Illinois , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...Springfield. Largest city, Chicago. Statehood, Dec. 3...white oak. Abbr., Ill.; IL Geography The broad level lands that gave Illinois the nickname Prairie State...Illinois Waterway links Chicago to the Mississippi basin...financial, center. Suburbs of Chicago such as Schaumburg and...important cities in central Illinois include Springfield and Decatur . Government, Politics, and Higher Education...