The state of Illinois has adopted numerous symbols over time.
Type | Symbol | Description | Adopted | Image | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flag | Flag of Illinois | 1969 | |||
Centennial flag | Centennial Flag of Illinois | 1918 | |||
Sesquicentennial flag | Sesquicentennial Flag of Illinois | 1968 | |||
Seal | Seal of Illinois | 1867 |
Type | Symbol | Description | Image | Law [notes 1] [1] | Adopted |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphibian |
Eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) |
5 ILCS 460/85 | 2005 [2] | ||
Animal |
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
5 ILCS 460/45 | 1982 [2] | ||
Artifact | Pirogue | 5 ILCS 460/63 | 2017 [1] | ||
Bird |
Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
5 ILCS 460/10 | 1929 [2] | ||
Exercise | Cycling | 5 ILCS 460/67 | 2018 [1] | ||
Fish |
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) |
5 ILCS 460/50 | 1986 [2] | ||
Flower |
Violet (Viola spp.) |
5 ILCS 460/40 | 1908 [2] [3] | ||
Folk dance | Square dance | 5 ILCS 460/65 | 1990 [4] | ||
Fruit | Gold Rush
Apple (Malus × domestica) |
5 ILCS 460/57 | 2007 [1] | ||
Fossil |
Tully monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium) |
5 ILCS 460/60 | 1989 [3] | ||
Grain | Corn | 5 ILCS 460/56.5 | 2018 [5] | ||
Horse |
Thoroughbred horse (Equus caballus) |
5 ILCS 460/90 | 2006 [1] | ||
Insect |
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
5 ILCS 460/15 | 1975 [2] | ||
Mineral |
Fluorite (Calcium fluoride) |
5 ILCS 460/25 | 1965 [3] | ||
Motto | "State sovereignty, national union" | 5 ILCS 460/5 [notes 2] | 1818 [6] | ||
Nickname | "The Prairie State" | Traditional [3] | |||
Pet | Shelter dogs and shelter cats | 5 ILCS 460/47 | 2017 [1] | ||
Pie | Pumpkin pie | 5 ILCS 460/100 | 2016 [1] | ||
Prairie grass |
Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) |
5 ILCS 460/55 | 1989 [3] | ||
Reptile |
Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) |
5 ILCS 460/90 | 2006 [1] | ||
Rock | Dolostone | 2022 [7] | |||
Slogan | "Land of Lincoln" | 5 ILCS 460/30 | 1955 [3] | ||
Snackfood | Popcorn | 5 ILCS 460/80 | 2004 [1] | ||
Snake | Eastern milk snake | 5 ILCS 460/87 | 2022 [8] | ||
Soil |
Drummer silty clay loam (mesic Typic Endoaquoll) |
5 ILCS 460/75 | 2001 [1] | ||
Song | " Illinois" | 5 ILCS 460/35 | 1925 [9] | ||
Tartan | Illinois Saint Andrew Society Tartan | 5 ILCS 460/95 | 2012 [1] | ||
Theatre | The Great American People Show | 5 ILCS 460/70 | 1995 [1] | ||
Tree |
White oak (Quercus alba) (replaced "Native Oak" adopted in 1908) |
5 ILCS 460/40 | 1973 [2] [3] | ||
Vegetable | Sweet corn | 5 ILCS 460/56 | 2015 [1] | ||
Wildflower |
Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) |
5 ILCS 460/43 | 2017 [1] |