{"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":"2026-04-03T06:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:47:07","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-28f84493 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-28f84493 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-ffb54d4469f0212e897eb71d0c826af2\" 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-4bc58ba2 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-caa3120180bd46ca6deb32be641b10db\"><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-etsy 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=\"M9.16033,4.038c0-.27174.02717-.43478.48913-.43478h6.22283c1.087,0,1.68478.92391,2.11957,2.663l.35326,1.38587h1.05978C19.59511,3.712,19.75815,2,19.75815,2s-2.663.29891-4.23913.29891h-7.962L3.29076,2.163v1.1413L4.731,3.57609c1.00543.19022,1.25.40761,1.33152,1.33152,0,0,.08152,2.71739.08152,7.20109s-.08152,7.17391-.08152,7.17391c0,.81522-.32609,1.11413-1.33152,1.30435l-1.44022.27174V22l4.2663-.13587h7.11957c1.60326,0,5.32609.13587,5.32609.13587.08152-.97826.625-5.40761.70652-5.89674H19.7038L18.644,18.52174c-.84239,1.90217-2.06522,2.038-3.42391,2.038H11.1712c-1.3587,0-2.01087-.54348-2.01087-1.712V12.65217s3.0163,0,3.99457.08152c.76087.05435,1.22283.27174,1.46739,1.33152l.32609,1.413h1.16848l-.08152-3.55978.163-3.587H15.02989l-.38043,1.57609c-.24457,1.03261-.40761,1.22283-1.46739,1.33152-1.38587.13587-4.02174.1087-4.02174.1087Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Etsy<\/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>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-963c9509b1b8bb5150b8a2961dca2215\" 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-0544624802313f0d97280eaf6fa4c2e5\" 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-6f8ef9ad28865bddda6211c0d0a30e5a\" 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-03abcb90a7e3db3f253f8197cb8d73c0\" 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-5ca179f429c5f9804008d52adc9a59db\" 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-395460280995473885bd889068b68621\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#printable-facts\" title=\"\">Print All Illinoi 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-a825b457 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-d5ceefd43811b3fe3b487b34b4aac5d7\" 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-61a0660fa2571242f74741e70616a532\" 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-28f84493 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-28f84493 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-463fd153aedac68f6eae0df3c9502adc 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-6efbbc16 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-9f1a0ea55b0e69cd90d83d0aa49ad8f4\" 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-f5eceaf4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-88326c07 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-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d33dbe98b23e099db0314f31348be035\" 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-a0b58b503075e55fd339eb378f260eaf\" 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-dd9abe70c2123c22df0ee4682c9ef73e\" 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-fb4e5e85f17e7d4ca6f8293f858a03e9\">&nbsp;December 3, 1818<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ca509a3a68a58871eda4e0b9511c179\" 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-24ab6e0cc5eeacec0e5b5980ab6a123a\" 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-cff0ac256870151f282f64506774c780\" 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-a1238660207cb0a28713e3bc4689c26d\" 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-9bfe05756b6cd4690f56c59c0ecd6f10\" 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-a5cfa8a487f8faf98b1cbba96ca14922\" 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-0d1b13d4db4bb6b2bedd08519637c4e8 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-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-68122a7fede8e85c1dafff8684bd6d43\" 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-81c590f0bc12cb9deb5113f651fc7e46\">Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87f3deb570254e483f4d7b4914845c82\" 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-fcd122234980ee2c2275b54cadd826c7\">State Sovereignty, National Union<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1f67ecbe2c9ee0a45a21b5d52fc2159\" 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-a9607c076a12e27112515d65fc3806c4\">White-Tailed Deer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-322971059b2912dc1eaed4f3084d9dbe\" 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\">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-b6f7ecac 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-ba0ae288 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-bb5e05c46aa082342112c7d9dfc17504\" 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-6dc13f1f484a81a57366777e130f7509\" 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-d7d67b173b4fc95f3066474198720fe2 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-ba0ae288 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-27071db0bb3a7ee84a6a03c4836cb069\" 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-35c9262aec6ba24fca24a4faef4f5408\">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-f7d2f175f42a7b4a2dabfde8e8098d80\" 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-b7acd7fb 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-b2a27621 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-ba0ae288 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-ad700f7b4cc6551064a15c7f70ac249e\" 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-b59de0423b1de0f38d04d90ef84dc649\">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-b2a27621 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-65033c3c5a18bf385f10a28d350c51bf 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-e846a82e 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-3da10676 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-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" 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-1afd6f9e9547e8478a78571e3579fc04\" 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-28f84493 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-28f84493 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-1b3618e29711fd292fe82459ddb1b919 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-6efbbc16 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-958b34dd9e867dcb88dfe2fd3fa3eff9\" 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-72d38984 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-4115c1a1 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-2c106e92 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-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f40b421dfec019b2da88f517da07bb4\" 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-67ab395e327784e6dee4a10159f54f07\" 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-969618cffd2dc359405e1114711d0c5b is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6e0de1e0 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-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-020e77a0091be7761f9fd9ea7eba7f75\" 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\">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-b7acd7fb 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-0e9a610f 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-d4718764cd793db510d2a7776902e685\" 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-fd127dfcadaec62b17568173e4f42687\" 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-bf4982756395bce90b4ea0f85cd5bfa4 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-60fbed5c 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-a92d2e56ffb16e9b72a16acfffe27860\" 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\">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-b7acd7fb 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-92d440f1 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-1f575186 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-1083539c19452a5fc0cd9b38e59eb6ce\" 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-1a7ec5db387018b59ee893e3ea064302\" 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-d4cc294d1d91ffa41ab7eb0bd9636685 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-60d0a863 