Photo to be taken soon! Photograph by Mark Greenawalt, c1999 Future-Class X Publishing
| State Capital | Springfield |
| Poplular Name | Land of Lincoln |
| Square Miles | 56,400 |
| Rank In Area | 24 |
| Population | 11,418,461 |
| Rank In Population | 5 |
| State Abbreviation | IL |
| State Bird | Cardinal |
| State Flower | Native Violet |
| State Tree | White Oak |
| State Song | "Illinois" |
| Admitted To The Union | 1818 |
| Order Of Admission | 21 |
| Members Of Congress (Senate) | 2 |
| Members Of Congress (House) | 22 |
| For more information on Illinois, click HERE. |
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