Everything you need for the Illinois-specific questions on your USCIS naturalization interview — plus AI-powered mock interview practice for the rest of the civics test, N-400, reading, and writing.
Last verified June 2026. Governors and Senators can change after an election — always confirm close to your interview date.
Four questions on the official USCIS civics test depend on where you live: your U.S. Senators, your U.S. Representative, your Governor, and your state capital. If you live in Illinois, the Prairie State, these are the exact current answers USCIS officers expect.
You only need to name one of your two U.S. Senators — either Dick Durbin or Tammy Duckworth is a correct answer. Your U.S. Representative is different: it depends on your specific congressional district within Illinois, not the state as a whole, so look up your own representative using your home address before the interview.
Reading the answers is a start — but the real USCIS interview happens out loud, under pressure, in a conversation. Immigration Interviews lets you practice with an AI officer that asks these Illinois questions (and the other 96–124 civics questions, your N-400, reading, and writing) the same way a real USCIS officer would — and gives you a personal evaluation afterward.
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Illinois's current U.S. Senators are Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. On the USCIS civics test you only need to correctly name one of them.
JB Pritzker is the current Governor of Illinois.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield — this is different from the largest city in Illinois in most states, so don't mix them up.
Your U.S. Representative depends on your specific congressional district within Illinois. Look up your representative using your home address at house.gov, then practice saying their name out loud before your interview.