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The state pie is Pumpkin Pie

The state bird was the Northern Cardinal

The Great Chicago hat which burned 18,000 buildings and killed 200 to 300 people

The tallest building in North America is the Sears tower which is located in Chicago

Illinois is the largest recoverable coal reserve of any state. (1.2 billion tons)

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Barack Obama, the 44th President

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Ronald Reagan, the 40th President

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Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President
- Lincoln started his political career in Illinois and after becoming president the state was given the nickname "The Land of Lincoln"

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Flower : Purple Violet

The most common violet is the dooryard violet and a lot of those are in Illinois.

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The name Illinois came from the Native American word Illinwek.

Corn State: Illinois got this nickname because it is one of the leading producer of corn in the whole country besides Iowa

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The state of Illinois entered the Union on December 3, 1818. The 21st state takes its name from Native American tribes of the area. In Algonquian, "Illinois" means "tribe of superior men."who fond the union French claimed, explored, and settled Illinois in the 1600s. They passed the territory onto Great Britain in 1763, and in 1783, the United States acquired the land. Nicknamed "Land of Lincoln,"

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Our senators of Illinois are:
-Richard Durbin, Who is a democrat and has been senator since Jan 7, 1997
-Tammy Duckworth, who is also a democrat and has been a senator since  Jan 3 2017. Our state representatives are:
Bobby Rush
Robin Kelly
Daniel Lipinski
Jesus Garcia
Mike Quigley
Sean Casten
Danny Davis
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Janice "Jan" Schakowsky Bradley Schneider
Bill Foster
Mike Bost
Rodney Davis
Lauren Underwood
John Shimkus
Adam Kinzinger
Cheri Bustos
Darin LaHood.
Most of them are democrats, only 5 of them are republican.

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A large group of tribes of over 10,000 people populated most of Illinois. The Native Americans sold their land (Illinois). Illinois had a number of traditional enemies, including Siouan tribes to the northwest, the Osage, Pawnee, and Arikara to the west, and the Quapaw to the south.

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There is an eagle that has a banner in its beak with the state motto. The eagle is standing on a rock. In the Eagle talons there is a shield. The Shield has 13 stars and 13 stripes. The Flag was adopted in 1915. The rock has the numbers 1868 and 1818. Lake Michigan's horizon in the back.

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The capital of Illinois is Springfield, known back in its day as a coal mining town and also 100 milles away from the river leading to the Mississippi and was a high income town even back in its day when first decided as the capitol.

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Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President
Ulysses S. Grant has a home that he lived in that is located in Galena, Illinois.