{"id":89037,"date":"2026-04-03T06:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?p=89037"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:32:34","slug":"illinois-facts-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/illinois-facts-for-kids\/89037","title":{"rendered":"100+ Illinois Facts for Kids (Free Printable List)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-printables-titlegroup\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aofl-fullbackground-width state_post_featured_image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/illinois-sign-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89048\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/illinois-sign-.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/illinois-sign--300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/illinois-sign--768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"font-size:38px\"><strong>100+ Illinois Facts for Kids (Free Printable List)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-3rem-padding aofl-waysToShare is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3af082ef wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Share<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-icon-color has-icon-background-color aofl-social-icons-share is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#3A86FF;background-color:#ffffff00\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook has-blue-color wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li style=\"color:#3A86FF;background-color:#ffffff00\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-pinterest has-blue-color wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path 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href=\"https:\/\/%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li style=\"color:#3A86FF;background-color:#ffffff00\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-chain has-blue-color wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/%20\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15.6,7.2H14v1.5h1.6c2,0,3.7,1.7,3.7,3.7s-1.7,3.7-3.7,3.7H14v1.5h1.6c2.8,0,5.2-2.3,5.2-5.2,0-2.9-2.3-5.2-5.2-5.2zM4.7,12.4c0-2,1.7-3.7,3.7-3.7H10V7.2H8.4c-2.9,0-5.2,2.3-5.2,5.2,0,2.9,2.3,5.2,5.2,5.2H10v-1.5H8.4c-2,0-3.7-1.7-3.7-3.7zm4.6.9h5.3v-1.5H9.3v1.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Link<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s so much for kids to learn about the Land of Lincoln! Whether you live in the state or will just be traveling through, print out these fun Illinois facts for easy entertainment and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-advice-table-ofcontents has-frosted-sky-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:15px;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-midnight-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#state-facts\" title=\"\">State Facts About Illinois<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#fun-facts\" title=\"\">Fun Facts About Illinois<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#geography-facts\" title=\"\">Geography Facts About Illinois<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#wildlife-nature-facts\" title=\"\">Wildlife &amp; Nature Facts About Illinois<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#history-facts\" title=\"\">History Facts About Illinois<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#printable-facts\" title=\"\">Print All Illinois Facts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e2ca91df wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aofl-mb-3rem-padding\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/welcome-to-illinois-sign-state-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89044\" style=\"border-radius:15px;object-fit:cover;width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/welcome-to-illinois-sign-state-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/welcome-to-illinois-sign-state-facts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/welcome-to-illinois-sign-state-facts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/welcome-to-illinois-sign-state-facts-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.5\">From Chicago\u2019s towering skyscrapers to the Mississippi River valley, Illinois is full of beautiful places and fascinating stories! Learn Illinois state symbols, explore its geography and wildlife, and discover the state\u2019s history from ancient days to modern times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.5\">Use our free printable fact sheets, maps, and more to share interesting Illinois information with kids in the classroom or at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-11 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12\" id=\"state-facts\">ILLINOIS STATE FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-445ca447 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4ef7323e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Nickname:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;The Prairie State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Date of Statehood: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;December 3, 1818<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Capital:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Springfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Slogan:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Land of Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Amphibian:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Eastern Tiger Salamander<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Song: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25 wp-block-paragraph\">Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Motto: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27 wp-block-paragraph\">State Sovereignty, National Union<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Animal: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29 wp-block-paragraph\">White-Tailed Deer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Snack Food: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Popcorn<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9e98cf66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Birds.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio state bird northern cardinal. \" class=\"wp-image-69672\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Birds.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Birds-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Birds-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-31 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Bird:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Northern Cardinal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/violet-wildflower-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89046\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/violet-wildflower-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/violet-wildflower-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/violet-wildflower-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Flower: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35 wp-block-paragraph\">Violet<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monarch-butterfly-in-garden-plant-experiments.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88917\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monarch-butterfly-in-garden-plant-experiments.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monarch-butterfly-in-garden-plant-experiments-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monarch-butterfly-in-garden-plant-experiments-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Insect:<\/strong><br>Monarch Butterfly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b3df97a0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/illinois-state-flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89039\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:5px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/illinois-state-flag.