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class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>People from Illinois</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-People_from_Illinois-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-State_symbols" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#State_symbols"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>State symbols</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-State_symbols-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Related_pages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Related_pages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Related pages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Related_pages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div 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title="Illinois – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A2%E1%88%8A%E1%8A%96%E1%8B%AD" title="ኢሊኖይ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ኢሊኖይ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A" title="إلينوي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إلينوي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%90%DC%A0%DC%9D%DC%A2%DC%98%DC%9D" title="ܐܠܝܢܘܝ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܐܠܝܢܘܝ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilinou%C3%A8s" title="Ilinouès – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Ilinouès" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_suyu" title="Illinois suyu – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Illinois suyu" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0llinoys" title="İllinoys – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="İllinoys" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C" title="ایلینوی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ایلینوی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC" title="ইলিনয় – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইলিনয়" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Ілінойс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ілінойс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Іліной – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Іліной" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87" title="इलिनोइ – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="इलिनोइ" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bi mw-list-item"><a href="https://bi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Bislama" lang="bi" hreflang="bi" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Bislama" data-language-local-name="Bislama" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bislama</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Илинойс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Илинойс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81_(%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Иллинойс (штат) – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Иллинойс (штат)" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A" title="إيلينوي – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="إيلينوي" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pdc mw-list-item"><a href="https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Pennsylvania German" lang="pdc" hreflang="pdc" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Deitsch" data-language-local-name="Pennsylvania German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deitsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B3ntsxaad%C4%99%CC%81%C4%99%CC%81%CA%BC_N%C3%ADl%C4%AF%CC%81_Hahoodzo" title="Tóntsxaadę́ę́ʼ Nílį́ Hahoodzo – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Tóntsxaadę́ę́ʼ Nílį́ Hahoodzo" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CE%B9" title="Ιλινόι – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ιλινόι" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illin%C3%B2is" title="Illinòis – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Illinòis" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilinojso" title="Ilinojso – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ilinojso" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C" title="ایلینوی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایلینوی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0llinois" title="İllinois – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="İllinois" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagauz</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-got mw-list-item"><a href="https://got.wikipedia.org/wiki/%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8C%BB%F0%90%8C%BB%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8C%BD%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%BF%F0%90%8C%BE" title="𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌾 – Gothic" lang="got" hreflang="got" data-title="𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌾" data-language-autonym="𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺" data-language-local-name="Gothic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%BC%EB%A6%AC%EB%85%B8%EC%9D%B4%EC%A3%BC" title="일리노이주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="일리노이주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-haw mw-list-item"><a href="https://haw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBIlinoe" title="ʻIlinoe – Hawaiian" lang="haw" hreflang="haw" data-title="ʻIlinoe" data-language-autonym="Hawaiʻi" data-language-local-name="Hawaiian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hawaiʻi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BB%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%B5%D5%BD" title="Իլինոյս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Իլինոյս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%AF" title="इलिनॉय – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="इलिनॉय" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilinoi" title="Ilinoi – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Ilinoi" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%B8" title="ইলিনয়স – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="ইলিনয়স" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-iu mw-list-item"><a href="https://iu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%90%84%E1%93%9A%E1%93%84%E1%90%83%E1%94%85" title="ᐄᓚᓄᐃᔅ – Inuktitut" lang="iu" hreflang="iu" data-title="ᐄᓚᓄᐃᔅ" data-language-autonym="ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut" data-language-local-name="Inuktitut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ik mw-list-item"><a href="https://ik.