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===Principal cities=== | ===Principal cities=== | ||
{{r|Champaign, Illinois}} | {{r|Champaign, Illinois|Champaign}} | ||
{{r|Chicago}} | {{r|Chicago}} | ||
{{r|Decatur, Illinois}} | {{r|Decatur, Illinois|Decatur}} | ||
{{r|Normal, Illinois}} | {{r|Normal, Illinois|Normal}} | ||
{{r|Peoria, Illinois}} | {{r|Peoria, Illinois|Peoria}} | ||
{{r|Rock Island, Illinois}} | {{r|Rock Island, Illinois|Rock Island}} | ||
{{r|Rockford, Illinois}} | {{r|Rockford, Illinois|Rockford}} | ||
{{r|Springfield, Illinois}} | {{r|Springfield, Illinois|Springfield}} | ||
{{r|Urbana, Illinois}} | {{r|Urbana, Illinois|Urbana}} | ||
===Politics and government=== | ===Politics and government=== | ||
====State government==== | |||
====U.S. Senate==== | |||
{{r|Roland Burris}} | |||
{{r|Richard J. Durbin}} | |||
===Social, cultural, and educational=== | ===Social, cultural, and educational=== | ||
{{r|University of Illinois}} | |||
{{r|University of Chicago}} | |||
{{r|Northwestern University}} | |||
===Industry and agriculture=== | ===Industry and agriculture=== | ||
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===Federal=== | ===Federal=== | ||
{{r|Argonne National Laboratory}} | {{r|Argonne National Laboratory}} | ||
{{r|Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory}} | |||
===State history=== | ===State history=== |
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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. [e]
Subtopics
Principal cities
- Champaign [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Chicago [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Chicago (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
- Decatur [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Normal [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Peoria [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rock Island [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rockford [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Springfield [r]: Capital of the U.S. state of Illinois; the home town of President Abraham Lincoln. [e]
- Urbana [r]: Add brief definition or description
Politics and government
State government
U.S. Senate
- Roland Burris [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Richard J. Durbin [r]: Add brief definition or description
Social, cultural, and educational
- University of Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
- University of Chicago [r]: A private, coeducational research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. [e]
- Northwestern University [r]: Add brief definition or description
Industry and agriculture
- Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc
Geographical and geological features
- Illinois River [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Lake Michigan [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mississippi River [r]: the longest river in the U.S. and North America at more than 2300 miles in length [e]
Noteworthy places
- Examples: Hoover Dam
People
- Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Sixteenth U.S. President (from 1861 to 1865) who prosecuted the American Civil War to reclaim 11 seceding states and abolish slavery; assassinated in 1865 near the beginning of his second term. Considered the greatest of all American presidents. [e]
- Barack Obama [r]: 44th President of the United States of America (2009–2017) and a former Senator from Illinois (U.S. state) (born 1961). [e]
Federal
- Argonne National Laboratory [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory [r]: Add brief definition or description
State history
- Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Sixteenth U.S. President (from 1861 to 1865) who prosecuted the American Civil War to reclaim 11 seceding states and abolish slavery; assassinated in 1865 near the beginning of his second term. Considered the greatest of all American presidents. [e]
Associated U.S. states and Canadian provinces
Native American
- Tribes, reservations, etc