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Illinois (/ ˌ ɪ l ɪ ˈ n ɔɪ / ⓘ IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south.
The Illinois Country (French: Pays des Illinois [pɛ.i dez‿i.ji.nwa]; lit. 'land of the Illinois people'; Spanish: País de los ilinueses), also referred to as Upper Louisiana (French: Haute-Louisiane [ot.lwi.zjan]; Spanish: Alta Luisiana), was a vast region of New France claimed in the 1600s that later fell under Spanish and British control befor...
2 ημέρες πριν · Illinois was named for the Illinois Indians. The capital is Springfield, in the west-central part of the state.
Illinois is popularly called the Land of Lincoln after the 16th U.S. president. Illinois was where Abraham Lincoln became a lawyer, entered politics, married, served as a congressman, and was nominated for the presidency in 1860.
Illinois is a state in the United States. Its capital is Springfield and its largest city is Chicago. It is bordered to the north by Wisconsin, to the west by Iowa and below that, by Missouri (both borders are along the Mississippi River). To the south-east, Illinois is bordered along the Ohio River by Kentucky and to the east by Indiana.
9 Νοε 2009 · The state is named after the Illiniwek Nation, who were called the Illinois by the French.
Illinois has three major geographical divisions: Northern, Central, and Southern. Collectively, central and southern Illinois are often referred to within Illinois as " downstate Illinois " but with political developments since World War II "Downstate" now generally refers to all of Illinois outside of the Chicago metro area.
