- Alternate Nickname: Land of Lincoln
- Capital: Springfield
- Major Cities:
- Chicago
- Peoria
- Moline
- Decator
- Major Geographical Features
- Lake Michigan
- Mississippi River
- Illinois River
- Wabash River
- Ohio River
- Shawnee Hills
- National Parks: none
- 1673: Present-day Illinois explored by Louis Jolliet and Fr. Jacques Marquette
- 1803: Lewis and Clark stay at Ft. Massac in southern Illinois
- 1818: Illinois becomes the 21st state
- 1871: Great Chicago Fire destroys the city
- 1974: Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) opens as the world's tallest building in Chicago
- Now it is the tallest building in the United States
- Motto: "State Sovereignty, National Unity"
- Name Meaning: French spelling of the Native Americans from this area
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world
- Abraham Lincoln is buried in Sprinfield
- Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the United States (Largest in the Midwest)
- Kaskaskia Island is the only part of Illinois west of the Mississippi River
- Industries
- Agriculture (especially corn)
- Manufacturing
- Home Insurance Building (Chicago) was the 1st metal-frame skyscraper
- 80% Farmland
- 1/4 of Illinois' population is in Chicago
- No other US city moves more freight by train and truck than Chicago
- Famous People
- Walt Disney
- Ronald Reagan
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Ernest Hemingway
- Carl Sandburg
- Robin Williams
- Harrison Ford
- Shel Silverstein
- William Jennings Bryan
- Ray Bradbury
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