Date Admitted: 1818 (21st)
Capital: Springfield
Largest City: Chicago
Population: 11,895,849
State Song: "Illinois"
Lyrics
State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: White Oak
State Flower: Violet
Nickname: Land of Lincoln
The Prairie State
State Constitution: Adopted
in 1970
Official State Web Page: Illinois
Department of Education: Schools
Electronic Library: Illinois
View County Map
View County
Profiles
Links of Interest:
News and Media
Copley Net
Chicago Reporter
Magazine
Illinois
Entertainer
Springfield
Magazine
Illinois
State Climatologist Office
Travel and Tourism
Central Illinois
Tourism Guide
Illinois Bureau
Of Tourism
Southern Illinois Tourism
Council
Travel Guide
Spoon
River Drive
Welcome, Traveler
Rich's
Illinois Highways Page
ThisIsFun
Destination
Illinois:
Sites
of the Week
Land
of Lincoln WebRing
NorthStarNet
History and Community
Illinois
ArmWrestling Page
At
Home in the Heartland
Illinois
History Resource Page
Illinois
State Archives
Illinois'
Revolutionary Ancestors
Southern Illinois
History Page
Illinois
in the Civil War
ParkLands Foundation
Illinois
Entertainer
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Adopted in 1915
Elected Officials
Governor:
Jim
Edgar
Senators:
Richard
Durbin
Carol
Moseley-Braun
Representatives:
Bobby
Rush--1st District
Jesse
Jackson, Jr.--2nd District
William
Lipinski--3rd District
Luis Gutierrez--4th District
Rod
Blagojevich--5th District
Henry
Hyde--6th District
Danny Davis--7th District
Philip
Crane--8th District
Sidney Yates--9th District
John
Edward Porter--10th District
Jerry
Weller--11th District
Jerry
Costello--12th District
Harris
Fawell--13th District
J.
Dennis Hastert--14th District
Thomas
Ewing--15th District
Donald
Manzullo--16th District
Lane
Evans--17th District
Ray
LaHood--18th District
Glenn
Poshard--19th District
John
Shimkus--20th District
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