Illinois is a state in the Midwestern United States bordered by Lake Michigan and the Mississippi and Wabash-Ohio rivers. Admitted to the Union in 1818 as the 21st state, its capital is Springfield while Chicago, its largest city, anchors the state's economy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate from Illinois's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union December 3, 1818 (21st state), per the infobox. Connections
Adjacent To
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Associated With
Source Champaign, Illinois (Wikipedia)
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Source Chicago (Wikipedia)
Springfield, Cities Springfield is in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Source Springfield (Wikipedia)
Urbana, Cities Source Urbana, Illinois (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Springfield, Cities Springfield is the capital of Illinois.
Source Springfield (Wikipedia)
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1. Illinois (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Springfield
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 12719141
Infobox, area
Area Total 149997 km2
Infobox, admitted to the union
Admitted to the Union December 3, 1818 (21st)
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 40, lon -89
Introduction
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern United States.
Adjacent To: Kentucky, Lead section, borders Kentucky
This marks the beginning of Illinois's southern border with Kentucky, which runs along the northern shoreline of the Ohio River. Most of the western border with Missouri and Iowa is the Mississippi River.
Adjacent To: Missouri, Lead section, borders Missouri
This marks the beginning of Illinois's southern border with Kentucky, which runs along the northern shoreline of the Ohio River. Most of the western border with Missouri and Iowa is the Mississippi River.
Adjacent To: Iowa, Lead section, borders Iowa
This marks the beginning of Illinois's southern border with Kentucky, which runs along the northern shoreline of the Ohio River. Most of the western border with Missouri and Iowa is the Mississippi River.
View the Source Chicago (Wikipedia)
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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
Indiana (Wikipedia)
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It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.
Wisconsin (Wikipedia)
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It borders 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.
Champaign, Illinois (Wikipedia)
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Urbana, Illinois (Wikipedia)
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