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/illinois-state-flag-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/illinois-state-flag-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Flag: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38 wp-block-paragraph\">Flag of Illinois<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b3df97a0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:3%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-ivory-lace-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d2cbac9b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns state_post_call_out_area is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e3c9e13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Chicago is the largest (and most famous) city in Illinois, but it\u2019s not the capital. That honor belongs to Springfield, where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1837 to 1861.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-42 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-43\" id=\"fun-facts\">ILLINOIS FUN FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba1191e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-aa4cd254 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5262ddd1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #1:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Illinois is #24 on the list of U.S. states by size, at 55,593 square miles. It\u2019s the 7th most populous state, with 12.5 million residents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46 is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-047cfe85 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6b71945 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-47 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #2:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The first capital of Illinois (until 1819) was Kaskaskia, named for the local indigenous people. In 1881, the town was nearly wiped out by floods when the Mississippi River shifted its course to the east, leaving Kaskaskia separated from the rest of the state!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3ed430f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/child-eating-burger-and-fried-fast-food-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89051\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/child-eating-burger-and-fried-fast-food-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/child-eating-burger-and-fried-fast-food-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/child-eating-burger-and-fried-fast-food-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #3:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Illinois was home to the very first McDonald\u2019s franchise. It opened in 1955 with only nine menu items!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b9686d90 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/green-river-chicago-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89053\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/green-river-chicago-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/green-river-chicago-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/green-river-chicago-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #4:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, the city of Chicago dyes its river bright green to celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bd769c6f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/abraham-lincoln-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89055\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/abraham-lincoln-illinois-facts.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/abraham-lincoln-illinois-facts-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #5:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Four U.S. presidents have roots in Illinois. Ronald Reagan was born here, though he was living in California when he became president. Abraham Lincoln is famous for being from Illinois, though he was actually born in Kentucky. Ulysses S. Grant and Barack Obama were also living in Illinois when they were elected.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6cd0dee wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/route-66-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89056\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/route-66-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/route-66-illinois-facts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/route-66-illinois-facts-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-55 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #6:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The scenic American highway Route 66 begins in Chicago, Illinois. As the famous song says, \u201cIt winds from Chicago to L.A. \/ More than two thousand miles all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a46f5034 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #7:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">The world\u2019s first skyscraper was completed in Chicago, Illinois in 1885. The Home Insurance Building stood a towering 10 stories tall and 138 feet high.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-58 is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-55a39256 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a46f5034 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #8:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;You\u2019ll find the world\u2019s largest ketchup bottle in Collinsville, Illinois. The 170 foot tall \u201cbottle\u201d is actually a water tower!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c697dd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baseball-in-a-baseball-field-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89057\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baseball-in-a-baseball-field-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baseball-in-a-baseball-field-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baseball-in-a-baseball-field-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #9:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;In 2016, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the first time since 1908. The 108 year stretch in between was the longest \u201cdrought\u201d in baseball history!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e20c39b5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-deep-dish-pizza-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89058\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-deep-dish-pizza-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-deep-dish-pizza-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-deep-dish-pizza-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #10:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Chicago\u2019s famous deep dish pizza is really more like a casserole, and is usually eaten with a knife and fork. It includes the traditional ingredients of crust, sauce, cheese, and toppings, but deep dish pizza puts the sauce on top of the cheese.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-64 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65\" id=\"geography-facts\">ILLINOIS GEOGRAPHY FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Regions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Northern, Central, Southern<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-68 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Climate:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Humid Continental<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/illinois-on-us-map.jpg\" alt=\"illinois and midwest on U.S. map\" class=\"wp-image-89917\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/illinois-on-us-map.