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Illinois joined the Union December 3, 1818. Illinois became the 21st state of the United States of America.

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Springfield is the capital of Illinois and was made the capital in 1819. Springfield is in Southern Illinois.

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there were 12 tribes that lived in Illinois the Winnebago were one of them. They lived near Lake Michigan during the time.

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Abraham Lincoln lived in Springfield for  17 years with Mary, his wife, and their kids Robert Todd, Tad, William Wallace, and Edward Baker. He was a lawyer in Springfield, IL.

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The tullimonstrum became the state fossil of Illinois is 1989. It lived about 280-340 million years ago during the Pennsylvanian geological period.

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chosen by kids in the 80's and it is part of the sun fish family.

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in 1980 kids voted the white tail deer to be the state animal and this is a lot of states around Illinois the white tail deer is there state animal to.

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The Illinois State Tree is the White Oak Tree. It was chosen in 1973 based on a vote of 900 school children.

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voted in by kids in the 1920's

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the state flower was voted in by kids in 1907

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the state mineral was adopted in 1965 and is now widely used in cleaner and hydrofluoric acid

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Illinois is nicknamed the Prairie State because it is mostly flat on the farmland, it is on the northwest corner of the state.

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he was put in office in January 3 2017 and is still up for reelection. He is 44 years old and he is a Democrat.

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Illinois has had two official state flags. The first one was made officially Illinois flag on July 6th, 1915.

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There is a bronze monument to the famed superhero Superman in Metropolis, Illinois. There is also a museum dedicated to him.