ILLINOIS Illinois became a state on Dec. 3, Illinois was the 21 st state to enter the Union. Liberty Booker STATE SYMBOLS State Flower: Violet State Bird: Red Cardinal State Motto: State Sovereignty, National Union State Nickname: Prairie State State Flag: Natural Resources soil rivers NATURAL RESOURCES PRODUCTS Products grass cattle MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IIllinois Aviation Museum: This is an aviation museum for airplanes. RRaging River Water Park: This park features slides that measure 600 feet and has several catch pools before you finally reach the bottom. BBenny Goodman HHarrison Ford JJames Jones FAMOUS PEOPLE A musician from Chicago. An actor from Chicago. An author from Robinson. INTERESTING FACTS TThe worlds first skyscraper was built in Chicago in SSpringfield is the state capital of Illinois and the home of the National Historic home of President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. IIllinois has 102 counties. IIn Mount Pulaski, Illinois, its illegal for boys ( and only boys) to hurl snowballs at trees. However, girls are allowed to hurl snowballs at trees. DDes Plains is the home to the first McDonalds. REFERENCES Ainsley, Dr. W. Frank, et al, ( 1995), Comparing Regions, New Jersey, Silver Burdett Gin