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Illinois (/ ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ / ⓘ IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south.
6 days ago · Illinois, constituent state of the United States of America. It stretches southward 385 miles (620 km) from the Wisconsin border in the north to Cairo in the south. In addition to Wisconsin, the state borders Lake Michigan to the northeast, Indiana to the east, Kentucky to the southeast, Missouri to the west, and Iowa to the northwest.
Jan 18, 2024 · With an area of 149,997 sq. km, Illinois is the 25 th largest and the 6 th most populous state in the USA. Located in the central part of the state along the shores of the Sangamon River is Springfield – the capital city of Illinois. It serves as a major financial and retail center of the state.
Chicago[ a ] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, [ 9 ] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.
Illinois is a state in the Midwest of the United States of America. Home to the large city of Chicago , the terrain of this state ranges from rolling farmland in the south to the mud flats upon which Chicago was built.
Oct 31, 2023 · Illinois is the 6th most populous and the 25 th most extensive of the 50 states. It lies in the Midwestern region of the United States. The state attained statehood on December 3, 1818, becoming the 21st state to join the union. On December 3, 2018, the state celebrated its 200 years of statehood.
1 day ago · Chicago is a city, the seat of Cook county, in northeastern Illinois, U.S. With a population of nearly three million, Chicago is the state’s largest and the country’s third most populous city. It is the commercial and cultural hub of the American Midwest.
