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* [[Aurora]], second-largest city in the state and accessible from Chicago via the Metra BNSF railway | * [[Aurora]], second-largest city in the state and accessible from Chicago via the Metra BNSF railway | ||
* [[Bloomington (Illinois)|Bloomington]], location of Illinois State University | * [[Bloomington (Illinois)|Bloomington]], location of Illinois State University | ||
* [[Carbondale]], location of Southern Illinois University | * [[Carbondale]], location of Southern Illinois University | ||
* [[Champaign-Urbana]], location of the University of Illinois | * [[Champaign-Urbana]], location of the University of Illinois | ||
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* [[East St. Louis]], across the Mississippi River from [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] | * [[East St. Louis]], across the Mississippi River from [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] | ||
* [[Joliet]] | * [[Joliet]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:59, 2 March 2009
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Wisconsin to the north, Lake Michigan (one of the Great Lakes) to the northeast, Indiana to the east, the westernmost portion of Kentucky to the south, and Iowa and Missouri to the west.
By far the largest and most interesting city in Illinois is Chicago, located on the shore of Lake Michigan in the northeast corner of the state. With a population of over 9,500,000 (metropolitan area), it is the third-largest city in the United States.
Cities
- Assumption, renown across the county for bad temperament - at least hitchhiker Ephilei had several bad experiences there.
- Aurora, second-largest city in the state and accessible from Chicago via the Metra BNSF railway
- Bloomington, location of Illinois State University
- Carbondale, location of Southern Illinois University
- Champaign-Urbana, location of the University of Illinois
- Chicago
- East St. Louis, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri
- Joliet
- Peoria
- Rockford
- Springfield, the state capitol
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