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• n  a midwestern state in north-central United States

• Illinois
• Prairie State
• Land of Lincoln
• IL

News & Articles

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• Green Team: The grand prairie
  We call Illinois the Land of Lincoln. We refer to Illinois as the Prairie State. Sadly, however, there remains only about 1 percent of native tall grass prairie standing within the borders of the State of Illinois.
  June 22, 2013 - The Journal-Standard