3.  The nickname of Illinois is the Prairie State.  The Region is the Midwestern Region  The capital city is Springfield.  The three major cities are Rockford, Aurora, and Chicago.  The population is currently 12,875,255 people

4.  The Flag  Cardinal White Oak

5.  The current governor is Patrick Quinn  The senators are Richard Durbin(Democrat) And Mark Kirk(Republican)

6.  The borders are:  Mississippi River, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, and Lake Michigan  The geography of Illinois: flat prairies and farmland lie between two large bodies of water, Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River.

7.  Some natural resources are coal, oil, and minerals.  Illinois would be great for farming. It will be good because there is lots of rich, black soil. They grow corn, soy beans, oats, wheat, and produce livestock.

8.  Statehood: 1818  In 1717, Illinois became part of the French colonies  In 1720, the French bring Africans as slaves to Illinois  In 1860, Abraham Lincoln became first U.S. president from Illinois

9. CChicago- shop, eat at great restaurants, and great sights like the Willis Tower AAbraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield- Visit and look through

10.  Kaskaskia Island is the only part of Illinois that lies west of the Mississippi River  Glaciers covered most of Illinois during the Ice Age  The state animal is a white tail deer  On Saint Patrick’s Day, the Chicago River is dyed green to express the cities’ Irish heritage  Some Illinois sports teams are: MFL Chicago Bears, NBA Chicago Bulls, and WNBA Chicago Sky  Walt Disney was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois

11.  Karamanski, Theodore J., and William D., Walters Jr. “Illinois”. World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 10 Mar 2014.  “Illinois”. CultureGrams State Edition. ProQuest, 2014. Web. 10 Mar 2014.  World Book Inc. “Illinois”. The World Book Encyclopedia. 2004 ed. Print. Theodore J. Karamanski and William D. Walters Jr.