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilinui" title="Ilinui – Inupiaq" lang="ik" hreflang="ik" data-title="Ilinui" data-language-autonym="Iñupiatun" data-language-local-name="Inupiaq" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Iñupiatun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Ilinoyi" title="I-Ilinoyi – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="I-Ilinoyi" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%99" title="אילינוי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אילינוי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilnuwaa" title="Ilnuwaa – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Ilnuwaa" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="ილინოისი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ილინოისი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilinwa" title="Ilinwa – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Ilinwa" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81_(%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Иллинойс (штат) – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Иллинойс (штат)" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinoesia" title="Illinoesia – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Illinoesia" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilinoisa" title="Ilinoisa – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ilinoisa" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilinojus" title="Ilinojus – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Ilinojus" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87" title="इलिनोइ – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="इलिनोइ" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81" title="Илиноис – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Илиноис" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BF" title="ഇല്ലിനോയി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഇല്ലിനോയി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irinoi" title="Irinoi – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Irinoi" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%AF" title="इलिनॉय – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="इलिनॉय" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%9D%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="ილინოისი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ილინოისი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D9%89" title="ايلينوى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ايلينوى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C" title="ایلینوی – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="ایلینوی" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%9C%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A2%EA%AF%81" title="ꯏꯜꯂꯤꯅꯣꯢꯁ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯏꯜꯂꯤꯅꯣꯢꯁ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Иллиной – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Иллиной" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AE%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AE%E1%80%94%E1%80%BD%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA" title="အီလီနွိုင်းပြည်နယ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အီလီနွိုင်းပြည်နယ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_(staat)" title="Illinois (staat) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Illinois (staat)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88" title="इलिनोई – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="इलिनोई" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87" title="इलिनोइ – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="इलिनोइ" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8E%E3%82%A4%E5%B7%9E" title="イリノイ州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="イリノイ州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinoys" title="Illinoys – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Illinoys" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%8F" title="ਇਲੀਨਾਏ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਇਲੀਨਾਏ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87" title="इलिनोइ – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="इलिनोइ" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>पालि</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C" title="الینوئی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="الینوئی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0llinoys" title="İllinoys – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="İllinoys" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_suyu" title="Illinois suyu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Illinois suyu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Ілінойс – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Ілінойс" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D" title="इलेनॉइस् – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="इलेनॉइस्" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%89%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92" title="ඉලනෝයි – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ඉලනෝයි" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A" title="الينوائي – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="الينوائي" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%87%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D" title="ఇల్లినాయిస్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="ఇల్లినాయిస్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%90%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2" title="รัฐอิลลินอย – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="รัฐอิลลินอย" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81" title="Иллинойс – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Иллинойс" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tw mw-list-item"><a href="https://tw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Twi" lang="tw" hreflang="tw" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Twi" data-language-local-name="Twi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Twi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Illinois" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" 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.ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Illinois</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">State of Illinois</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9530278">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Illinois.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Illinois"><img alt="Flag of Illinois" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/125px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/188px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/250px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link"><a href="/wiki/Flag_and_seal_of_Illinois" title="Flag and seal of Illinois">Flag</a></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Illinois.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Illinois"><img alt="Official seal of Illinois" 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href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_mottos" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. state and territory mottos">Motto(s)</a>: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><i>State Sovereignty, National Union</i></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_songs" title="List of U.S. state songs">Anthem:</a> "<a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_(song)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Illinois (song) (not yet started)">Illinois</a>"<br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" style="width:220px;" data-durationhint="67" data-mwtitle="Illinois!.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Illinois%21.