Earlier this year , the Illinois Senate adopted a resolution declaring that Pluto was `` unfairly downgraded '' and restoring `` full planetary status '' to the celestial body as it `` passes overhead through Illinois ' night skies . '' International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet three years ago . 90 percent of the critical letters the IAU received afterward came from North America . In spring , Illinois lawmakers restored `` full planetary status '' to Pluto . Comment:
International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to a dwarf planet three years ago . 90 percent of the critical letters the IAU received afterward came from North America . In spring , Illinois lawmakers restored `` full planetary status '' to Pluto . Comment: