Illinois State Facts

State Bird

• Bald Eagle

• Blue Jay

• Cardinal

• Hawk

State Reptile

• Painted Turtle

• Silvery Salamander

• Hog Nosed Snake

• Tiger Salamander

State Amphibian

• Silvery Salamander

• Bull Frog

• Tiger Salamander

• Toad

State Fish

• Catfish

• Carp

• Bass

• Blue Gill

State Mammal

• Bobcat

• White Tailed Deer

• Raccoon

• Wild Turkey

State Insect

• Monarch Butterfly

• Ant

• Lady Bug

• Locust

State Mineral

• Coal

• Nickle

• Flourite

• Cobalt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

State Praire Grass

• Big Blue Stem

• Switch Grass

• Indian Grass

• Little Blue Stem

State Snake

• Hog Nose Snake

• Blue Racer

• Prairie King Snake

• Eastern Milksnake

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

State Soil

• Drummer Silty Clay Loam

• Top Soil

• Sub Soil

• Bedrock