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Springfield
Chicago
Rockford, Illinois
Evanston
Bloomington
Galena
Quincy
Alton
Elmhurst
Lincoln’s Tomb
Anderson Gardens
Naperville Riverwalk
Morton Arboretum for Couples
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Shawnee National Forest
Peoria
Fabyan Forest Preserve, Illinois
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Matthiessen State Park
Grant Park
Tunnel Hill State Trail, Illinois
Starved Rock State Park
Located in the Midwest, Illinois is home to Chicago, the third-largest city in the country as well as a major sports and cultural center. Illinois has many smaller industrial cities, bountiful natural resources, and intense agricultural productivity, especially in its central region.
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