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The last county, Ford County, was created by the Illinois government in 1859. Cook County, established in 1831 and named for the early Illinois Attorney General Daniel Pope Cook, contained the absolute majority of the state's population in the first half of the 20th century and retains more than 40% of it as of the 2020 census.
Illinois is the 13th-wealthiest of the 50 United States, with a per capita income of $37,728 according to the 2020 census. Illinois counties ranked by per capita ...
The Illinois State Fair mile currently hosts the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 ARCA stock car race, USAC Silver Crown dirt cars, UMP Late Models and Modifieds and the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. "Cities in Illinois" redirects here. For unincorporated communities, see List of unincorporated communities in Illinois. For CDPs, see List of census-designated places in Illinois. Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United ...
All redistricting events that took place in Illinois from statehood in 1818 to 2013 are shown. During the periods of 1863-1873, 1893-1895, and 1903-1948, voters in Illinois elected an additional one to two at-large representatives .
Illinois ranks second in U.S. corn production with more than 1.5 billion bushels produced annually. [156] With a production capacity of 1.5 billion gallons per year, Illinois is a top producer of ethanol, ranking third in the United States in 2011. [157] Illinois is a leader in food manufacturing and meat processing. [158]
Illinois held its primary elections as scheduled, despite concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [6] Election officials in Illinois acknowledged that they believed turnout was unusually low. [6] In the state-run primaries (Democratic and Republican), turnout was 28.36%, with 2,279,439 votes cast. [7]
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Illinois, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1818, Illinois has participated in every U.S. presidential election. From 1896 to 1996, Illinois was a bellwether state, voting for the winner of the presidential election 24 of 26 times, the exceptions being 1916 and 1976.