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source 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to the Union">Admitted to the Union</a></th><td class="infobox-data">December 3, 1818 (21st)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of capitals in the United States">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population">Largest city</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_the_most_populous_counties_by_U.S._state&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of the most populous counties by U.S. state (not yet started)">Largest county or equivalent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statistical_area_(United_States)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Statistical area (United States) (not yet started)">Largest metro</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_urban_areas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States urban areas (not yet started)">urban</a> areas</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicagoland</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/J._B._Pritzker" title="J. B. Pritzker">J. B. Pritzker</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">Lieutenant Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Juliana_Stratton" title="Juliana Stratton">Juliana Stratton</a> (D)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">Legislature</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">General Assembly</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">Illinois Senate</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">Lower house</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary" title="Judiciary">Judiciary</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Illinois&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Supreme Court of Illinois (not yet started)">Supreme Court of Illinois</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Illinois" title="List of United States senators from Illinois">U.S. senators</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Durbin" title="Dick Durbin">Dick Durbin</a> (D)</span><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Tammy Duckworth</a> (D)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Illinois&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States representatives from Illinois (not yet started)">U.S. House delegation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">14 Democrats<br />3 Republicans (<a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Illinois&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="United States congressional delegations from Illinois (not yet started)">list</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">57,915 sq mi (149,997 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">55,593 sq mi (143,969 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">2,320 sq mi (5,981 km<sup>2</sup>)  3.99%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area" title="List of U.S. states and territories by area">25th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Dimensions<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Length</th><td class="infobox-data">390 mi (628 km)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Width</th><td class="infobox-data">210 mi (338 km)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">600 ft (180 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/Charles_Mound" title="Charles Mound">Charles Mound</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USGS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NAVD88_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAVD88-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,235 ft (376.4 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (Confluence of <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a><sup id="cite_ref-USGS_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NAVD88_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAVD88-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">280 ft (85 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">12,812,508<sup id="cite_ref-PopHousingEst_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopHousingEst-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. states and territories by population">6th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">232/sq mi (89.4/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population_density" class="mw-redirect" title="List of states and territories of the United States by population density">12th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States" title="Household income in the United States">Median household income</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">$65,030<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Income rank<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_income&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. states and territories by income (not yet started)">17th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonyms</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_residents_names&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state residents names (not yet started)">Illinoisan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Language<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States" title="Languages of the United States">Official language</a></th><td class="infobox-data">English<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States" title="Languages of the United States">Spoken language</a></th><td class="infobox-data">English (80.8%)<br />Spanish (14.9%)<br />Other (5.1%)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9206:00" title="UTC−06:00">UTC−06:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Standard Time">CST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9205:00" title="UTC−05:00">UTC−05:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Daylight Time">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_abbreviations" title="List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations">USPS abbreviation</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">IL</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:US" title="ISO 3166-2:US">US-IL</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_abbreviations" title="List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations">Traditional abbreviation</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Ill.</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Latitude</th><td class="infobox-data">36° 58′ N to 42° 30′ N</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Longitude</th><td class="infobox-data">87° 30′ W to 91° 31′ W</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://illinois.gov">illinois<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9689576"><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:85%; white-space:nowrap;"><span style="font-size:120%;">Illinois state symbols</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Illinois.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/100px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/150px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/200px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Illinois" title="Flag of Illinois">Flag of Illinois</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Illinois.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/100px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/150px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/200px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="214" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid">Living insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_amphibians&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state amphibians (not yet started)">Amphibian</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tiger_salamander" title="Tiger salamander">Eastern tiger salamander</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_birds" title="List of U.S. state birds">Bird</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northern_cardinal" title="Northern cardinal">Northern cardinal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_butterflies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state butterflies (not yet started)">Butterfly</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monarch_(butterfly)" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarch (butterfly)">Monarch butterfly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_fish" title="List of U.S. state fish">Fish</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bluegill" title="Bluegill">Bluegill</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_flowers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state