List of Illinois state symbols

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

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[edit] State symbols

Seal of Illinois Flag of Illinois
1867 1969
Type Symbol Image Law Year Adopted
Amphibian Eastern Tiger Salamander
(Ambystoma tigrinum)
2005
Bird Cardinal
aka Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
1928[1]
Butterfly Monarch Butterfly
Folk Dance Square dance 1990[2]
Fish Bluegill
1986.[1]
Flower Violet
(Viola)
Purple Violet
Purple Violet
State snack food Popcorn 2004[3]
State fruit Apple
[citation needed]
Fossil Tully Monster
Tullimonstrum gregarium
Grass Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
1989
Animal White-tailed deer
1980
Mineral Fluorite
Motto State sovereignty, national union
Nick name
  • Land of Lincoln (official)
  • Prairie State
  • The Corn State
  • The Sucker State
  • Garden of the West
 [4]
Reptile Painted Turtle
2005
Slogans
  • Mile After Magnificent Mile
  • Right Here. Right Now.
Soil Clay, Hardpan 2001
Song Illinois
Tree White oak
(Quercus alba)


[edit] Notes

(5 ILCS 460/57) 
   Sec. 57. State fruit. The fruit Malus xdomestica, commonly known as the "GoldRush Apple", is designated the official State fruit of the State of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 95‑328, eff. 8‑21‑07.)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Illinois State Bird. State Symbols. Learn Illinois.
  2. ^ Illinois official Dance. State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
  3. ^ 5 ILCS 460/ State Designations Act
  4. ^ Illinois (HTML). Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.

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