1. By: Julian Jimenez

2. Chicago Capital - Springfield Bloomington Aurora Rockford

3. Adopted June 27, 1969 White background with the State Seal Adopted in 1819 Bald Eagle on rock carrying a shield and banner with the state motto “State Sovereignty, National Union."

4. Became a state on Dec 3, 1818 2012 population 12,869,257 Nickname = Prairie State Metropolis, IL is the home of Superman Kaskaskia and Vandalia were capitals before Springfield

5. The world’s 1 st skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885 Sears Tower (Willis Tower) was the tallest building in the world for nearly 25 years The Ferris Wheel debut at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 Has the world’s largest catsup bottle Home of Abraham Lincoln

6. CARDINALWHITE OAK PURPLE VIOLET Students selected in 1929 Males = red Females = brown, red wings Black mask s Students selected in 1907 Purple blossoms Petals are edible and often covered with sugar and used as cake decorations Students selected in 1973 Leaves are 4-7 inches Grows up to 100 ft tall 20 yrs old produces acorns

7. Released Jan 2, 2003 21 st State Quarter Young Abraham Lincoln Land of Lincoln Agriculture and Chicago Skyline Blue and White Land of Lincoln TRIVIA: In 1943 in order to conserve metal during the war, what did they make license plates out of? ANSWER: Soybeans, but they stopped because the goats were eating them!

8. Agriculture: Corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products and wheat Amongst the highest production of soybeans and corn Leader in food manufacturing and meat processing 2 nd nationally in the export of agricultural products shipped to other countries each year Leading manufacturer of machinery (construction equipment, farm machinery, machine tools) Coal is the most important mined product

9. Six Flags Great AmericaLincoln Park Zoo Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Wrigley Field Home of the Chicago Cubs

10. At first the Northern border of Illinois lined up with Indiana but was extended north to add 50 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and the Chicago River.

11. 110 stories 104 elevators 1,730 feet high with antennae World’s tallest building until 1998 8 th tallest building in the world Tallest in Western Hemisphere See 4 states: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin & Michigan 103 rd floor

12. Thanks for visiting Illinois