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Illinois
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State nickname: "Prairie State" State motto: "State sovereignty, national union" | |
Other U.S. States | |
Capital | Springfield |
Largest City | Chicago |
Area - Total - % water | Ranked 25th 149,998 km� 4.02% |
Population - Total (2000) - Density | Ranked 5th 12,419,293 83/km� |
Admittance into Union - Order - Date | 21stDecember 3, 1818 |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
LatitudeLongitude | 36°58'N to 42°30'N 87°30'W to 91°30'W |
WidthLengthElevation -Highest -Mean -Lowest | 340 km630 km376 meters182 meters85 meters |
ISO 3166-2: | US-IL |
Illinois is a state in the United States named after the Illinois Indian tribe, which used to live there. The capitol of Illinois is Springfield and the U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is IL.
USS Illinois was named in honor of this state.
History
Named for the Illinois tribe of Native Americans, this state is known as the "Land of Lincoln," because it's where the 16th president was raised. Illinois became the 21st state in 1818. Illinois Territory was created on February 3, 1809. Before becoming a state, Illinois was part of the Northwest Territory.
Law and Government
The capital of the state is Springfield.
The current Governor of Illinois is Rod Blagojevich (Democrat) and the U.S. senators are Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) and Peter G. Fitzgerald (Republican). List of Illinois Governors.
Geography
It is in the north central U.S. and borders on Lake Michigan. Surrounding states are Wisconsin to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the west, Kentucky to the south, and Indiana to the east.
Economy
The 1999 total gross state product for Illinois was 446billionplacingit4thinthenation.ThePerCapitaIncomewas446 billion placing it 4th in the nation. The Per Capita Income was 446billionplacingit4thinthenation.ThePerCapitaIncomewas32,259.
Illinois' agricultural outputs are corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products and wheat. Its industrial outputs are machinery, food processing, electrical equipment, chemical products, publishing, fabricated metal products, transportation equipment, petroleum and coal.
Demographics
The 2000 population of Illinois was 12,419,293. At the northern edge of the state on Lake Michigan lies Chicago, the nation's third largest city. More than half of the population lives in and around Chicago, the leading industrial and transportation center in the region. The rest of the population lives in the smaller cities and on the farms that dot the state's gently rolling plains.
Important Cities and Towns
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Springfield (the state capital)
Prairie State | |
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State Animal: | White-tailed deer |
State Bird: | Cardinal |
State Capital: | Springfield |
State Fish: | Bluegill |
State Flower: | Purple violet |
State Insect: | Monarch butterfly |
State Slogan: | "Land of Lincoln" |
State Song: | "Illinois" |
State Tree: | White oak |
Education
Colleges and Universities
Augustana CollegeAurora UniversityBarat CollegeBenedictine UniversityBlackburn College |
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chicago State University
College of DuPage
Concordia University-River Forest
DePaul University
DeVry University, DuPage
Dominican University
East-West University
Eastern Illinois University
Elmhurst College
Erikson Institute
Eureka College
Governors State University
Illinois College
Illinois Wesleyan University
Judson College
Kendall College
Knox College
Lake Forest College
Lakeview College of Nursing
Lewis University
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
Loyola University Chicago
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
McKendree College
McMurray College
Midwestern University
Millikin University
National University of Health Sciences
National-Louis University
North Central College
North Park College and Theological Seminary
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Olivet Nazarene University
Principia College
Quincy University
Robert Morris College
Rockford College
Roosevelt University
Rush University
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
St. Xavier University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Southern Illinois University System
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
Trinity Christian College
Trinity International University
University of Illinois System
University of St. Francis
Western Illinois University
Professional Sports Teams
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Miscellaneous Information
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, lived in Illinois from a young age, and eventually served four terms in the Illinois State Legislature. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President, was born and lived in Illinois.