On December 3, 1818, Illinois was officially admitted as the 21st U.S. state to join the Union. Thus, December 3 of this year, 2018, will be the 200th anniversary of Illinois becoming a U.S. state, and 2018 is Illinois's bicentennial year. That reminds me that Illinois does have an official state state, which is titled Illinois , although very few Illinoisans know the words to it, and the song Illinois is probably the least recognizable state anthem to the point that songs like Yankee Doodle (Connecticut's official state song), Georgia On My Mind (Georgia's official state song) and Rocky Mountain High (one of Colorado's two official state songs) are more recognizable to many Illinoisans that our own state's official state song. In case you're wondering what the song Illinois sounds like, here is a performance of the song Illinois by the University of Illinois's Varsity Men's Glee Club. As far as I know, a new state song is not currently a prio...
Midwestern politics from a progressive perspective!