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There are 102 counties in Illinois. The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.
The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as the Greater Chicago Area and Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the Midwest, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. Encompassing 10,286 square mi (28,120 km 2 ), the metropolitan area ...
Website. countyofkane .org. [ 1] Kane County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 516,522, [ 2] making it the fifth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Geneva, [ 3] and its largest city is Aurora. Kane County is one of the collar counties of the metropolitan statistical ...
Illinois Route 19 (abbreviated IL-19, or simply Illinois 19) is a major east–west arterial state highway in northeastern Illinois, United States. It runs from Illinois Route 25 (Liberty St.) in Elgin, to Lake Shore Drive ( U.S. Route 41) on the north side of Chicago. Illinois 19 is 33.64 miles (54.14 km) long. [ 1]
The Rockford Intercity Passenger Rail is a proposed Metra inter-city rail service between Chicago and Rockford, Illinois. The project is being led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) funded with $275 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan. The route is expected to begin by late 2027, reinstating rail service to ...
Photo by Chris Trainor. A site that once housed a Walmart near downtown Columbia is now set to be a warehouse for computer-related uses. The Walmart location at 1326 Bush River Road in Columbia ...
Area codes. 630. The Tri-Cities, or Tri-City area, is a vernacular region that is situated between the large cities of Aurora and Elgin, Illinois, and encompasses the cities of Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles . A "vernacular region" is a distinctive area where the inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history ...
Elgin, Illinois. / 42.03833°N 88.32278°W / 42.03833; -88.32278. Elgin ( / ˈɛldʒɪn / EL-jin) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago along the Fox River. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 114,797, making it the sixth-most populous city in ...