U.S.A  ILLINOIS
NICK NAME: PRAIRIE STATE
CAPITAL: SPRINGFIELD
STATE HOOD: DEC.03.1818 (21ST STATE)
LOCATION IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL U.S
ILLINOIS IS BORDERED BY LAKE MICHIGAN,INDIANA
AND ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER,KENTUCKY (E)
MISSOURI AND IOWA ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (W)
AND WINCONSIN (N)