These are the answers to the Chicago Sun-Times' Illinois state symbols multiple-choice ... There are about 20 native oak species in Illinois, and the state tree was the “native oak” from ...

Illinois has more than 30 state symbols. Some are easily recognizable, like the state flag; and others are more niche, like the state pie (pumpkin) or the state snack food (popcorn).

Elementary school students from the Prairie School of DuPage in Wheaton led the initiative to add a mushroom to the roster of Illinois state symbols. The initiative became Illinois Senate Bill ...

The Illinois State Flag Commission released the top 10 on Tuesday, and will allow the state’s residents to vote for their favorite, or choose none and stick with the status quo, beginning in ...

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ campaign staff assemble a Illinois State flag for the podium during Vallas’ election night party at Recess located at 838 W. Kinzie St., Feb. 28, 2023.

The students surveyed over 100 “stakeholders” across the state to figure out which mushroom best represented Illinois. The “giant puffball” was chosen in a school-wide election.

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner was chosen.

For the first time, Illinois has a state mushroom, thanks in large part to a group of students from Chicago's western suburbs. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3514 into law in August.

Those interested in submitting a design can upload it online or send it through the mail addressed to the Illinois Flag Commission, Howlett Building, Room 476, 501 S. Second St., Springfield, IL ...

Elementary school students from the Prairie School of DuPage in Wheaton led the initiative to add a mushroom to the roster of Illinois state symbols. The initiative became Illinois Senate Bill ...