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Senior Senator: Richard Durbin

Junior Senator: Tammy Duckworth

Representative: Raja Krishnamoorthi

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Flower: Violet🌸

Animal:  White Tailed Deer🦌

Tree: White Oak🌳

Bird: Northern Cardinal🐦
Amphibian: Tiger Salamander🦎
Artifact: Pirogue⛴
Capital: Springfield🏞
Exercise: Cycling🚴
Fish: Bluegill 🐟
Dance: Folk Dance🎩💃
Fossil: Tully Monster🐊
Fruit: Goldrush Apple🍎
Insect: Monarch Butterfly🦋
Mineral: Fluorite
Pet: Cats and Dogs🐕🐈
Pie: Pumpkin Pie🍘
Prairie Grass: Big Bluestem⛺
Reptile: Painted turtle🐢
Snack Food: Popcorn🍥
Soil: Drummer Soil🛤
Tartan: Illinois Saint Andrew society⛪
Grain: Sweet Corn🌽

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The first Aquarium originated in  Chicago IL in 1893.

Before Springfield, Illinois had 2 state capitals. Kaskaskia, and Vandalia.

Des Plaines, Illinois is the home to the first McDonald's. 💙💙💙💙🌹💕🍔🍟

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Illinois became the 21st state on December 3rd, 1818

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* Illiniwek Indians- lived in a large section of the central Mississippi River Valley including most of Illinois
* The Miami Tribe- lived in villages that were south and west of Lake Michigan

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The Prairie State and The land of Lincoln. It got "the prairie state" by it commonly being known for its tall grass and prairie land. It got its second nickname because, as the name describes it, it's the land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln grew up there and was his home town.

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Abraham Lincoln : 16th President
Barack Obama : 40th President
Ronald Reagan : 44th President
Ulysses Grant : 18th President

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Springfield is the capital of Illinois. Springfield is the largest city in central Illinois. In 1837 Springfield became the capital of Illinois. When Abraham Lincoln left Springfield for his presidency, the population grew to nearly 10,000 people around 1861.

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Became the official flag in 1915. The design was originally made from Ella Park Lawrence and the Daughters of the American Revolution and their design was selected among 35 other entries. The Illinois flag has the state seal in the center and the background is white. The current flag was approved in 1969 after being authorized in 1867.