Illinois
... population of 111,454 as of 2004. Illinois also has many rivers such as: Illinois River, Mississippi River, Ohio River, Wabash River, Fox River, Des Plaines River, Sangamon River, Bid Muddy River, and Kaskaskia River. Illinois also has many lakes such as : Lake Shelbyville, Fox Lake, Orchard Lake, Carlyle Lake, Mackinaw Lake, Salt Lake, Vermillion Lake, Springer Lake, Mc.Cullome Lake, Rock Lake, Saline Lake, Green Lake, Spoon Lake, La Moine Lake, and Fork Lake. Illinois state motto "State Sovereignity-National Union" which means "promise of bright furture". The state motto appears on both the flag and the state seal. Illinois entered the Union as a free state, but Mississippi, just before, had come into the Union as a slave state. Alabama was to follow Illinois as a slave state. Illinois's motto was to reflect on what was going on around that time (slavery). Illinois nicknames Prairie State, Land of Lincoln and Corn State. Illinois also has many celebrities like Micheal Jordan, Oprah Whinfrey and Walt Disney. Illinois is a great state with alot of interesting facts. Illinois has many major products and industries like: Meat packing, clothing, telephones, iron, steel, knitting mills, stoves, watches, railroad cars, flou...