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Illinois' State Symbols

Illinois' State Symbols

Are you teaching about Illinois? Then the Illinois' State Symbols trunk is perfect for you! Photos, replicas, actual samples, activity books, information and other items are included for your use. There's an Illinois Facts section, too. To see a complete list of this trunk's contents, click here.

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Lending Locations

County	Location	City	Phone Number	E-mail Address
Adams	Siloam Springs State Park	Clayton	217-894-6205	jim.assell@illinois.gov
Boone	Boone County Conservation District	Belvidere	815-547-7935	tdawson@boonecountyconservationdistrict.org
Bureau	Hennepin Canal Parkway State Trail	Sheffield	815-454-2328	Dnr.HennepinCanal@illinois.gov
Champaign	Anita Purves Nature Center	Urbana	217-384-4062	naturecenter@UrbanaParks.org
Clinton	Eldon Hazlet State Park	Carlyle	618-594-3015	john.bunnell@illinois.gov
Coles	IDNR District Office	Charleston	217-345-2420	bryan.eubanks@illinois.gov
Coles	Fox Ridge State Park	Charleston	217-345-6416	foxridge@dnrmail.state.il.us
Cook	Sagawau Environmental Education Center	Lemont	630-257-2045	laura.brown@cookcountyil.gov
Cook	Chicago Botanic Garden	Glencoe	847-835-8253	rammann@chicagobotanic.org
Cook	Wetlands Discovery Center	Park Forest	708-748-2005	jjoyce@vopf.com
Cook	The Grove Nature Center	Glenview	847-299-6096	krisvanvoorhis@glenviewparkdist.org
Cook	Irons Oaks Environmental Center	Olympia Fields	708-481-2330 ext. 202	kjoslin@hfparks.com
Cook	Shedd Aquarium	Chicago	312-692-3165	teacherservices@sheddaquarium.org
Cook	William Powers State Conservation Area	Chicago	773-646-3270	dnr.wm.powers@illinois.gov
De Kalb	Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area	Shabbona	815-824-2106	molly.haseman@illinois.gov
De Witt	Weldon Springs State Recreation Area	Clinton	217-935-2644	carol.thompson@illinois.gov
Du Page	Bartlett Park District Nature Center	Bartlett	847-608-3100	JSchnepper@bartlettparks.org
Du Page	Forest Preserve District of Du Page County - Mayslake	Oak Brook	630-206-9586	ndahlin@dupageforest.com
Du Page	Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum	Lisle	630-829-6546	jmarin@ben.edu
Du Page	The Morton Arboretum	Lisle	630-725-2118	cgrabski@mortonarb.org
Effingham	Ballard Nature Center	Altamont	618-483-6856	ballardnc@frontiernet.net
Franklin	USACOE Rend Lake	Benton	618-724-2493	dawn.m.kovarik@usace.army.mil
Fulton	Dickson Mounds Museum	Lewistown	309-547-3721	cchristensen@museum.state.il.us
Grundy	Goose Lake Prairie State Park	Morris	815-942-2899	char.mcdade@illinois.gov
Grundy	Gebhard Woods State Park	Morris	815-942-0796	jill.jackson@illinois.gov
Jackson	Giant City State Park	Makanda	618-457-4836	micheal.cralley@illinois.gov
Jersey	Pere Marquette State Park	Grafton	618-786-3323	scott.isringhausen@illinois.gov
Johnson	Cache River State Natural Area	Belknap	618-657-2064	molie.oliver@illinois.gov
Kane	Hawthorne Hill Nature Center	Elgin	847-531-7055	teamnature@owc.net
Kankakee	Kankakee River State Park	Bourbonnais	815-933-1383	stacey.johnson@illinois.gov
La Salle	Starved Rock State Park	Utica	815-667-5351	leo.trainor@illinois.gov
Lake	Volo Bog State Natural Area	Ingleside	815-344-1294	stacy.iwanicki@illinois.gov
Macon	Rock Springs Nature Center	Decatur	217-423-7708	mccd@maconcountyconservation.org
Madison	National Great Rivers Museum	East Alton	(618) 462-6979	Mindy.j.cory@usace.army.mil
Massac	Fort Massac State Park	Metropolis	618-524-4712	chris.mcginness@illinois.gov
Massac	Mermet Lake Conservation Area	Belknap	618-524-5577	chris.mcginness@illinois.gov
McDonough	Argyle Lake State Park	Colchester	309-776-3422	bridget.hinchee@illinois.gov
McDonough	District Forester's Office, Argyle Lake State Park	Colchester	309-776-5271	barrie.mcvey@illinois.gov
McDonough	Western Illinois University, Elementary Education	Macomb	309-298-1777 or 309-298-1258	DT-Powers@wiu.edu
McHenry	McHenry County Conservation District	Crystal Lake	815-479-5779	education@mccdistrict.org
McLean	Children’s Discovery Museum	Normal	309-433-3449	bthomas@normal.org
McLean	Sugar Grove Nature Center	McLean	309-874-2174	info@sugargrovenaturecenter.org
Peoria	Wildlife Prairie State Park	Peoria	309-676-0998	saramackey@wildlifeprairiestatepark.org
Rock Island	Western Illinois University	Moline	309-762-3999 ext. 262	DT-Powers@wiu.edu
Sangamon	IDNR Division of Education	Springfield	217-524-4126	dnr.teachkids@illinois.gov
Sangamon	Regional Office of Education Staff Development Center	Springfield	217-585-8090	jdahl@roe51sdc.org
Shelby	USACOE Lake Shelbyville Office	Shelbyville	217-774-3313	Pamela.J.Doty@usace.army.mil
Vermilion	Vermilion County Conservation District	Danville	217-442-1691	ldarling@vccd.org
Wabash	Beall Woods State Park	Mt. Carmel	618-298-2441	jacque.hallam@illinois.gov
Wayne	IDNR District Office	Fairfield	618-842-2179	mary.hurley@illinois.gov
Whiteside	IDNR Region I Office	Sterling	815-625-2968	ruth.siemert@illinois.gov
Whiteside	Morrison-Rockwood State Park	Morrison	815-772-4708	mike.challand@illinois.gov
Will	District Forester's Office	Wilmington	815-476-0109	tom.gargrave@illinois.gov
Will	Forest Preserve District of Will County	Joliet	815-727-8700	jprince@fpdwc.org
Winnebago	Burpee Museum of Natural History	Rockford	815-965-3433 ext. 1020	Kathleen.Scordato@burpee.org
Winnebago	Kishwaukee Intermediate Delivery System (KIDS)	Loves Park	815-636-3040	sbooth@kidsroe.org