– ABOUT –
State Bird – Cardinal …….. State Tree – White Oak ……. State mammal – White Tailed Deer
Known for forests, farmlands and hills, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Sears tower – the tallest building in the US, the worlds largest cookie factory, its role in the underground railroad and abolition of slavery, and the worlds largest public library. Illinois is home to the first McDonalds and first Dairy Queen. Every year for St Patricks Day, the Chicago River is dyed green. Morton, Illinois is known as the “pumpkin capital of the world”.
Agriculture – corn, wheat, cattle, and dairy.