Location of the State of Illinois in the United States of America

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

[edit] State symbols

| 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) 2005 Bird Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1928[1] Butterfly Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) 1991 Folk Dance Square dance 1990[2] Fish Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) 1986[3] Flower Violet (Viola sororia) Purple Violet 1991 Snack food Popcorn (Zea mays averta) 2004[4] Fruit Gold Rush Apple (Malus xdomestica) 2007[5] Fossil Tully Monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium) 1991 Prairie grass Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) 1989 Animal White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 1980 Mineral Fluorite (Calcium fluoride) 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) 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) 1991

[edit] See also

Illinois portal

• Flags of the U.S. states
• Index of Illinois-related articles
• Lists of United States state insignia
• Seals of the U.S. states

[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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