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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.
Central Illinois has a diverse economy consisting of a variety of industries. Agriculture is the most significant industry in the region and ranges in scope from family farms to mass-production farms. Most counties in Central Illinois have an agriculture-based economy. The most common crops are soybeans and corn.
List of census-designated places in Illinois; List of cities in Illinois; List of Illinois townships; List of towns and villages in Illinois; List of counties in Illinois; List of precincts in Illinois
website, operated by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, interactive exhibits, live animals Lockhart Family Nature Center: Lake Forest: Lake: Chicago area: website, operated by Lake Forest Open Lands, located on 50-acre Mellody Farm Nature Preserve with the adjacent 514-acre Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve Lost Valley Visitor Center ...
According to the Black Oaks Center, a local Black-run farm, “Pembroke was the 3rd largest hemp producer in the nation” during WWII. [10] Although the area struggles with high poverty rates and a decreasing population size, [3] the tradition of Black farmers continues in the area today with places like the Black Oaks Center [10] and Iyabo ...
Illinois is divided into 102 counties and, as of 2020, contained 1,300 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and villages. The most populous city is Chicago with 2,746,388 residents while the least populous is Valley City with 14 residents. [2] The largest municipality by land area is Chicago, which spans 227.73 sq mi (589.8 km 2), while ...
A movement in a myriad of rural counties across deep blue states such as Illinois and California to split off and form new states appears to be gaining some steam in the wake of the Nov. 5 election.
The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed). The state bird is the Northern cardinal. The state insect is the monarch butterfly. The state animal is the white-tailed deer. The state fish is the bluegill. The state fossil is the tully monster.