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ALL ABOUT ILLINOIS - Interesting State Facts
 DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION December 3, 1818 CAPITAL Springfield NICKNAME Prairie State MOTTO State sovereignty, national union STATE FISH Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) STATE FLOWER Native Violet (Violaceae) STATE INSECT Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) STATE TREE White Oak (Quercus alba) STATE SONG Illinois words by C.H. Chamberlain, music by Archibald Johnson |
TOTAL AREA 57,918 square miles HIGHEST POINT 1,235 feet (Charles Mound) LOWEST POINT 279 feet (Mississippi River) POPULATION 12,419,293 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES Longitude: 87° 30' W to 91° 30' W Latitude: 36° 58' N to 42° 30' N GEOGRAPHIC CENTER Near the geographic center of Illinois is a small village in Logan County called Chestnut. Chestnut is located between Lincoln and Decatur about 28 miles northeast of Springfield. Longitude: 89° 18.4'W Latitude: 40° 0.8'N STATE BORDER Illinois is bordered by Wisconsin on the north and Kentucky in the south. On the east, Illinois is bordered by Lake Michigan and Indiana. Illinois borders Iowa and Missouri on the west. MAJOR RIVERS Illinois River, Mississippi River, Ohio River, Wabash River STATE BIRD Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
 Holiday Inn Express Oglesbyla Salle/Peru Area ilThe Holiday Inn Express Oglesby is situated approximately an hour driving distance from Chicago and Peoria, 90 miles from O' Hare International Airpor...  Quality Inn Saint CharlesThe Quality Inn St. Charles is easily accessible to Route 64, approximately 25 miles from O??Hare International Airport and 40 miles from Midway Airpo...  The Majestic HotelThe Majestic Hotel is approximately 14 miles from Chicago O'Hare International Airport and 17 miles from Chicago Midway Airport. Local attractions inc... |  Comfort Suites NormalShopping malls and restaurants close by. Easy and close access to I-39,I- 74 and I-55. Recreation activities nearby. Free Night program. ...  Holiday Inn Express East PeoriaHoliday Inn Express Hotel East Peoria is located one mile from the Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino and approximately 15 miles from Peoria Regional Airport...  Comfort Inn MarionThis Comfort Inn is located approximately two miles from Williamson County Airport and 10 miles from Shawnee National Forest. < P > There... |
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