My state is Illinois. Prairie state State Sovereignty, National Union.
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ILLINOIS BY SABRINA My state is Illinois.
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Transcript of My state is Illinois. Prairie state State Sovereignty, National Union.
ILLINOIS BY SABRINA
My state is Illinois.
STATE NICKNAMEPrairie state
STATE MOTTO
State Sovereignty, National Union
ORIGIN OF THE STATE AND NAME FOR RESIDENTS Illionis came from the word Illini.
The people are called Illinoisan.
BORDERING STATES Iowa Missouri Kentucky Indiana Wisconsin
CAPITAL CITY AND OTHER LARGE CITIES Springfield – state capital Chicago
POPULATION 12,419,293 fifth most populous state
DESCRIBE THE STATE FLAG The flag has a white background with
the state seal in the center. There is a bald eagle on a rock with a
shield in its claws and a ribbon in his beak.
STATE SYMBOLS The purple violet is my state flower.
The state tree is the white oak.
The state bird is called the cardinal.
The state insect is the Monarch Butterfly.
The state fish is called a blue gill.
WHAT THEY DO They grow corn, soybeans, wheat, oats,
barley, rye, sorghum. They raise cattle. They do manufacturing and mining.
GEOGRAPHY Mississippi River Ohio River Illinois River Wabash River Lake Michigan Highest point is Charles Mound at 1,235
feet
FUN FACT President Ronald Reagan was born in
Illinois in 1911.
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