Illinois, the
21st state admitted to the
United States of America, is the most populous and demographically diverse
Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the nation.
With
Chicago
in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural
productivity in central and western Illinois, and natural resources
like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad
economic base. Illinois is an important transportation hub; the
Port of Chicago connects the
Great Lakes to the
Mississippi River via the
Illinois River. Illinois is often viewed as a
microcosm of the United States; an
Associated Press analysis of 21 demographic factors found Illinois the "most average state", while
Peoria has long been a
proverbial social and cultural bellwether.
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