List of Illinois state symbols

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

Seal of Illinois
1867
Flag of Illinois
1969
Illinois centennial flag
1918
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[1]
Flower Violet
(Viola sororia)		 1908
Snack food Popcorn
(Zea mays averta)		 2004[3]
Fruit Gold Rush Apple
(Malus domestica)		 2007[4]
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
 [5]
Reptile Painted turtle
(Chrysemys picta)		 2005
Slogans
  • Mile After Magnificent Mile
  • Right Here. Right Now.
Soil Drummer silty clay loam
(mesic Typic Endoaquoll)		 2001[6]
Song "Illinois" 1925
Tree White oak
(Quercus alba)		 1972

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State Symbols". Illinois.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
  3. ↑ 5 ILCS 460/ State Designations Act
  4. ↑ "State fruit". (5 ILCS 460/57). ILGA.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  5. ↑ "Illinois". Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Illinois State Soil Profile" (PDF). State Soils. USDA.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2008.