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Illinois was once nearly all prairie. Now most of it is farmland.
Illinois.
Illinois
The Prairie State
Illinois.
Illinois used to be mostly prairie. Now it is mostly farmland.
Illinois was once nearly all prairie. Now most of it is farmland.
The Prairie State
Illinois's nickname is "Prairie State," and "Land of Lincoln".
Illinois's nickname is "Prairie State," and "Land of Lincoln".
Illinois is known as the "Prairie State" due to its vast expanses of prairie grasslands that once covered much of the state.
The most common nicknames of the state of Illinois are the Land of Lincoln and The Prairie State. It has also been referred to as the Corn State, the Sucker State, and the Garden of the West.