The round Silo for farm storage of silage was first constructed on a farm in Spring Grove.
The Monarch Butterfly is the state insect of Illinois.
The Cardinal is the state bird of Illinois.
Corn
The White-tailed Deer is the state mammal of Illinois.
Ice Cream
The ice cream "sundae" was named in Evanston. The piety of the town resented the dissipating influences of the soda fountain on Sunday and the good town fathers, yielding to this churchly influence, passed an ordinance prohibiting the retailing of ice cream sodas on Sunday. Ingenious confectioners and drug store operators obeying the law, served ice cream with the syrup of your choice without the soda. Objections then was made to christening a dish after the Sabbath. So the spelling of "sunday" was changed. It became an established dish and an established word and finally the "sundae".
Chicago has long been internationally known as a centre for the blues, which can be heard in clubs throughout the city. Chicago has also played a critical role in the development of American jazz, through the work of such pioneers as Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Jelly Roll Morton.
Lincoln Memorial
Springfield is the state capital and the home of the National Historic Site of the home of President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is buried just outside Springfield at Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site.
Pigs
Illinois is a leading producer of soybeans, corn, and hogs.
Soybeans
Super-Heroes
Metropolis the home of Superman really exists in Southern Illinois.
The trains that pass through Chicago's underground freight tunnels daily would extend over ten miles total in length.
Violets
The Violet is the state flower of Illinois.
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