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ILLINOIS

Prairie State
Origin of state's name: Algonquin Indian for "warriors"
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.
Entered Union: December 3, 1818; 21st State
Capital: Springfield
Motto: State sovereignty-national union
Flower: Native violet
Bird: Cardinal
Tree: White oak
Song: Illinois
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A LITTLE HISTORY

Fur traders were the first Europeans in Illinois, followed shortly, in 1673, by Jolliet and Marquette, and in 1680 by La Salle, who built a fort near present Peoria. First settlements were French, at Fort St. Louis on the Illinois River in 1692 and Kaskaskia in 1700. France ceded the area to Britain in 1763; American General George Rogers Clark, in 1778, took Kaskaskia from the British without a shot. Defeat of Indian tribes in the Black Hawk War (1832) and railroads in the 1850s inspired change.
FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT ILLINOIS

The Sears Tower is in Chicago.
Illinois is bordered on the north by Wisconsin.
The Union Stockyards are located in Chicago.
Chicago is the largest U.S. city on the Great Lakes.
Kaskaskia Island is the only part of Illinois that is west of the Mississippi River.

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The Home Insurance Building in Chicago was the first metal-frame skyscraper in the world. It was built in 1884, and rose 10 stories high.
Illinois is the largest producer of Fluorite in the United States. Fluorite is used in making steel, enamels, aluminum, glass, and many chemicals.
Illinois has the most personalized license plates of any state.
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