Illinois (United States): what to see in the state


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What to see in Illinois, travel through the state of corn cultivation in the United States, itinerary to visit the cities that are part of it, including the capital Springfield.


Tourist information

Illinois is part of the USA bordering in the northern part of Wisconsin, in the southern part with Kentucky, in the western part with Iowa and Missouri and in the eastern part with Indiana, in the northeast with Lake Michigan.

The territory of the state can be divided into 3 parts, the northern part of which includes the entire metropolitan area of ​​Chicago.


The central part is considered the heart of Illinois and includes the cities of Springfield and Peoria.

Southern Illinois is the area with the warmest climate that allows flourishing crops scattered among green hills and there are also some coal and pre-oil deposits of limited size.

Illinois belongs to the Corn Belt, together with Indiana and Iowa, for the cultivation of corn practiced on a large scale.


In addition to corn, soybeans are grown and there are large cattle, pigs and poultry farms.

What see

Chicago
The majority of the population, estimated to be over half, lives in the metropolis of Chicago which has over nine million inhabitants.

Chicago is the largest city located in the hinterland of the United States of America, on the shores of Lake Michigan, and is a multi-ethnic city that represents a financial, as well as industrial, center of world renown.


In Chicago there are very high skyscrapers and numerous movable bridges, the city is also an international reference for jazz music.

Rockford
County seat of Winnebago County, Rockford is located north-west of Chicago on the Rock River tributary of Mississippi and is a bishopric of Catholicism as well as being an important agricultural, industrial and commercial center.

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Springfield
Capital of the state of Illinois, Springfield was founded in 1819 and is the county seat of Sangamon County.

Minor cities

The other cities have a much lower number of inhabitants, just above one hundred thousand units.

Among them we can mention Aurora, Naperville, Joliet, Springfield, Peoria and Elgin.

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