Background Check

Illinois Quick Stats:
Illinois State Flower

• Admission to Statehood: December 3, 1818
• State Flower: Purple Violet
• Capital: Springfield
• Largest City: Chicago
• Total Population: 12,419,293

Illinois Demographic Information:

• Caucasian: 73.48%
• African-American: 15.11%
• Native American: 0.25%
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.04%
• Asian: 3.41%
• Other: 5.82%
• Multiracial: 1.89%
• Native Born: 87.69%
• Foreign Born: 12.31%