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Capital city of Illinois - Springfield

Info about Statehood - The Date that Illinois was admitted to the Union - December 3, 1818

Abbreviation - The abbreviation for the state is as follows:

Abbreviation - Ill.

Facts about Size - The area of the State covers 57918 square miles

The Constitution - Illinois was the 21st State to be admitted to the Union

3 Largest Cities in Illinois - Chicago, Rockford and Aurora

State Motto - " State Sovereignty, National Union "

Facts about the State Nickname - The Prairie State

Name of the State Song is " Illinois " the words of the song are by Charles H. Chamberlin and music composed by Archibald Johnston

Short History of Illinois - The area was explored by the French in the late 1600s, ceded by France to the British in 1763, and ceded by them to the newly formed United States in 1783.

Origin of the name - Named after The state of Illinois derives from the Illinois River. The river was named by the French explorer, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) for France, in 1679 after the Native Indians who lived in the region. The word Illinois is translated from the Indian word "iliniwok," meaning "warriors"

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