List of Illinois state symbols

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

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)		 1975
Folk Dance Square dance 1990[2]
Fish Bluegill
(Lepomis macrochirus)		 1986[3]
Flower Violet
(Viola sororia)		 1908
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)		 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)		 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)		 1972

See also

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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