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| Shadrach Bond | First Governor of Illinois |
| Rod Blagojevich | Current Governor of Illinois |
| Richard Daley | Mayor of Chicago |
| Chicago | Most populated city in Illinois |
| Springfield | Current capital in Illinois |
| Kaskaskia | First capital of Illinois, flooded |
| 1818 | Illinois became a state in this year |
| 1971 | The current IL Constitution went into effect on this date |
| Renee Kosel | The IL State Representative for our district (#82) |
| Christine Radogno | The IL Senator for our district (#41) |
| Bluegill | The official state fish of IL |
| White Tailed Deer | The official state animal of IL |
| Popcorn | The official state snack of IL |
| Square dance | The official state dance of IL |
| Illinois | The official state song of IL |
| Mississippi | River that borders the west side of Illinois |
| Ohio | River that borders the southern tip of Illinois |
| Barack Obama | Junior United States Senator from Illinois |
| Dick Durbin | Senior United States Senator from Illinois |
| Jerry Weller | United States House of Representatives member from our district |
| 59 | The number of Senators in Illinois |
| 118 | The number of members in the Illinois House of Representatives |
| 21 years old | How old you have to be to be in the Illinois General Assembly |
| 25 years old | How old you have to be to be in the executive branch of IL government |
| IL Supreme Court | Has 7 members elected to 10 year terms |
| Circut Courts | The lowest courts in IL |
| Illinois judges | Elected by the people of IL |
| Treasurer | State's banker |
| Comptroller | Chief fiscal officer, pays the bills |
| Secretary of State | Keeps the state's records |
| Attorney General | Chief legal officer of Illinois |
| Lieutenant Governor | Next in line for the Governor's office |
| Governor | Chief executive officer for Illinois |
| 4 year terms | The length of term the IL executive branch serves |
| Legislative Districts | The state is divided into representative districts |
| Marquette and Joliet | First explorers to travel through Illinois |
| The Prairie State | The secret code name for Illinois |
| 21 | Number of IL electoral votes |
| Lake Michigan | Great Lake that borders Illinois |
| 30 days | Length of residency in Illinois required to vote |
