List of Illinois state symbols
This is a list of official symbols for the U.S. state of Illinois:
Location of the state of Illinois in the United States of America
State symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Law[notes 1][1] | Year adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 sororia) |
 |
5 ILCS 460/40 | 1908[2] |
| Folk dance | Square dance | 5 ILCS 460/65 | 1990[3] | |
| Fruit | Gold Rush Apple (Malus domestica) |
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5 ILCS 460/57 | 2007[1] |
| Fossil | Tully monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium) |
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5 ILCS 460/60 | 1989[4] |
| Grain | Corn | 5 ILCS 460/56.5 | 2018[5] | |
| Insect | Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
 |
5 ILCS 460/15 | 1975[2] |
| Mineral | Fluorite (Calcium fluoride) |
 |
5 ILCS 460/25 | 1965[4] |
| Motto | "State sovereignty, national union" | 5 ILCS 460/5[notes 2] | 1818[6] | |
| Nickname | "The Prairie State" | Traditional[4] | ||
| 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) |
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5 ILCS 460/55 | 1989[4] |
| Reptile | Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) |
 |
5 ILCS 460/90 | 2006[1] |
| Slogan | "Land of Lincoln" | 5 ILCS 460/30 | 1955[4] | |
| Snackfood | Popcorn (Zea mays averta) |
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5 ILCS 460/80 | 2004[1] |
| Soil | Drummer silty clay loam (mesic Typic Endoaquoll) |
5 ILCS 460/75 | 2001[1] | |
| Song | "Illinois" | 5 ILCS 460/35 | 1925[7] | |
| 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] |
| Vegetable | Sweet corn | 5 ILCS 460/56 | 2015[1] | |
| Wildflower | Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) |
 |
5 ILCS 460/43 | 2017[1] |
See also
Notes
- Unless otherwise indicated entries are defined in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 5 (General Provisions), State Designations Act (5 ILCS 460/)
- The motto is defined in the original legislation defining the state seal. The legislation has been renewed.
References
- State Designations Act, Illinois General Assembly, retrieved 2019-05-20
- "State Symbols". Illinois.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
- Illinois State Symbols, Department of Natural Resources, retrieved 2019-05-20
- 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
- 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
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