Travel Day -> Illinois

Illinois is a midwestern state bordering Indiana in the east and the Mississippi River in the west. Nicknamed "the Prairie State," it's marked by farmland, forests, rolling hills and wetlands. Chicago, one of the largest cities in the U.S, is in the northeast on the shores of Lake Michigan. It’s famous for its skyscrapers, such as sleek, 1,451-ft. Willis Tower and the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower. 

Abbreviation: IL

Capital: Springfield

Temperature: 58 degrees, rain showers

Time: 1:00pm (1 hour behind us)

Nickname: The Prairie State

This nickname was given to Illinois by the first settlers to arrive here due to the vast expanses of prairie.

Population: 12.67 million (PA 12.8)

Size: 57,915 sq mi (PA 46,000)

Statehood: December 3, 1818

State Flag: 



State Motto: 
State Sovereignty, National Union.

The state motto means that Illinois governs itself under the government of the United States. In the eagle's claws is a shield with thirteen bars and thirteen stars, this represents the first thirteen states. The two dates on the boulder are the dates of Statehood and of the State Seal.


State Bird:
The cardinal was chosen in 1929. Illinois schoolchildren voted for the State Bird. 



State Flower:
Common blue violet
It was selected by schoolchildren in 1908.


State Tree:
White Oak

State quarter:
It highlights an image of a young Abraham Lincoln within an outline of the state, a farm scene, and the Chicago skyline on the left and the right of the state's outline.


Tour of Chicago

CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE
The fire department for Elgin was established by volunteers in 1867 and operated out of a tiny wooden framed building, along Spring Street. Within two years it had purchased an impressive and extremely powerful steam fire engine. During Chicago’s Great Fire of 1871 they offered its services to help out, but for some unknown reason, their larger neighbors turned them down.


CLICK HERE FOR INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ILLINOIS

Self scouring steel plow

'Heated' Train Tracks

Willis Tower


Robert Wadlow


Home Insurance Building

1st McDonalds

Rockford Peaches



CLICK HERE FOR PHRASES/WORDS UNIQUE TO ILLINOIS

CLICK HERE FOR ILLINOIS CUISINE


Cahokia Mounds

The Cahokia Mounds are a fascinating landmark formed by American Indians who lived there more than 800 years ago. The mounds are believed to signify the largest pre-Columbian city north of Mexico.

There are 69 remaining mounds which are now covered in grass. The largest of these mounds is Monks Mound, and it is more than 100 feet tall. Another interesting part of Cahokia is Woodhenge, a large circle formed by 48 wooden posts that aligns with the solar calendar, which makes it very similar to Stonehenge in England.






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