State Flower: Native Violet
State Bird: Cardinal
State Song: "Illinois"
State Nickname Prairie State, Land of Lincoln
State Motto: State Sovereignty, National Union
Population: 12,763,371
Statehood: December 3, 1818 21st state
Highest Point: Charles Mound, 1,235 feet 376 meters
Lowest point: Along the Mississippi River in Alexander County, 279 feet 85 meters above sea level
Major land areas: Central Plains, Interior Low Plateau, Shawnee Hills
Largest cities: Chicago, Rockford, Aurora, Naperville, Peoria, Springfield
Capital: Springfield
State Nickname Prairie State, Land of Lincoln
State Motto: State Sovereignty, National Union
Population: 12,763,371
Statehood: December 3, 1818 21st state
Highest Point: Charles Mound, 1,235 feet 376 meters
Lowest point: Along the Mississippi River in Alexander County, 279 feet 85 meters above sea level
Major land areas: Central Plains, Interior Low Plateau, Shawnee Hills
Largest cities: Chicago, Rockford, Aurora, Naperville, Peoria, Springfield
Capital: Springfield