Illinois Government
Current Illinois Governor.
Who is J.B. Pritzker?
Home to Illinois State University.
What is Bloomington-Normal?
Run east and west.
What are even numbered interstates?
Illinois State Capital.
What is Springfield?
First Europeans to explore Illinois.
What is the French?
Only U.S. President to be born and raised in Illinois.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Home to Northern Illinois University.
What is DeKalb?
Run north and south.
What are odd numbered interstates?
Illinois state bird.
What is the cardinal?
Made up of around twelve tribes who lived near the Mississippi River in the Midwest. The main tribes that had the most power were the Cahokia, Kaskaskia, Michigamea, Peoria, and Tamaroa.
What is the Illinois Confederation or the Illiniwek?
Represent our district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Darin LaHood?
Home to Western Illinois University.
What is Macomb?
Interstate that goes through Peoria.
What is I-74?
Illinois year of statehood.
What is 1818?
First Europeans in Illinois that paddled up the Illinois River after it was clear a Northwest Passage did not exist.
Who was Joliet and Marquette?
U.S. Senators Representing the state of Illinois.
Who is Tammy Duckworth and Richard Durbin?
Home to Eastern Illinois University.
What is Charleston?
Interstate that connects Chicago to the Quad Cities and runs across the entire United States.
What is I-80?
States that border Illinois.
What is Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa?
French explorers and traders that established a few forts along the Illinois River with limited success.
Who is La Salle and Tonti?
Current number of electoral votes for the state of Illinois.
What is 19 electoral votes?
Home to Southern Illinois University.
What is Carbondale?
Interstate that connects Bloomington-Normal to Wisconsin.
What is I-39?
Current population of Illinois.
What is 12.5 million residents?
Advocated for Illinois Statehood in U.S. Congress. Responsible for pushing the Illinois border further north so the state had access to Lake Michigan.
Who is Nathaniel Pope?