Cooler than sandstone and packing a punch of magnesium, dolostone is Illinois new state rock thanks to the efforts of junior geologists from the suburbs. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made it official Monday.
For decades, Illinois has had a state bird and even a state tree, but a state rock hadn’t ever been designated, despite more than 30 other states having an.
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You can thank Pleasantdale Middle School fifth graders for making sure Illinois had an official state rock. And you can also thank them for making sure coal was not chosen