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Contents 1 Parent topics 2 Subtopics 2.1 Principal cities 2.2 Politics and government 2.2.1 State government 2.2.2 U.S. Senate 2.3 Social, cultural, and educational 2.4 Industry and agriculture 2.5 Geographical and geological features 2.6 Noteworthy places 2.7 People 2.8 Federal 2.9 State history 3 Other related topics 3.1 Associated U.S. states and Canadian provinces 3.2 Native American

Parent topics

• United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]

Subtopics

Principal cities

• Champaign [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Chicago [r]: Largest city in Illinois and the Midwest United States with a population of 2.8m. [e]
• Decatur [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Normal [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Peoria [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Rock Island [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Rockford [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Springfield [r]: The capital city of the state of Illinois, in the Midwestern U.S. [e]
• Urbana [r]: Add brief definition or description

Politics and government

State government

U.S. Senate

• Roland Burris [r]: U.S. Senator (D-Illinois); Senate Armed Services Committee, Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Committee on Veterans Affairs; appointed to fill the seat vacated by Barack Obama [e]
• Richard J. Durbin [r]: Add brief definition or description

Social, cultural, and educational

• University of Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
• University of Chicago [r]: A private, coeducational research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. [e]
• Northwestern University [r]: Add brief definition or description

Industry and agriculture

• Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc

Geographical and geological features

• Illinois River [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Lake Michigan [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Mississippi River [r]: Add brief definition or description

Noteworthy places

• Examples: Hoover Dam

People

• Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Born in Illinois, President of the United States during the American Civil War. [e]
• Barack Obama [r]: (1961–) 44th President of the United States of America (2009-) and a former Senator from Illinois. [e]

Federal

• Argonne National Laboratory [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory [r]: Add brief definition or description

State history

• Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Born in Illinois, President of the United States during the American Civil War. [e]

Other related topics

Associated U.S. states and Canadian provinces

Native American

• Tribes, reservations, etc