Illinois

US state in the Midwest region

Region

Midwest

Capital

Springfield

Population

12 710 158

Area

149 995 km²

Coastline

the Great Lakes

Neighbors

5

Rivers

the Mississippi and the Ohio

Statehood

1818

Time zones

Central Time

In Geodoku grids

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• Located in the Midwest
• On Central Time
• Borders the Great Lakes
• Landlocked
• Crossed or bordered by the Mississippi
• Crossed or bordered by the Ohio
• Crossed by Route 66
• Its capital is not its largest city
• More than 10 000 000 inhabitants
• Name of Indigenous origin
• Named after a river