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/illinois-on-us-map-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/illinois-on-us-map-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;To the north, Illinois touches Wisconsin. On the east, it\u2019s bordered by Indiana and Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes. The south edge is formed by the Ohio River, which separates Illinois from Kentucky. On the west, the Mississippi River creates the border with Missouri and Iowa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-navy-pier-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89061\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-navy-pier-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-navy-pier-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-navy-pier-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-72 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Navy Pier in Chicago<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-73 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Landmarks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Willis Tower, Cahokia Mounds, Lincoln\u2019s Home and Lincoln\u2019s Tomb, Chicago Riverwalk and Navy Pier, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-75 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shawnee-national-forest-illinois-state-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89063\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shawnee-national-forest-illinois-state-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shawnee-national-forest-illinois-state-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shawnee-national-forest-illinois-state-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-76 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Camel Rock, Shawnee National Forest, Illinois<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Shawnee National Fores<\/strong><\/strong>t<strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Located in Southern Illinois, this area is hilly and full of forests, cliffs, and caves. It\u2019s famous for its amazing rock formations at Garden of the Gods, where visitors can see huge sandstone towers and beautiful views of the countryside.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/driftless-area-illinois.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89065\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/driftless-area-illinois.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/driftless-area-illinois-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/driftless-area-illinois-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-78 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Driftless area of Illinois<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Driftless Area:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Though most of Illinois was flattened by glaciers during the Ice Age, a small part of the northwestern area around Galena was not. This area has steep hills, deep narrow valleys, and tall waterfalls not found in the rest of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Corn Belt:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Large parts of Illinois are flat or gently rolling, making excellent farmland for crops like corn. Illinois also grows soybeans, wheat, oats, hay, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-83 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-city-skyline-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89069\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-city-skyline-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-city-skyline-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-city-skyline-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-84 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Chicago Skyline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>The Windy City:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Chicago is the largest city in Illinois, and the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles). More than 2.7 million people live there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-86 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Great Lakes State:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Illinois has 63 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. The city of Chicago sits on this coastline.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wabash-river-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89071\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wabash-river-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wabash-river-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wabash-river-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-87 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em><strong>Wabash River in Illinois<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-88 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Major Rivers:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Kaskaskia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-90 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/starved-rock-state-park-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89072\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/starved-rock-state-park-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/starved-rock-state-park-illinois-facts-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/starved-rock-state-park-illinois-facts-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-91 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em><strong>Starved Rock State Park<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected State Parks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Starved Rock State Park, Matthiesen State Park, Giant City State Park, Pere Marquette State Park, Illinois Beach State Park<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b9002f0e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a870098f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-93 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>The Cahokia Mounds:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">The Cahokia Mounds are the largest pre-Columbian Native American site north of Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50b495fd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Highest and Lowest Points:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Charles Hill (1235 feet) and the place where the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers meet (280 feet)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">More than three-quarters of Illinois is made up of farmland.The state is consistently ranked among the top two states for the production of soybeans and corn in the U.S., growing almost 15% of the country\u2019s supply.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-99 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-100\" id=\"wildlife-nature-facts\">ILLINOIS WILDLIFE &amp; NATURE FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#DFE4FF;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:#DFE4FF;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:#DFE4FF;border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-1.jpg\" alt=\"American bullfrog on a lilly pad. \" class=\"wp-image-69766\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-101 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>American Bullfrog<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-102 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Reptiles and Amphibians:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-103 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">American bullfrog, green treefrog, spring peeper, eastern foxsnake, northern water snake, copperhead, North American racer, snapping turtle, eastern box turtle, painted turtle, pond slider, spotted salamander, Eastern tiger salamander, little brown skink<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-104 