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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. [e]
Subtopics
Principal cities
- Champaign, Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Chicago [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Chicago (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
- Decatur, Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Normal, Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Peoria, Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rock Island, Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rockford, Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Springfield, Illinois [r]: Capital of the U.S. state of Illinois; the home town of President Abraham Lincoln. [e]
- Urbana, Illinois [r]: Add brief definition or description
Politics and government
- E.g., the current Governor and U.S. Senators
Social, cultural, and educational
- To include 4 yr colleges and universities, also museums, zoos, etc
Industry and agriculture
- Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc
Geographical and geological features
- Illinois River [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Lake Michigan [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mississippi River [r]: the longest river in the U.S. and North America at more than 2300 miles in length [e]
Noteworthy places
- Examples: Hoover Dam
People
- Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Sixteenth U.S. President (from 1861 to 1865) who prosecuted the American Civil War to reclaim 11 seceding states and abolish slavery; assassinated in 1865 near the beginning of his second term. Considered the greatest of all American presidents. [e]
- Barack Obama [r]: 44th President of the United States of America (2009–2017) and a former Senator from Illinois (U.S. state) (born 1961). [e]
Federal
State history
- Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Sixteenth U.S. President (from 1861 to 1865) who prosecuted the American Civil War to reclaim 11 seceding states and abolish slavery; assassinated in 1865 near the beginning of his second term. Considered the greatest of all American presidents. [e]
Associated U.S. states and Canadian provinces
Native American
- Tribes, reservations, etc