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The purpose, rather than to standardize state abbreviations per se, was to make room in a line of no more than 23 characters for the city, the state, and the ZIP code. [4] Since 1963, only one state abbreviation has changed.
The FIPS state alpha code for each U.S. states and the District of Columbia are identical to the postal abbreviations by the United States Postal Service. From September 3, 1987, the same was true of the alpha code for each of the outlying areas, with the exception of U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (UM) as the USPS routes mail for these islands ...
"State sovereignty, national union" 5 ILCS 460/5 [notes 2] 1818 [6] Nickname "The Prairie State" Traditional [3] Pet: Shelter dogs and shelter cats: 5 ILCS 460/47 2017 [1] Pie: Pumpkin pie: 5 ILCS 460/100 2016 [1] Prairie grass: Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) 5 ILCS 460/55 1989 [3] Reptile: Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) 5 ILCS 460/90 ...
Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.
The Illinois state government has numerous departments, but the so-called code departments provide most of the state's services. [1] [2] Code departments.
The state of Illinois has the second highest rate of real estate tax: 2.31%, which is second only to New Jersey at 2.44%. [189] Toll roads are a de facto user tax on the citizens and visitors to the state of Illinois. Illinois ranks seventh out of the 11 states with the most miles of toll roads, at 282.1 miles.
The basic subdivisions of Illinois are the 102 counties. [2] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. [3] The Constitution of 1970 created, for the first time in Illinois, a type of "home rule", which allows localities to govern themselves to a certain extent. [4]
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that collects state taxes, operates the state lottery, oversees the state's casino industry, oversees the state's thoroughbred and harness horse racing industries, and regulates the distribution of alcoholic beverages throughout Illinois, including beer, wine, and liquor. [3]