and territory flowers (not yet started)">Flower</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Viola_(plant)" class="mw-redirect" title="Viola (plant)">Violet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_grasses&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state grasses (not yet started)">Grass</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_bluestem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Big bluestem (not yet started)">Big bluestem</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mammals" title="List of U.S. state mammals">Mammal</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/White-tailed_deer" title="White-tailed deer">White-tailed deer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_reptiles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state reptiles (not yet started)">Reptile</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Painted_turtle" title="Painted turtle">Painted turtle</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_trees&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state and territory trees (not yet started)">Tree</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quercus_alba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Quercus alba (not yet started)">White oak</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid">Inanimate insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_dances" title="List of U.S. state dances">Dance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Square_dance" title="Square dance">Square dance</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_foods&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state foods (not yet started)">Food</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Apple" title="Apple">Gold Rush Apple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Popcorn" title="Popcorn">popcorn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_fossils" title="List of U.S. state fossils">Fossil</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tullimonstrum_gregarium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tullimonstrum gregarium (not yet started)">Tully monster</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones" title="List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones">Mineral</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fluorite" title="Fluorite">Fluorite</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state,_district,_and_territorial_nicknames&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state, district, and territorial nicknames (not yet started)">Slogan</a></th><td class="infobox-data">"Land of Lincoln"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_soils&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of U.S. state soils (not yet started)">Soil</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Loam" title="Loam">Drummer silty clay loam</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Numbered_highways_in_the_United_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Numbered highways in the United States (not yet started)">State route marker</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_1.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Illinois state route marker"><img alt="Illinois state route marker" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Illinois_1.svg/85px-Illinois_1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Illinois_1.svg/128px-Illinois_1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Illinois_1.svg/170px-Illinois_1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="385" data-file-height="385" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid"><a href="/w/index.php?title=50_State_quarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="50 State quarters (not yet started)">State quarter</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2003_IL_Proof.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Illinois quarter dollar coin"><img alt="Illinois quarter dollar coin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/2003_IL_Proof.png/85px-2003_IL_Proof.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/2003_IL_Proof.png/128px-2003_IL_Proof.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/2003_IL_Proof.png/169px-2003_IL_Proof.png 2x" data-file-width="1119" data-file-height="1123" /></a></span><div>Released in 2003</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_United_States_state_symbols" title="Lists of United States state symbols">Lists of United States state symbols</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Illinois</b> is a <a href="/wiki/States_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="States of the United States">state</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Its capital is <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a> and its largest city is <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>. It is bordered to the north by <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, to the west by <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> and below that, by <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> (both borders are along the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>). To the south-east, Illinois is bordered along the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a> by <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> and to the east by <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>. Illinois' northeasternmost boundary is to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Michigan" title="Lake Michigan">Lake Michigan</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Politics" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Politics"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_climate_In_Illinois_today">Political climate In Illinois today</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Political climate In Illinois today" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Political climate In Illinois today"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most of Illinois outside of Chicago (its most populous city) is heavily conservative. In 2016, for example, nearly 40 counties in Illinois gave <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a> 70% or more of the vote there. However, Chicago makes up over half of the state´s population, and Cook County (in which Chicago is located) gave Trump just 21% of the vote there. Therefore, the governor of Illinois is currently a Democrat, as are both its US Senators and over 70% of its representatives. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the state by 17%. In 2012, Barack Obama won the state by 17%. In 2008, Obama won the state by over 25%. Illinois has supported only Democratic candidates for president since 1992. