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The reason Illinois is called the Land of Lincoln is because Abraham Lincoln's home was in Springfield from 1837 to 1861. Illinois is called The Prairie state because Illinois is mostly Farmland and flat land.

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Before Illinois was a state it was nothing but territory for the United States before it was admitted in the Union on December 3, 1818. Illinois is the 21st state to be admitted. Illinois became a state when the General Assembly sent a petition to the U.S Congress asking for the Illinois Territory to be admitted in the Union.

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They're were presidents who had once lived in Illinois. Presidents like: Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, and Ulysses S. Grant. 1 President in this group was born in Illinois, which is Ronald Reagan who was born in Tampico Illinois on February 6th, 1911.

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Springfield is located in the central part of Illinois but before it became our 3rd capital it had 2 before it. The first was Kaskaskia, and the 2nd: Vandalia. Springfield became our 3rd and final state capital in April 10, 1821.

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Senators: Richard Durbin, Tammy Duckworth

Representatives: Bobby Rush, Robin Kelly, Daniel Lipinski, Luis Gutierrez, Mike Quigley, Peter Roskam, Danny Davis, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Janice "Jan" Schakowsky, Bradley Schneider, Bill Foster, Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, Randy Hultgren, John Shimkus, Adam Kinzinger, Cheri Bustos, Darin LaHood

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The Eagle on the Flag of Illinois represents The United States

The Shield on the flag represents the Original Thirteen colonies

The Boulder on the flag represents the day Illinois was admitted to the Union and the day of the State

The ground symbolizes the rich soil in the state.

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In 1928, Illinois schoolchildren selected the cardinal as the State Bird of Illinois. The General Assembly made  that designation official  in 1929.

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In 1907, Illinois schoolchildren voted to select the state tree and the state flower. They selected the Native Oak and the Violet. The General Assembly approved a bill to make these selections official in 1908.

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In the United States of America there're where 2 tribes natives who lived in Illinois: Illiniwek and the Miami. The Illiniwek are made of a group of 12 tribes which lived in a large section the central Mississippi River Valley and most of what today is Illinois. The Miami tribe lived in villages located South and West of Lake Michigan.

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in 1980, the Illinois schoolchildren voted to select the white-tailed deer as the state animal. The vote was made official by the General Assembly in 1982.

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n 1973, a special poll of 900,000 schoolchildren changed the State Tree from the Native Oak to the White Oak.

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Schoolchildren selected the bluegill as the state fish in 1986.
the bluegill grows to only about 9 inches and weighs less.