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Illinois Nature Preserve sign at Nachusa Grasslands The Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC) is a state organization, established by the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act , to identify, protect, steward, and defend high quality natural areas in the state of Illinois .
One of the largest systems is the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which includes Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden as well as 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of open land, or 11.6 percent of Cook County's land area. Under Illinois law, counties may set up a conservation land holding district, after approval by county voters.
According to the 2020 United States census, Illinois is the 6th most populous state with 12,812,508 inhabitants but the 24th largest by land area spanning 55,499.0 square miles (143,742 km 2) of land. [1] Illinois is divided into 102 counties and, as of 2020, contained 1,300 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and villages.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The property tax process varies by state and even township, but there are several steps landowners can take to address rising property taxes. Start by reviewing your assessment on your county ...
The Illinois Land Conservation Act (Public Law 104-106) created the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, designated the transfer of 19,165 acres (7,756 ha) of land in Illinois from the U.S. Army to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. The Illinois Land Conservation Act mandates that Midewin be managed to meet four primary objectives:
Illinois saw a decrease in new residents between July 2020 and July 2023, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.The Census Bureau recently released its vintage population totals ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 223 square miles (580 km 2), of which 222 square miles (570 km 2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2) (0.1%) is water. [4] It is the fourth-smallest county in Illinois by area. When Edwards County was formed in 1814, it comprised nearly half of the State of Illinois.