Illinois State Symbols
Illinois State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
Illinois is home to Chicago, the third most densely populated city in the United States, Illinois is a major hub for transportation and commerce. Students studying in Illinois can experience the culture and benefits of living in a major metropolitan area or in a vast countryside of farmland on the interior plains. Illinois is also the home of the current US president, Barack Obama.
Illinois was named for the Illinois Indians, Illinois became the 21st state in 1818. Illinois' capital is Springfield, which is the home of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Illinois state amphibian is the Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) and state reptile is the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta).
Illinois State Symbols is a state resource that contains descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Illinois state facts such as Illinois state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Illinois, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots.
Illinois State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots |
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Symbols |
Symbol Name - (Species) |
| American Folk Dance | Square Dance |
| Amphibian | Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) |
| Animal | White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
| Artifact | Pirogue - 2016 |
| Bird | Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Fish | Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) |
| Flag | State Flag |
| Flower | Native Violet (Viola sororia) |
| Fossil | The Tully Monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium) |
| Fruit | Gold Rush Apple (Malus xdomestica) |
| Insect | Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
| Language | English |
| Mineral | Flourite (Calcium fluoride) |
| Motto | "State Sovereignty, National Union" |
| Nicknames | "Land of Lincoln" |
| Pie | Pumpkin pie - August 14, 2015 |
| Prairie Grass | Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) |
| Quarter | Illinois State Quarter |
| Reptile | Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) |
| Seal | Great Seal |
| Slogan | "Land of Lincoln" |
| Snack food | Popcorn |
| Soil | Drummer Series* |
| Song | "Illinois" |
| Theatre | The Great American People Show |
| Tree | White Oak (Fagaceae Quercus alba) |
| Vegetable | Sweet corn - July 16, 2015 |