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-145cbe6fd27673235d2991e7f64fad82\" 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\">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-b7acd7fb 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-92d440f1 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-18225a6a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5953ee2fa30597b3ecd8b499dd962815\" 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-0626ff330a70720729c93f826b84497b\" 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-90836989f1b1257fc790fb0cedea8d7a is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f016c79b 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-18225a6a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a053114b6059cee2ed92bfdb70643fad\" 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\">&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-b7acd7fb 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-5eaf84c1 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-785fbdded828ce2f69aa0766b193a188\" 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-6dd4788ade9619af5e2cbd9c3c383f0b\" 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-53d45e2758e0336b74dad22384c804de 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-84553c4c 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-0200b04f49b2de2e54fa21157fa6d94d\" 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\">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-28f84493 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-28f84493 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-5a1890d857e5e585dce832a1ac9c7723 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-6efbbc16 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-c8e9df121ebfb701511b1b8da9fb8d8b\" 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-b7acd7fb 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-92d440f1 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-09cc5217 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d60f8d721b7790ba294472ae89692c2\" 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-6c3bde4fb185d57658ae9343c28894c5\" 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-ddf5bb96f4f05ea440e165522d8ad312 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-09cc5217 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0166e415ebf0616125388f87e851429b\" 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\">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-b7acd7fb 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-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 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=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1.png\" alt=\"Ohio regions map. \" class=\"wp-image-69733\" 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-state-fact-regions1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1-768x768.png 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-ebb1c8d7a7561dad606ac6f079e06da8\" 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-059090da926feba9c3fa9389deb34c2d\" 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-b7acd7fb 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-6d5ac1a5 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-478c1d01c5ea3a14d68e0fa66ae56b69\" 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-dfd5ee6a0693a7d2d3d8fab4c40e8417\" 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-25e3f70a51c4e7b62820c82fdae01f8a\" 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-80bae0fa54fc0dbedea1756aa2b1369e 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-6d5ac1a5 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-04bf92e3d4532845764cb99ea9ecfca7\" 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-e79b6df187b0c0fdab8a0fb51556f35d\" 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\">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-b7acd7fb 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-6d5ac1a5 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-197ba6b7b27bf177069f00852351f9bb\" 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-f03d945bfd20a5d39bc372239ac119fc\" 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-750e085f84a06732ccf8cda40c6a9de8\" 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-c61215d27cf540f8d0c5c36704cc9548\" 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-4967d928f31a12c21f5c1b3ef2a955cf\" 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-66ffef66d9c7e4604cd91109aaddf750 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-6d5ac1a5 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-7ea23e42f1f4b79f7f0698b6fc27df3b\" 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-180f723f2a9c0639b589b943321a8cec\" 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\">&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-fc8198c454f3cff11151d118db07ce60\" 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\">&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-b7acd7fb 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-6d5ac1a5 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-c546576010614f0d44ffdb29d5a325d1\" 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-2954b1633314494c869ff55bd65d9ee1\" 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-3d541e9ca8d32c6e2370831abd5c5d39\" 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-a28469e5b2001d84fe0dc445a6de494b 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-6d5ac1a5 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-be3b4e427311961e5a056ffdc149154e\" 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-54f4eca273e83cce0bff473cdbbe005c\" 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\">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-b7acd7fb 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-92d440f1 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-09cc5217 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d748fcf7894d0224bff1a966e34d5e98\" 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-c65395729cc0e89775e3f573910f9d19\" 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-3bb010e0f65a9a3b3aae2e325ca10468 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-09cc5217 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f837b8579b13037526d687d79ef2cd85\" 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\">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-fa6b8d65 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 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-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" 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-e9c4a370040ca8c90739f70f34463f72\" 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-28f84493 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-28f84493 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-a577098026cd13fca011d2bf58da04b7 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-6efbbc16 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-8cc7ea33b4eec4b898cf85e9afc03c6b\" 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-0b024fc6 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-6d5ac1a5 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-77f55e141472d856f9ed543be849f60f\" 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-eb7e45c0e1a771b6e7b59ff2e9f7465b\" 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-cb4e3bc459d57b931b58f357815c5289\" 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-13cc2f9321417a7c865f968f82f916fb 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-6d5ac1a5 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-5f979237fa4567ad042281e59eaea0a2\" 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-018ed6189c3a80d196d692e3b07b3087\" 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\">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-0b024fc6 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-6d5ac1a5 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-f8ca1f8cdf1910ec056e48768d526d86\" 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-1df42a14a38bc6aeef40a9cd48aa340a\" 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-5da3945a5b5945ce3117db37bcfda4c7\" 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-28226499cd0b295f3568770214e9d501\" 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-a833f6288aeaaf8aa9f5cf3b61619590\" 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-9371d5cda9d96a1938c67d035305656d\" 