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Maps of Illinois provide information on the different cities and land features in the state of Illinois. Check out our interactive maps of Illinois.

Bloomington
Champaign
Chicago
Decatur
Peoria
Rockford
Springfield

Bloomington

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Champaign

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Chicago

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Decatur

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Peoria

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Rockford

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Springfield

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Capital	Springfield
Area	56,345 sq mi 145,934 sq km
Population (2000 census)	12,419,293
Major Cities (2000 census)	Chicago (2,896,016), Rockford (150,115), Aurora (142,990), Napierville (128,358), Peoria (112,936), Springfield (111,454)
Major Rivers	Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois, Wabash, Rock, Sangamon
Highest Point	Charles Mound 1,235 feet 376 meters
Industry	machinery, food processing, chemicals, electrical equipment, printing and publishing, fabricated metal products
Agriculture	corn, soybeans, hogs, beef cattle, milk, wheat
Minerals and Resources	coal, petroleum, crushed stone, sand and gravel, lime, zinc

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Geography of Illinois

Illinois, one of the Midwestern states of the United States. It is bounded by Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa.

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At least 10,000 years ago, prehistoric people came to what is now Illinois. Archeological excavations at the Koster Site in the lower Illinois River valley have revealed evidence of almost continuous habitation there by advanced Indian cultures from about 8000 B.C.