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'''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]].
Other major cities in Illinois include:
* [[Aurora]], second-largest city in the state and accessible from Chicago via the Metra BNSF railway* [[Bloomington(Illinois)|Bloomington]]* [[Carbondale]], location of Southern Illinois University* [[Champaign-Urbana]], location of the University of Illinois
* [[East St. Louis]], across the Mississippi River from [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
* [[Joliet]]
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