Illinois State

Population: 12 million

Capital: Springfield

Most populated city: Chicago (2 million)

State Bug: The Monarch Butterfly

State Tree: The White Oak

State Bird: The Cardinal

State Flower: The Common Blue Violet

State Fish: The Blue Gill

State Slogan: Land of Lincoln

Year of Admission: 1818

State Mineral: Fluorite

ILLINOIS HAS HAD 4 CONSTITUTIONS! (Illinois is on its fourth constitution, which has been in use since 1970)