The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Illinois:

The location of the state of Illinois in the United States of America

Illinoisfifth most populous of the 50 states of the United States of America. Illinois lies between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River and the Ohio River in the Midwestern United States. Chicago, Illinois, is the third most populous city and the third most populous metropolitan area of the United States. The United States created the Illinois Territory on March 1, 1809. Illinois joined the Union as the 21st state on December 3, 1818.

General reference edit

 
An enlargeable map of the state of Illinois

Geography of Illinois edit

Geography of Illinois

Places in Illinois edit

Environment of Illinois edit

Natural geographic features of Illinois edit

Regions of Illinois edit

Regions of Illinois

Administrative divisions of Illinois edit

 
An enlargeable map of the 102 counties of the state of Illinois

Demography of Illinois edit

Demographics of Illinois

Government and politics of Illinois edit

Politics of Illinois

Branches of the government of Illinois edit

Government of Illinois

Executive branch of the government of Illinois edit

Legislative branch of the government of Illinois edit

Judicial branch of the government of Illinois edit

Courts of Illinois

Law and order in Illinois edit

Law of Illinois

Military in Illinois edit

History of Illinois edit

History of Illinois

History of Illinois, by period edit

 
The location of the state of Illinois in the United States of America
 
An enlargeable map of the 102 counties of the state of Illinois

History of Illinois, by region edit

History of Illinois, by subject edit

Culture of Illinois edit

Culture of Illinois

The Arts in Illinois edit

Sports in Illinois edit

Sports in Illinois

Economy and infrastructure of Illinois edit

Economy of Illinois

Education in Illinois edit

Education in Illinois

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Introduction to Illinois, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Illinois". Archived from the original on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

External links edit

  Wikimedia Atlas of Illinois