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List of Illinois state symbols
This is a list of official symbols for the U.S. state of Illinois:
State symbols Edit
Type | Symbol | Image | Law[notes 1][1] | Year adopted |
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Amphibian | Eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) | 5 ILCS 460/85 | 2005[2] | |
Animal | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 5 ILCS 460/45 | 1982[2] | |
Artifact | Pirogue | 5 ILCS 460/63 | 2017[1] | |
Bird | Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 5 ILCS 460/10 | 1929[2] | |
Exercise | Cycling | 5 ILCS 460/67 | 2018[1] | |
Fish | Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) | 5 ILCS 460/50 | 1986[2] | |
Flower | Violet (Viola spp.) | 5 ILCS 460/40 | 1908[2][3] | |
Folk dance | Square dance | 5 ILCS 460/65 | 1990[4] | |
Fruit | Gold Rush Apple (Malus × domestica) | 5 ILCS 460/57 | 2007[1] | |
Fossil | Tully monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium) | 5 ILCS 460/60 | 1989[3] | |
Grain | Corn | 5 ILCS 460/56.5 | 2018[5] | |
Horse | Thoroughbred horse (Equus caballus) | 5 ILCS 460/90 | 2006[1] | |
Insect | Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 5 ILCS 460/15 | 1975[2] | |
Mineral | Fluorite (Calcium fluoride) | 5 ILCS 460/25 | 1965[3] | |
Motto | "State sovereignty, national union" | 5 ILCS 460/5[notes 2] | 1818[6] | |
Nickname | "The Prairie State" | Traditional[3] | ||
Pet | Shelter dogs and shelter cats | 5 ILCS 460/47 | 2017[1] | |
Pie | Pumpkin pie | 5 ILCS 460/100 | 2016[1] | |
Prairie grass | Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) | 5 ILCS 460/55 | 1989[3] | |
Reptile | Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) | 5 ILCS 460/90 | 2006[1] | |
Rock | Dolostone | 2022[7] | ||
Slogan | "Land of Lincoln" | 5 ILCS 460/30 | 1955[3] | |
Snackfood | Popcorn | 5 ILCS 460/80 | 2004[1] | |
Snake | Eastern milk snake | 5 ILCS 460/87 | 2022[8] | |
Soil | Drummer silty clay loam (mesic Typic Endoaquoll) | 5 ILCS 460/75 | 2001[1] | |
Song | "Illinois" | 5 ILCS 460/35 | 1925[9] | |
Tartan | Illinois Saint Andrew Society Tartan | 5 ILCS 460/95 | 2012[1] | |
Theatre | The Great American People Show | 5 ILCS 460/70 | 1995[1] | |
Tree | White oak (Quercus alba) (replaced "Native Oak" adopted in 1908) | 5 ILCS 460/40 | 1973[2][3] | |
Vegetable | Sweet corn | 5 ILCS 460/56 | 2015[1] | |
Wildflower | Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) | 5 ILCS 460/43 | 2017[1] |
See also Edit
Notes Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n State Designations Act, Illinois General Assembly, retrieved 2019-05-20
- ^ a b c d e f g . Illinois.gov. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g Illinois State Symbols, Department of Natural Resources, retrieved 2019-05-20
- ^ "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
- ^ Janssen, Kim (December 28, 2017). "Exciting days for corn lovers as corn to become official state grain of Illinois". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Seal of the State of Illinois, Illinois.gov, retrieved 2019-05-20
- ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of Public Act 102-1044". www.ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Sellem, Luke (June 16, 2022). "Gov. Pritzker designates official snake of Illinois with help from Carterville student". KFVS 12 News. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ James Krohe Jr. (July 7, 2016), "Everybody join in: Illinois needs a new state song for a new era", Illinois Times, retrieved 2019-05-20