Motto: State Sovereignty-National Union |
Bird: Cardinal |
Flower: Native Violet |
Mammal: White-tailed Deer |
Fish: Bluegill |
Insect: Monarch Butterfly |
Mineral: Fluorite |
Tree: White Oak |
Song: Illinois |
State Fossil: Tulley Monster (tullimonstrum gregarium) |
State Capital: Springfield |
Nicknames: Land of Lincoln, Prairie State |
21st State | Entered Union December 3, 1818 |