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historically_voting_Republican[6]"><span id="Historically_voting_Republican.5B6.5D"></span>Historically voting Republican<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Historically voting Republican[6]" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Historically voting Republican[6]"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Illinois used to vote Republican. In all the presidential elections between 1856 and 1892, it supported the Republican candidate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_swing_state[6]"><span id="Former_swing_state.5B6.5D"></span>Former swing state<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Former swing state[6]" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Former swing state[6]"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Illinois was a swing state, but it isn't a swing state anymore. In all the presidential elections in which it has voted, it has supported the winner 82% of the time. Out of the last 5 presidential elections, however, it has supported the winner only 40% of the time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most prominent tribes in Illinois were the Illinois, Miami, Winnebago, Fox and Sacs (Sauk), Kickapoo, and Pottawatomie tribes. The Illinois Native Americans were composed of five subdivisions including Kaskaskias, Cahokias, Tamaroas, Peorias, and Metchigamis. </p><p>Illinois became a state on December 3, 1818. Illinois was the first <a href="/wiki/State" title="State">state</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ratify" class="mw-redirect" title="Ratify">ratify</a> the <a href="/wiki/13th_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="13th amendment">13th Amendment</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">Constitution</a> which helped abolish <a href="/wiki/Slavery" title="Slavery">slavery</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three <a href="/wiki/U.S._presidents" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. presidents">U.S. presidents</a> have been elected while living in Illinois: <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>. Additionally, <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>, whose political career was based in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, was the only US president born and raised in Illinois. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Economy" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Economy"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Illinois has a diverse <a href="/wiki/Economy" title="Economy">economy</a>. Chicago is a major center for <a href="/wiki/Transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="Transportation">transportation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Business" title="Business">business</a>. Central and northern Illinois is mostly used for <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a>. The south produces many natural resources such as <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timber" class="mw-redirect" title="Timber">timber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">petroleum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Government" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Government"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Illinois was once known to be a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Swing_state&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swing state (not yet started)">swing state</a> (voted for either <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a>). Today, Illinois is known to be a blue state, voting for the Democratic Party. The last time Illinois voted for a Republican president was in <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1988" class="mw-redirect" title="United States presidential election, 1988">1988</a> for <a href="/wiki/George_H.W._Bush" class="mw-redirect" title="George H.W. Bush">George H.W. Bush</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/J._B._Pritzker" title="J. B. Pritzker">J. B. Pritzker</a> (D) is the current <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor of Illinois</a>. It has two senators; <a href="/wiki/Dick_Durbin" title="Dick Durbin">Dick Durbin</a> (D) and <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Tammy Duckworth</a> (D). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: Population" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Population"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Illinois had a population of 12,812,508 people in 2020. Most of the people living in Illinois live near the city of <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. </p><p>The top countries of origin for Illinois’ immigrants were <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> (36 percent of immigrants), <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> (10 percent), <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> (7 percent), the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> (5 percent), and <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> (4 percent).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="People_from_Illinois">People from Illinois</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: People from Illinois" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: People from Illinois"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Famous Illinoisans include: </p> <ul><li>16th <a href="/wiki/President_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="President (United States)">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a></li> <li>40th President <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a></li> <li>44th President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></li> <li>Former First Lady <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Obama" title="Michelle Obama">Michelle Obama</a></li> <li>Former First Lady, Senator of New York, and Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillary Rodham Clinton">Hillary Rodham Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architect" title="Architect">Architect</a> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright" title="Frank Lloyd Wright">Frank Lloyd Wright</a></li> <li>Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Daley" title="Richard M. Daley">Richard M. Daley</a></li> <li>Former First Lady <a href="/wiki/Betty_Ford" title="Betty Ford">Betty Ford</a></li> <li>Actor <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Ford" title="Harrison Ford">Harrison Ford</a></li> <li>Movie critic <a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" title="Roger Ebert">Roger Ebert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animator" title="Animator">Animator</a> <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a></li> <li>Actress <a href="/wiki/Betty_White" title="Betty White">Betty White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Worker" class="mw-redirect" title="Social Worker">Social Worker</a> <a href="/wiki/Jane_Addams" title="Jane Addams">Jane Addams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout">Scout</a> <a href="/wiki/Wild_Bill_Hickok" title="Wild Bill Hickok">Wild Bill Hickok</a></li> <li>Comedian <a href="/wiki/Jack_Benny" title="Jack Benny">Jack Benny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA player</a> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="State_symbols">State symbols</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Change section: State symbols" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: State symbols"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Illinois, school children voted to select the state <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_flower" class="mw-redirect" title="State flower">state flower</a>, and state tree. The state bird is the <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(bird)" title="Cardinal (bird)">cardinal</a>. The state flower of Illinois is the <a href="/wiki/Violet_(plant)" title="Violet (plant)">violet</a>. The state tree is the <a href="/wiki/Oak" title="Oak">white oak</a>. </p><p>Illinois's seal has an <a href="/wiki/Eagle" title="Eagle">eagle</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Prairie" title="Prairie">prairie</a>. Across a river, behind the eagle is a rising sun. The eagle stands for the United States. The prairie reminds Illinoisans of their land. The two dates on the seal, 1818 and 1868, are the year that Illinois became a state and the year that the state seal was designed. The state flag includes the state seal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_pages">Related pages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Change section: Related pages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: Related pages"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Illinois" title="List of cities in Illinois">List of cities in Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Illinois" title="List of counties in Illinois">List of counties in Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Illinois" title="List of rivers of Illinois">List of rivers of Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_settlements_in_Illinois" class="mw-disambig" title="List of settlements in Illinois">List of settlements in Illinois</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&veaction=edit&section=12" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Survey</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NGS+data+sheet&rft.atitle=Charles&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ngs.noaa.