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sandhill-cranes-bird-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89079\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sandhill-cranes-bird-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sandhill-cranes-bird-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sandhill-cranes-bird-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-105 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Sandhill Cranes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-106 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Birds:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">American crow, Canada goose, Eastern wild turkey, mallard, sandhill crane, mourning dove, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, house sparrow, red-tailed hawk, tufted titmouse, red-bellied woodpecker, American goldfinch, ruby-throated hummingbird<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-4.jpg\" alt=\"White tailed deer. \" class=\"wp-image-69859\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-107 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>White-tailed Deer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-108 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Mammals:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-109 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Bobcat, coyote, eastern cottontail rabbit, raccoon, striped skunk, tree squirrel, Virginia opossum, chipmunk, woodchuck, muskrat, white-tailed deer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/school-of-bluegill-and-sunfish-in-water-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89089\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/school-of-bluegill-and-sunfish-in-water-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/school-of-bluegill-and-sunfish-in-water-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/school-of-bluegill-and-sunfish-in-water-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-110 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>School of bluegill and sunfish<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-111 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Fish:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-112 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Bluegill, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, common carp, channel catfish, Northern pike<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-113 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected Endangered Species:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-114 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Lake sturgeon, silvery salamander, hellbender, spotted turtle, short-eared owl, piping plover, Karner blue butterfly, primrose violet<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-115 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-walnut-tree-with-fruit-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89084\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-walnut-tree-with-fruit-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-walnut-tree-with-fruit-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/black-walnut-tree-with-fruit-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-116 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Black Walnut Tree<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-117 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Trees:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Black oak, black walnut, eastern cottonwood, flowering dogwood, persimmon, redbud, red cedar, sassafras, shagbark hickory, sycamore, tulip poplar<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-2.jpg\" alt=\"Black eyed susan. \" class=\"wp-image-69857\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-118 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Black-eyed Susan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-119 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Plants and Flowers:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Black-eyed susan, butterflyweed, cardinal flower, common milkweed, tall ironweed, goldenrod, purple coneflower, wild bergamot<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-120 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected Invasive Species:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Tree of heaven, Callery pear, crownvetch, zebra mussel, Asian carp, Eurasian collared dove, wild boar, emerald ash borer, spongy moth (formerly called gypsy moth)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-121\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-122 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Coyotes are highly adaptable and live throughout the Chicago area, including parks and suburban neighborhoods.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-123 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;The American bison once thrived on the prairies of Illinois, but they were wiped out by the late 1800s. Today, they\u2019ve been reintroduced to places like Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-124 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d1b35c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-125\" id=\"history-facts\">ILLINOIS HISTORY FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#DFE4FF;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:#DFE4FF;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:#DFE4FF;border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arrowheads-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89100\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arrowheads-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arrowheads-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/arrowheads-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-126 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>First Inhabitants:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-127 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">People arrived in what is now Illinois around 12,000 to 13,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age. Archeologists have found spearheads known as \u201cClovis points\u201d in the area, used by ancient people who hunted large animals like mastodon and caribou.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78b196d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cahokia-Mounds-State-Park-Aerial-View-Illinois-Facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89106\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cahokia-Mounds-State-Park-Aerial-View-Illinois-Facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cahokia-Mounds-State-Park-Aerial-View-Illinois-Facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cahokia-Mounds-State-Park-Aerial-View-Illinois-Facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-128 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Aerial View of <em>Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-129 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Cahokia:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-130 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;When this Native American society was at its peak around the 1100s, this huge settlement covered more than 4,000 acres and was home to almost 20,000 indigenous people. The people were mound builders as well as farmers and traders, with a vibrant culture and community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b1ffe42e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-131\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-132 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">The people of Cahokia built more than 100 earthen mounds. Monk\u2019s Mound is the largest\u2014it\u2019s taller than a ten-story building!