Amphibian Eastern Tiger Salamander
(Ambystoma tigrinum)
Tiger salamander.jpg
2005
Bird Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Cardinal.jpg
1928[1]
Butterfly Monarch Butterfly
(Danaus plexippus)
Monarch In May.jpg
1991
Folk Dance Square dance 1990[2]
Fish Bluegill
(Lepomis macrochirus)
Lepomis macrochirus photo.jpg
1986[3]
Flower Violet
(Viola sororia)
Purple Violet
1991
Snack food Popcorn
(Zea mays averta)
2004[4]
Fruit Gold Rush Apple
(Malus xdomestica)
Apples.jpg
2007[5]
Fossil Tully Monster
(Tullimonstrum gregarium)
1991
Prairie grass Big Bluestem
(Andropogon gerardii)
Andropogon gerardii.jpg
1989
Animal White-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus)
White-tailed deer.jpg
1980
Mineral Fluorite
(Calcium fluoride)
Fluorite with Iron Pyrite.jpg
1998
Motto State sovereignty, national union
Nick name
  • Land of Lincoln (official)
  • Prairie State
  • The Corn State
  • The Sucker State
  • Garden of the West
[6]
Reptile Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta)
Terrapene sierschildpad Chrysemys picta.jpg
2005
Slogans
  • Mile After Magnificent Mile
  • Right Here. Right Now.
Soil Drummer silty clay loam
(mesic Typic Endoaquoll)
2001[7]
Song Illinois 1925
Tree White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Ancient Oak.jpg
1991

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Illinois State Bird". State Symbols. Learn Illinois. http://www.state.il.us/kids/learn/symbols/. 
  2. ^ "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum. http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/symbols/dance.html. 
  3. ^ "State Symbols". Learn Illinois. State.IL.us. http://www.state.il.us/kids/learn/symbols/. Retrieved 4 December 2008. 
  4. ^ 5 ILCS 460/ State Designations Act
  5. ^ "State fruit". (5 ILCS 460/57). ILGA.gov. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=132&ChapAct=5%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B460%2F&ChapterID=2&ChapterName=GENERAL+PROVISIONS&ActName=State+Designations+Act%2E. Retrieved 4 December 2008. 
  6. ^ "Illinois". Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/il_intro.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-29. 
  7. ^ "Illinois State Soil Profile". State Soils. USDA.gov. ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/il_soil.pdf. Retrieved 4 December 2008. 





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