List of Illinois state symbols


This is a list of official symbols for the U.S. state of Illinois:

State symbols

TypeSymbolImageLawYear adopted
AmphibianEastern tiger salamander
5 ILCS 460/852005
AnimalWhite-tailed deer
5 ILCS 460/451982
ArtifactPirogue5 ILCS 460/632017
BirdNorthern cardinal
5 ILCS 460/101929
ExerciseCycling5 ILCS 460/672018
FishBluegill
5 ILCS 460/501986
FlowerViolet
5 ILCS 460/401908
Folk danceSquare dance5 ILCS 460/651990
FruitGold Rush Apple
5 ILCS 460/572007
FossilTully monster
5 ILCS 460/601989
GrainCorn5 ILCS 460/56.52018
InsectMonarch butterfly
5 ILCS 460/151975
MineralFluorite
5 ILCS 460/251965
Motto"State sovereignty, national union"5 ILCS 460/51818
Nickname"The Prairie State"Traditional
PetShelter dogs and shelter cats5 ILCS 460/472017
PiePumpkin pie5 ILCS 460/1002016
Prairie grassBig bluestem
5 ILCS 460/551989
ReptilePainted turtle
5 ILCS 460/902006
Slogan"Land of Lincoln"5 ILCS 460/301955
SnackfoodPopcorn
5 ILCS 460/802004
SoilDrummer silty clay loam
5 ILCS 460/752001
Song"Illinois"5 ILCS 460/351925
TartanIllinois Saint Andrew Society Tartan5 ILCS 460/952012
TheatreThe Great American People Show5 ILCS 460/701995
TreeWhite oak

5 ILCS 460/401973
VegetableSweet corn5 ILCS 460/562015
WildflowerMilkweed
5 ILCS 460/432017