Present-day Illinois was inhabited by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years. The French were the first Europeans to arrive, settling near the Mississippi and Illinois rivers in the 17th-century Illinois Country, as part of their sprawling colony of New France.

Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin Ortabatı bölgesi 'ndedir ve Kuzey Amerika'nın Büyük Göller bölgesindeki sekiz eyaletten biridir (aynı zamanda Ontario, Kanada'yı da kapsar).

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Illinois is known for Chicago, its largest city and the third most populous in the United States. Chicago is a major transportation hub with extensive freight and passenger rail networks.

American Territory The Illinois-Wabash Company was an early claimant to much of Illinois. An early western outpost of the United States, Fort Dearborn, was established in 1803 (at the site of present-day Chicago), and the creation of the Illinois Territory followed on February 3, 1809.

Illinois, a state in the Midwestern United States, shares its borders with Wisconsin to the north, Indiana to the east, and the Mississippi River forms its western border with Iowa and Missouri.

Illinois was once known to be a swing state (voted for either Democratic Party or the Republican Party). Today, Illinois is known to be a blue state, voting for the Democratic Party.

Facts about Illinois, including the capital, number of electoral votes, state symbols, popular tourist attractions, iconic local foods, famous people, sports teams, fun facts, and more.