The month of May of each year is designated as Monarch Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to honor the monarch butterfly, which is the official State insect of the State of Illinois.
5 ILCS 490/13
Monarch Month
Known as the State Commemorative Dates Act
The act spans §§ 5-490-1 to 5-490-95 (76 sections).
P.A. 100-1033, eff. 8-22-18.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.