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-133 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Illinois Confederation<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-134 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Also known as the Illiniwek or Illini, the Illinois Confederation was a group of 12 to 13 related Native American tribes who lived in the area from at least the 1500s. The main tribes were the Cahokia, Kaskaskia, Michigamea, Peoria, and Tamaroa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-135 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-136 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;These French explorers were the first Europeans to travel through what is now Illinois in 1673. They explored the Mississippi River by canoe, befriended Native American tribes, and claimed the land in the name of France.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-137 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Frontier Settlement:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-138 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Following in Joliet\u2019s footsteps, fur traders quickly moved into the Illinois area to trap and sell animals like beavers. By the late 1700s, European settlers began to move into the area, sometimes pushing out the Native tribes who had lived here for centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/george-rogers-clark-memorial-state-site-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89120\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/george-rogers-clark-memorial-state-site-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/george-rogers-clark-memorial-state-site-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/george-rogers-clark-memorial-state-site-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-139 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-140 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>George Rogers Clark:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-141 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;This American Revolutionary War hero helped the new United States take over the Northwest Territory, which included Illinois. In 1778, he led the troops that captured British forts in Kaskaskia and Vincennes, and convinced many Native people to side with the Americans over the British.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-142 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/corn-field-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89121\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/corn-field-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/corn-field-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/corn-field-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-143 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em><em>Corn field<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-144 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Statehood:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Though only about 35,000 people lived in the territory at the time (mainly in the south), Illinois was granted statehood on December 3, 1818. Soon after, farmers learned how to break through the tough prairie sod to the fertile soil beneath, and before long, thousands of acres were planted with crops like corn.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-145 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Saukenuk and Black Hawk:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-146 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">As new settlers flooded in, they forced most of the Native American tribes out, including those who had lived in the large Saukenuk village for nearly 100 years. In 1832, a Sauk leader named Black Hawk led 1000 of his people back to Saukenuk to live and farm. There they fought the Illinois militia and U.S. Army, eventually losing and being forced to move west.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-147 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-148 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Chicago Town:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">&nbsp;In the late 1700s, a trading post was established where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan, and in 1803 the U.S. built Fort Dearborn there. By 1833, the area had grown into a large settlement known as Chicago Town, which was incorporated as a city in 1837.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78b196d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Lincoln-Home-National-Historic-Site-in-Springfield-Illinois.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89125\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Lincoln-Home-National-Historic-Site-in-Springfield-Illinois.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Lincoln-Home-National-Historic-Site-in-Springfield-Illinois-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Lincoln-Home-National-Historic-Site-in-Springfield-Illinois-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-149 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>The Lincoln Home National Historic Site<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-150 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Land of Lincoln:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-151 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Abraham Lincoln moved to Illinois when he was very young, and worked as a farmer, rail-splitter, and store clerk. Eventually, he became a lawyer, then served in the Illinois state government and the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1860, while living in Springfield, Illinois, he was elected President of the United States. There are many historic sites in Illinois celebrating President Lincoln\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-152 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Great Chicago Fire<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-153 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">On October 8, 1871 a fire started on Chicago\u2019s southwest side, likely started in or near the O\u2019Leary property, but the exact cause is unknown.The blaze spread quickly, burning an area 4 miles long and 1 mile wide before it was finally put out by rain the next day. Though a huge part of the city was destroyed, the railroad tracks survived, and the \u201cGreat Rebuilding\u201d began almost immediately<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-worlds-fair-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89127\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-worlds-fair-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-worlds-fair-illinois-facts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chicago-worlds-fair-illinois-facts-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-154 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>World&#8217;s Fair Columbian exhibition in Chicago<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-155 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>World\u2019s Fair:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-156 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">In 1893, Chicago hosted the Columbian Exposition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus\u2019s voyage to the New World. Visitors saw such \u201cfuturistic\u201d sights as Thomas Edison\u2019s Kinetoscope (the first moving pictures), and the grounds were lit by electric lightbulbs that astounded fairgoers!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-157 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-158 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Hull House:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">&nbsp;In 1889, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr opened Hull House in Chicago to help support newly-arrived immigrants. People of all ages could take classes, join clubs, get food and healthcare, and find friends in their new community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jazz-musician-with-trumpet-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89128\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jazz-musician-with-trumpet-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jazz-musician-with-trumpet-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jazz-musician-with-trumpet-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-159 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Trumpet player in jazz band<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-160 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Great Migration:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Between 1916 and 1970, millions of Black Americans left the southern states to escape unfair laws and treatment. Many came to Chicago, bringing their music (like jazz and blues), food, and traditions. This helped to shape Chicago\u2019s culture as it grew into one of the biggest cities in the U.S.