Welcome to Illinois! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The Prairie State, Corn State | ||
Slogan | The Land of Lincoln | 1955 | |
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | State Sovereignty, National Union | > | |
Song | Illinois | 1925 | > |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | violet (Violaceae) | 1907 | > |
Wildflower | milkweed (Asclepias) | 2017 | > |
Tree | white oak (Quercus alba) | 1973 | > |
(former) | oak (Quercus) | 1908 | |
Prairie Grass | big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) | 1989 | > |
Grain | corn (Zea mays) | 2017 | > |
Vegetable | sweet corn | 2015 | > |
Fruit | Gold Rush Apple (Malus domestica) | 2007 | > |
Bird | cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 1929 | > |
Animal | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1982 | > |
Reptile | painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) | 2005 | > |
Amphibian | eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) | 2005 | > |
Fish | bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) | 1986 | > |
Insect | monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 1975 | > |
Mineral | fluorite | 1965 | > |
Fossil † | Tully Monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium) | 1989 | > |
Soil | Drummer | 2001 | > |
Cultural Symbols | |||
Artifact | pirogue | 2016 | > |
Snack Food | popcorn | 2004 | > |
Pie | pumpkin pie | 2015 | > |
Exercise | cycling | 2017 | > |
Pet | shelter dogs and cats | 2017 | > |
Tartan | Illinois Saint Andrew Society tartan | 2012 | > |
Dance | square dance ![]() |
1990 | > |
Theater | The Great American People Show | 1995 | > |
Language | English ![]() |
1969 | > |
(former) | American | 1923 |
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