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-86e895d8ea47bad2535e070bc1b991d8\" 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-a4f69c12d8a198f811fee9ac14d195d8\" 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-cebd3a4790fc2e6920ac5f29e9a78fc1 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-6d5ac1a5 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-5c1e4946b46e9d6313faef54a53ecd93\" 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-52459a8dd4a5890c31e08ad5ebf014c7\" 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\" 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-bfd88687ceb7a66d34fb60655acaae82\" 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-af324d879792078ce73f2e341c1375e9\" 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\">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-d4f8a87df9dc88e1e08f1c05fa5e5eb4\" 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\">&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-fa6b8d65 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 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-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" 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-baa66396a04a1e17411ed6a0941bdd22\" 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-eb86b48121f256ad4bb194dfe160013d\" 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-28f84493 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-28f84493 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-945029881c7ec9ed2b7ca500cd451999 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-6efbbc16 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-4baf3d1b3bc3cb2db11643c1c413c238\" 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-0b024fc6 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-6d5ac1a5 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-b6cd190df5bee725a98c0cf8cf22f788\" 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-2e8f7bfa5cdd686d12cda0a153f38eb7\" 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-981236c7 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-0690753414ca66019c0a745926a0fc07\" 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-a027f716b5cf7d648a4111a0998f781c\" 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-54d7d58fcb7e2950c39853f3f00b0040\" 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-fa6b8d65 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 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-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" 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-b21dd8587343fdcc309be903ee3ee7d4\" 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-0b024fc6 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-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-851573c8cd8b847d1796266d3d480a02\" 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-11d9b228a8352027d1ec5d10ec46c9bb\" 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-2f3410b6245d3a168ab397f959314b20 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-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce3d9c501bd115b8a1ed29e091894b08\" 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\">&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-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71b62fe0bd69fe1a53897f01d1935122\" 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-924ed40e0cf88874a4e01c9cabb800d3\" 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-0b024fc6 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-6d5ac1a5 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-721959fceb4854ac37965b2c65c1214a\" 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-3445402b9637e7c791daa01822a71f28\" 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-e1d681b0a25b5899c7c9461554459cf9\" 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-22d2cd322d886174b5b6ff0eb7be2ff2 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-6d5ac1a5 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-08657a2a4e1b0725a3c7d7bb29a234dd\" 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-967ffb71bcaebf8fa5be857798e401f1\" 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\">&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-0b024fc6 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-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d5a4a3b6a5f61a6deafbd240a3059c9c\" 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-b658de4ce7a9ec7bf564073bc844e04a\" 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-ed7451afecfdfeef32b62966604bf657 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-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ca03abc00f89c8e33e7e5189d160f4fe\" 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\" 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-981236c7 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-82f79ed93dfde14aadf63eb2f8b3c5d7\" 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-10feee652ccf9228b847fd57d79096c8\" 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-f19863bd2ae4ea5d76a7c452b2bddee2\" 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-0b024fc6 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-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c086b88161d1404be87c3a55f36cf22a\" 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-5fd2fc59611c12961fcf584a086e8a6c\" 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-0e6595591bcbcfd8c58d9bcf86f8ff07\" 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-03ea0b26b053d4d7ead077fc040dfe40\" 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-18e094a955cecbce9d86e6b6d28d5ef7\" 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-4b557033a9a2a0f91a8b8149473896c7 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-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-067f08671a39de91cce62221c9290395\" 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\" 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-f3ef29e858f602be9d27a3a32e336c8e\" 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-f266ed21240bc4146f17ff9b54053287\" 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\">&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-c42b75d1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 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-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" 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-cc6b25405ea9c5a9096ad5440ae59803\" 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-0b024fc6 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-6d5ac1a5 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-da5c42b0378125632c565aca9dda17eb\" 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-2fb80e565bcedd9c7036e75d9edc7997\" 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-c12871c853430670a9ab511089421cff\" 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-df7bf9c23955c8e5354b4f4860e6a706 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-6d5ac1a5 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-23274f0753336bfd75b7a7fc1e226257\" 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-3a126784a3e0ae65d0940b4a03214a1e\" 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\">&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-28f84493 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-28f84493 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-a89b3969 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:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aofl-printable-bottom-banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"448\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-9587\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2.png 928w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Looking for Fun Learning Activities?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b5994976 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button printable-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/category-activities\"><strong>See All ABCmouse Activities<\/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<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading aofl-advice-post-heading\">More Activities&#8230;<\/h2>\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-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"color:#01075f; 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