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#FCA311;border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c22c1dee wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-161\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-162 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">The 1893 Columbian Exposition featured the world\u2019s first Ferris wheel, with a 250-foot diameter wheel. Visitors could ride it for 50 cents each.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d548aff3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sears-willis-tower-chicago-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89130\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sears-willis-tower-chicago-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sears-willis-tower-chicago-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sears-willis-tower-chicago-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-163 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Sears (Willis) Tower in Chicago<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-164 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Sears Tower:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-165 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;When it opened in 1973, the Sears Tower was the tallest skyscraper in the world at 1,451 feet, a title it held until 1996. Today it\u2019s known as Willis Tower, and visitors can admire the view from the top of the tallest observation deck in the U.S.!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-166 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-274bc8e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/obama-Dr-in-illinois-facts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89131\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/obama-Dr-in-illinois-facts.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/obama-Dr-in-illinois-facts-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/obama-Dr-in-illinois-facts-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-167 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Obama Drive in Calumet Park, Illinois<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-168 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>First Black U.S. President:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;In 2008, Democrat Barack Obama was a first-term U.S. Senator from Illinois when he was elected the first Black President of the United States of America. He served two terms as president, and today his Presidential Library is being built in Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56231\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down-300x47.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down-768x121.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aofl-mb-3rem-padding aofl-orange-btn is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 anchor-link-with-margin\" id=\"printable-facts\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABCmouse-IL-Fact-Packet.pdf\" style=\"color:#01075f;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,0) 62%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%);font-size:30px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PRINT ALL ILLINOIS FACTS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center aofl-advice-post-heading is_fullwidth_area\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><strong>Keep Exploring Fun Facts About States Across America<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"9\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-9\" class=\"wp-block-query is_fullwidth_area is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><ul style=\"color:#01075f;letter-spacing:0.5px\" class=\"columns-5 has-native-responsive-grid aofl-advice-profile-posts wp-block-post-template has-text-color is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1e799e49 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-69638\" class=\"wp-block-post post-69638 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-printables-and-worksheets tag-activities tag-ohio tag-states\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"27083\" height=\"15234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Title.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#01075f\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-169 wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/ohio-facts-for-kids\/69638\" target=\"_self\" >Ohio Facts for Kids<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"color:#01075f\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-170 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Discover fun and surprising Ohio facts for kids\u2014covering history, nature, geography, and more. Includes a free printable list to share.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/ohio-facts-for-kids\/69638\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-259793\" class=\"wp-block-post post-259793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-printables-and-worksheets tag-activities tag-northcarolina tag-states\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nc-facts-welcome-sign.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Retro postcard-style graphic reading &#039;Greetings from North Carolina&#039; with a large &#039;NORTH CAROLINA&#039; backdrop and a white outline of the state, captioned &#039;The Tar Heel State&#039;.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nc-facts-welcome-sign.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nc-facts-welcome-sign-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nc-facts-welcome-sign-768x413.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#01075f\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-171 wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/north-carolina-facts\/259793\" target=\"_self\" >North Carolina Facts for Kids (Free Printable List)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"color:#01075f\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-172 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Discover fun North Carolina facts for kids, from state symbols and wildlife to history, geography, landmarks, and a free printable facts list.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/north-carolina-facts\/259793\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-67149\" class=\"wp-block-post post-67149 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-printables-and-worksheets tag-activities tag-new-york tag-states\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New-York.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New-York.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New-York-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/New-York-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#01075f\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-173 wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/new-york-facts-for-kids\/67149\" target=\"_self\" >New York Facts for Kids<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"color:#01075f\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-174 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Discover interesting New York facts for kids\u2014covering history, nature &#038; landmarks. 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Learn about its wildlife, history, landmarks, and geography. 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