ILLINOIS (IL)
Prairie State

Population (2003): 12,653,544 (5th)
Area: 57,914 sq. mi. (25th) (149,997 sq. km.)
Flower: Native violet
Bird: Cardinal
Tree: White oak
Song: "Illinois"
Entered Union: December 3, 1818 (21st)
Capital: Springfield (population, 111,834)
Largest Cities (with pop.): Chicago, 2,886,251; Aurora, 156,974; Rockford, 151,068; Naperville, 135,389; Joliet, 118,423; Peoria, 112,670;

Important Products: industrial machinery, metals and metal products, printing and publishing, electronic equipment, food products, corn, soybeans, hogs

Places to Visit: Lincoln Park Zoo, Adler Planetarium, Field Museum of Natural History, and Museum of Science and Industry, all in Chicago; Abraham Lincoln's home and burial site, Springfield; New Salem Village