A report on Illinois
State in the Midwestern United States.
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Chicago
51 linksChicago (, locally also ), officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third-most populous city in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles.
Midwestern United States
26 linksOne of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau .
One of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau .
The Census Bureau's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Mississippi River
24 linksSecond-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
Second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Chicago metropolitan area
20 linksMetropolitan area in the Midwestern United States.
Metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States.
Encompassing 10,286 sq mi (28,120 km2), the metropolitan area includes the city of Chicago, its suburbs and hinterland, spanning 14 counties in northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, and a small portion of southeast Wisconsin.
Springfield, Illinois
18 linksSpringfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County.
Wisconsin
21 linksState in the upper Midwestern United States.
State in the upper Midwestern United States.
It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.
Missouri
20 linksState in the Midwestern region of the United States.
State in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west.
Abraham Lincoln
15 linksAmerican lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois.
Lake Michigan
12 linksOne of the five Great Lakes of North America.
One of the five Great Lakes of North America.
Located in the United States, it is shared, from west to east, by the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
Ohio River
11 links981 mi long river in the United States.
981 mi long river in the United States.
It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois.