To 'Discover' the route of the American Discovery Trail in Illinois click on the ADTS page: Trail Directory for Illinois.



Illinois is the 6th most populous state in the country with approximately 11.5 million people. Illinois is bordered by Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin.

'Illinois' originates from an Algonquin Indiana word for 'warriors'.

To 'Discover' more about the state of Illinois click on the Highlighted Links throughout this article.


The small but full of fight Bluegill is the state fish of Illinois.


To take a look at Illinois history click:
http://www.theus50.com/illinois/history.shtml

'Discover' other interesting aspects of Illinois at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois



Explore more facts about Illinois:
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/il_intro.htm

For a great overview of Illinois Information click:
http://www.50states.com/illinois.htm

Thinking about an Illinois vacation:
http://www.enjoyillinois.com/

Go directly to the source by clicking:
http://www.illinois.gov/


The State Insect of Illinois is the Monarch Butterfly.

Take a look at Illinois Topography:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mgg/topo/state2.pl?region=il.jpg