- Eastern Tiger Salamander
State Amphibian - White-tailed Deer
State Animal - Pirogue
State Artifact - Northern Cardinal
State Bird - Springfield
State Capital - Cycling
State Exercise - Bluegill
State Fish - Flag of Illinois
State Flag - Violet
State Flower - Square Dance
State Folk Dance - Tully Monster
State Fossil - Goldrush Apple
State Fruit - Monarch Butterfly
State Insect - English
State Language - Fluorite
State Mineral - State Sovereignty, National Union
State Motto - Origin of "Illinois"
State Name Origin - The Prairie State
State Nickname - Shelter Dogs & Cats
State Pet - Pumpkin Pie
State Pie - Big Bluestem
State Prairie Grass - Painted Turtle
State Reptile - Dolostone
State Rock - Seal of Illinois
State Seal - Land of Lincoln
State Slogan - Popcorn
State Snack Food - Drummer Soil
State Soil - Illinois
State Song - Illinois Saint Andrew Society Tartan
State Tartan - The Great American People Show
State Theater - White Oak
State Tree - Sweet Corn
State Vegetable & Grain