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We became the 21st state to join the union on December 3, 1818!

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Our state capital is Springfield. It was incorporated as a town in 1663!

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In 1673, there was a powerful group on Indian Tribes called the Illinois. They numbered more than 10,000 people, and they occupied a vast territory. But in 1832 the last of their land went to the united states. What remained of their tribe was a single village, with less than 300 people. The reason this happen to the Illinois was colonial expansion, warfare and diseases, like small pox caused massive depopulation. So the Illinois and all their traditions were forgotten!

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Our state flower is the Violet. These flowers kept growing all over the prairie, so it became the official state flower in 1908!

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The Land Of Lincoln
The Prairie State
Corn State
Inland Empire
Rainey State
Garden State/Garden of the West
Sucker State

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Representatives and Senators of Illinois

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Representatives and Senators of Illinois

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Representatives of Illinois-
Booby Rush
Robin Kelly
Daniel Lipinski
Luis Gutiérres
Mike Quigley

Peter Roskam
Danny Davis
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Janice Schakowsky
Bradley Schneider
Bill Foster
Mike Bost
Rodney Davis
Randy Hultgren
John Shimkus
Adam Kinzinger
Cherry Bustos
Darin LaHood
Senators of Illinois-
Richard Durbin
Tammy Duckworth

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The flag was adopted on July 5th, 1916. The proportion of the flag is 3:5, and the original designer was Lucy Derwent.

The Bald Eagle on the flag represents America and its strength

The Thirteen Stars and Stripes (The Shield) symbolizes the original 13 colonies

1818 represents the year of statehood of Illinois

1868 represents the year the current seal was adopted