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Location of the state of Illinois in the United States of America. ... Motto "State sovereignty, national union" 5 ILCS 460/5 [notes 2] 1818 [6] Nickname "The Prairie ...
The current flag depicts the Great Seal of Illinois, which was originally designed in 1819 and emulated the Great Seal of the United States.In the eagle's beak there is a banner with the state motto, "State Sovereignty, National Union."
Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit ...
Adopted when Utah became a state in 1896, the motto speaks to its hard-working culture. The state is known for its beautiful national parks like Zion and Arches. ... Illinois adopted its motto in ...
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a tab le of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
The official motto of the state of Illinois is "State Sovereignty - National Union". The Illinois secretary of state in 1867, Sharon Tyndale , as the keeper of the Great Seal of Illinois , had it re-engraved so that the word "sovereignty" was upside down.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is autonomous of the governor and the state legislature, and administers public education in the state. Local municipalities and their respective school districts operate individual public schools, but the ISBE audits performance of public schools with the Illinois School Report Card. The ISBE also ...
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