IL
Illinois
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States
Of the fifty U.S. states, it has the fifth largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth largest population, and the 25th largest land area. Illinois has been noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in northeastern Illinois, small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to international ports via two main routes: from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois River, through the Illinois Waterway.
- Population: 12,812,508
- Area: 57,914 sq mi
- Capital: Springfield
- Largest City: Chicago
- Date of Admisson: Dec 3, 1818
- Number of Representatives: 17
- Number of Counties: 102
List of counties:
Adams county
Alexander county
Bond county
Boone county
Brown county
Bureau county
Calhoun county
Carroll county
Cass county
Champaign county
Christian county
Clark county
Clay county
Clinton county
Coles county
Cook county
Crawford county
Cumberland county
DeKalb county
De Witt county
Douglas county
DuPage county
Edgar county
Edwards county
Effingham county
Fayette county
Ford county
Franklin county
Fulton county
Gallatin county
Greene county
Grundy county
Hamilton county
Hancock county
Hardin county
Henderson county
Henry county
Iroquois county
Jackson county
Jasper county
Jefferson county
Jersey county
Jo Daviess county
Johnson county
Kane county
Kankakee county
Kendall county
Knox county
Lake county
LaSalle county
Lawrence county
Lee county
Livingston county
Logan county
McDonough county
McHenry county
McLean county
Macon county
Macoupin county
Madison county
Marion county
Marshall county
Mason county
Massac county
Menard county
Mercer county
Monroe county
Montgomery county
Morgan county
Moultrie county
Ogle county
Peoria county
Perry county
Piatt county
Pike county
Pope county
Pulaski county
Putnam county
Randolph county
Richland county
Rock Island county
St. Clair county
Saline county
Sangamon county
Schuyler county
Scott county
Shelby county
Stark county
Stephenson county
Tazewell county
Union county
Vermilion county
Wabash county
Warren county
Washington county
Wayne county
White county
Whiteside county
Will county
Williamson county
Winnebago county
Woodford county