WELCOME TOILLINOIS

By: Julian Jimenez

Major Cities

ChicagoCapital - SpringfieldBloomingtonAuroraRockford

State Flag and Seal

• Adopted June 27, 1969• White background with

the State Seal

• Adopted in 1819 • Bald Eagle on rock

carrying a shield and banner with the state motto

• “State Sovereignty, National Union."

Fun Facts

• Became a state on Dec 3, 1818• 2012 population 12,869,257• Nickname = Prairie State• Metropolis, IL is the home of

Superman• Kaskaskia and Vandalia were capitals

before Springfield

Fun Facts

• The world’s 1st skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885• Sears Tower (Willis Tower) was the

tallest building in the world for nearly 25 years• The Ferris Wheel debut at the World’s

Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893• Has the world’s largest catsup bottle• Home of Abraham Lincoln

State Bird, Flower & Tree

CARDINAL WHITE OAKPURPLE VIOLET

Students selected in 1929

Males = redFemales = brown, red

wingsBlack masks

Students selected in 1907

Purple blossomsPetals are edible and

often covered with sugar and used as cake

decorations

Students selected in 1973

Leaves are 4-7 inchesGrows up to 100 ft tall

20 yrs old produces acorns

State Quarter & License Plate

Released Jan 2, 200321st State Quarter

Young Abraham LincolnLand of Lincoln

Agriculture and Chicago Skyline

Blue and WhiteLand of Lincoln

TRIVIA: In 1943 in order to conserve metal during the war, what did they

make license plates out of?

ANSWER: Soybeans, but they stopped because the goats were eating them!

Agriculture & Industries

• Agriculture: Corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products and wheat• Amongst the highest production of soybeans and corn• Leader in food manufacturing and meat processing• 2nd nationally in the export of agricultural products shipped to other

countries each year• Leading manufacturer of machinery (construction equipment, farm

machinery, machine tools)• Coal is the most important mined product

Places of Interest

Six Flags Great America

Lincoln Park Zoo

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and

Museum

Wrigley FieldHome of the Chicago

Cubs

Chicago Skyline

At first the Northern border of Illinois lined up with Indiana but was extended north to add 50

miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and the Chicago River.

Willis Tower (formally Sears Tower)

110 stories104 elevators1,730 feet high with antennaeWorld’s tallest building until 19988th tallest building in the worldTallest in Western HemisphereSee 4 states: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin & Michigan

103rd floor

Thanks for visiting Illinois