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- Admission to Statehood: December 3, 1818
- Area: 57918 sq.mi, 25th Land 55593 sq. mi., 24th Water 2325 sq.mi., 20th
Great Lakes 2,546 sq.mi., 5th
- Area Codes: 50states List
- Biographies: Famous Illinoisans
- Bird: Cardinal 50states List
- Border States: Regional List Indiana Iowa Michigan Kentucky Missouri Wisconsin
- Cam World: Live Web Cams
- Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds
- Climate: Illinois
- Colleges, Universities: 50states List
- Community and Technical Colleges: 50states List
- Community Pages: 50states List
- Constitution: 21st State
- County Profile: Text List 102 Counties
- Courts: Judicial System
- Current Events: News Headlines
- Department of: Education Certification
- Driving: SOS/DS
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products, wheat.
- Industry: Machinery, food processing, electric equipment, chemical products, printing and publishing, fabricated metal products, transportation equipment, petroleum, coal.
- Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index
- Fast Facts: 50states List
- Flag:
The Illinois flag is a simple representation of the Great Seal of Illinois against a white background. In 1969, the General Assembly voted to add the word "ILLINOIS" under the Great Seal of the flag. The State's name was added to the flag to ensure that people not familiar with the Great Seal of Illinois would still recognize the banner. Flag adopted 1915. Fly this Flag
- Flower: Purple Violet Viola
- Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies
- Geographic Center: Logan, 28 miles northeast of Springfield
- Governor: George H. Ryan (R)
- Highest Point: Charles Mound; 1235 feet, 45th
- Highway Markers: Illinois Resource Manual
- History: Historical History Channel Civil War
- Largest Cities: Chicago Rockford Aurora Naperville Peoria Springfield Joliet Elgin Waukegan Cicero
- Library: Illinois
- License Plates: Illinois
- Lowest Point: Mississippi River; 279 feet, 33rd
- Maps: DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List
- Media: Radio TV
- Motto: State Sovereignty, National Union
- Museums: The Virtual Library
- National Forest: Illinois
- Newspapers: Illinois
- Nickname: Prairie State
- Origin of state's name: Algonquin Indian for "warriors"
- Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com
- Permanant Residents: Find A Grave
- Population: Quick facts 12,419,293; 5th, 12/00
- Presidental Birthplace:
- Public Records: Illinois
- Real Estate: Ired.com - Illinois
- Representatives:
- Road Side America: Illinois
- Soil: Illinois - Drummer
- Song: Illinois 50states List
- words by: Charles H. Chamberlin
- music by: Archibald Johnston
- Sports: Illinois Teams
- State Parks: Illinois
- Symbols: Geobop's Learn Illinois
- Topography: Image Prairies and fertile plains throughout; open hills in the southern region.
- Tourism: Tour Illinois
- Tree: White Oak Quercus alba Plant a Historic Tree, Today!
- Unclaimed Funds: Illinois
- Veteran Affairs: Illinois VA Military Links
- Vital Records: Illinois
- Weather: Springfield, Capital Airport
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