Illinois Made By Justis Ahrendt. Geography The capital is Springfield. It is in the Midwest region. 3 Major Cities are Chicago, Aurora, and Rockford.

Illinois

Made By Justis Ahrendt

Geography

The capital is Springfield.

It is in the Midwest region.

3 Major Cities are Chicago , Aurora, and Rockford. The climate is warm, cool, and rainy

The Major Rivers are Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois.

The year Illinois was admitted to the Union was December 3rd, 1818.

Illinois was the 21st state.

History

The Great Chicago fire destroyed much of the city.

The industries are education, healthcare, and retail trade and the manufacturing products are chemicals, machinery, and processed foods.

The farming products are corn, soy beans, hay, wheat, rye oats, asparagus, cabbage, beans, and fruits.

ECONOMY

The name of the Governor is Patrick Quinn.

POLITICAL SCIENTIST

The name of the Lieutenant Governor is Sheila Simon.

The names of the U.S. Senators are Richard Durbin, and Mark Kirk.

The number of U.S. Representatives are 18.

The state nickname is the Prairie state.

STATE INFORMATION

State flower is the violet

State tree is the white oak

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State bird: cardinal

State insect: Monarch butterfly

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State fish: bluegillState animal: whitetail deer

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State motto State Sovereignty, National Union

State mineral fluorite

State fair is in Springfield, mid- August

STATE INFORMATIONState song Illinois

State soil Drummer

FUN FACTS

Illinois has more people than any other midwestern states!!!!!!!!!

Illinois was also called Land of Lincoln!!!

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ILLINOIS!!!!!!!!