List of Illinois state symbols

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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:

State symbols [edit]

Seal of Illinois.svg Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Centennial Flag.svg
Seal of Illinois Flag of Illinois Illinois centennial flag
1867 1969 1918
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
1975
Folk Dance Square dance 1990[2]
Fish Bluegill
(Lepomis macrochirus)
Lepomis macrochirus photo.jpg
1986[3]
Flower Violet
(Viola sororia)
Purple Violet
 1908
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
1965
Motto State sovereignty, national union
Nickname
  • 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)
Quercus alba.jpg
1972

See also [edit]

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Notes and references [edit]

  1. ^ "Illinois State Bird". State Symbols. Learn Illinois. 
  2. ^ "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum. 
  3. ^ "State Symbols". Learn Illinois. State.IL.us. Retrieved 4 December 2008. [dead link]
  4. ^ 5 ILCS 460/ State Designations Act
  5. ^ "State fruit". (5 ILCS 460/57). ILGA.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2008. 
  6. ^ "Illinois". Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved 2007-04-29. 
  7. ^ "Illinois State Soil Profile". State Soils. USDA.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2008. 
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