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fds_mark.prl%3FPidBox%3DNJ0855&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIllinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-USGS-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-USGS_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-USGS_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111102003514/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html">"Elevations and Distances in the United States"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">United States Geological Survey</a>. 2001. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 21,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Elevations+and+Distances+in+the+United+States&rft.pub=United+States+Geological+Survey&rft.date=2001&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fegsc.usgs.gov%2Fisb%2Fpubs%2Fbooklets%2Felvadist%2Felvadist.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIllinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PopHousingEst-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-PopHousingEst_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html">"2020 Census Apportionment Results"</a>. <i>census.gov</i>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210426210008/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html">Archived</a> from the original on April 26, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Springfield, Illinois: Illinois General Assembly. September 4, 1991. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090305053414/http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=132&ChapAct=5%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B460%2F&ChapterID=2&ChapterName=GENERAL+PROVISIONS&ActName=State+Designations+Act%2E">Archived</a> from the original on March 5, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 10,</span> 2009</span>. <q>Sec. 20. Official language. The official language of the State of Illinois is English.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Illinois+Compiled+Statutes&rft.atitle=%285+ILCS+460%2F20%29+%28from+Ch.+1%2C+par.+2901%E2%80%9120%29+State+Designations+Act&rft.date=1991-09-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilga.gov%2Flegislation%2Filcs%2Filcs3.asp%3FActID%3D132%26ChapAct%3D5%2526nbsp%253BILCS%2526nbsp%253B460%252F%26ChapterID%3D2%26ChapterName%3DGENERAL%2BPROVISIONS%26ActName%3DState%2BDesignations%2BAct%252E&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIllinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-:0_7-0">6.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-:0_7-1">6.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_presidential_elections_in_Illinois&oldid=962013667">"United States presidential elections in Illinois"</a>. <i>Wikipedia</i>. 2020-06-11.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wikipedia&rft.atitle=United+States+presidential+elections+in+Illinois&rft.date=2020-06-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DUnited_States_presidential_elections_in_Illinois%26oldid%3D962013667&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AIllinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926204311/http://interestingstatefacts.com/interesting-facts-about-illinois.php">"Interesting Facts About Illinois"</a>. 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Park, Illinois">Hanover Park</a>/<a href="/wiki/Streamwood,_Illinois" title="Streamwood, Illinois">Streamwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois" title="Belleville, Illinois">Belleville</a>/<a href="/wiki/East_St._Louis,_Illinois" title="East St. Louis, Illinois">East St. Louis</a>/<a href="/wiki/Collinsville,_Illinois" title="Collinsville, Illinois">Collinsville</a>/<a href="/wiki/O%27Fallon,_Illinois" title="O'Fallon, Illinois">O'Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berwyn,_Illinois" title="Berwyn, Illinois">Berwyn</a>/<a href="/wiki/Cicero,_Illinois" title="Cicero, Illinois">Cicero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Illinois" title="Bloomington, Illinois">Bloomington</a>/<a href="/wiki/Normal,_Illinois" title="Normal, Illinois">Normal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolingbrook,_Illinois" title="Bolingbrook, Illinois">Bolingbrook</a>/<a href="/wiki/Romeoville,_Illinois" title="Romeoville, Illinois">Romeoville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Grove,_Illinois" title="Buffalo Grove, Illinois">Buffalo Grove</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_Illinois" title="Wheeling, Illinois">Wheeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calumet_City,_Illinois" title="Calumet City, Illinois">Calumet City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton,_Illinois" title="Canton, Illinois">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbondale,_Illinois" title="Carbondale, Illinois">Carbondale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Stream,_Illinois" title="Carol Stream, Illinois">Carol Stream</a>/<a href="/wiki/Glendale_Heights,_Illinois" title="Glendale Heights, Illinois">Glendale Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centralia,_Illinois" title="Centralia, Illinois">Centralia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign</a>/<a href="/wiki/Urbana,_Illinois" title="Urbana, Illinois">Urbana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_Illinois" title="Charleston, Illinois">Charleston</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mattoon,_Illinois" title="Mattoon, Illinois">Mattoon</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Downers_Grove,_Illinois" title="Downers Grove, Illinois">Downers Grove</a>/<a href="/wiki/Woodridge,_Illinois" title="Woodridge, Illinois">Woodridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effingham,_Illinois" title="Effingham, Illinois">Effingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin</a>/<a href="/wiki/Carpentersville,_Illinois" title="Carpentersville, Illinois">Carpentersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmhurst,_Illinois" title="Elmhurst, Illinois">Elmhurst</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lombard,_Illinois" title="Lombard, Illinois">Lombard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Addison,_Illinois" title="Addison, Illinois">Addison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evanston,_Illinois" title="Evanston, Illinois">Evanston</a>/<a href="/wiki/Skokie,_Illinois" title="Skokie, Illinois">Skokie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeport,_Illinois" title="Freeport, Illinois">Freeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galesburg,_Illinois" title="Galesburg, Illinois">Galesburg</a></li> <li><a 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