Illinois Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for visitors and residents of the U.S. state of Illinois.

NAME IN ENGLISH: State of Illinois
STATEHOOD DATE: December 3, 1818 (21st state)
NICKNAME: "The Land of Lincoln"
TOURISM REGION: Midwestern United States
CAPITAL CITY: Springfield
LARGEST CITY: Chicago

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: Illinois Guide
- enjoyillinois.com
- visittheusa.com - state - illinois
- dceo.illinois.gov - about dceo - tourism.html
- wikipedia.org - tourism in illinois - category
- wikitravel.org - illinois
- unitedstatesforvisitors.com - states - il - 2006 archive

Foods:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - us - illinois

Government
- illinois.gov

Facts
- dnr.illinois.gov - education - illinois facts (pdf)
- illinois.gov - about - fun facts
- wikipedia.org - illinois - main article
- wikipedia.org - illinois - more articles
- wikipedia.org - illinois - category
- wikipedia.org - illinois - lists
- wikipedia.org - illinois - outline
- wikipedia.org - illinois - portal
- census.gov - state by state - illinois population change

U.S. States Bordering Illinois:
| Indiana | Iowa | Kentucky | Missouri | Wisconsin |

Bodies of Water Bordering Illinois:
- Lake Michigan
- Mississippi River
- Ohio River
- Wabash River