resident Abraham Lincoln Industry
lived in Illinois for 17
years. He only left the The ideal location of Illinois
place when he became the gave way to the installation of
President of a country on the first rate transportation
brink of the infamous civil war. infrastructure and world class
Frances Elizabeth Willard of educational centers. Illinois
Illinois was also the prime mover promises to be a good place to do
for the women’s fight for the business. Illinois is into
right of suffrage. Illinois warehousing, manufacturing,
(Springfield) was the site where agriculture, banking, food, and
U.S. Grant first gathered troops chemicals. Industries also
for the Civil War. A colorful concentrate on fabricated metals,
history places Illinois among the computers, electronics, plastics
places to see in America. For and rubber. Transportation
the kids and the not-so-young at equipments are also manufactured
heart, the home of Superman in Illinois.
exists in Metropolis, Illinois.
Technology and Infrastructure
Geography 144 university-based research
centers
Located along the north-central 71 federal research centers
of the U.S. Illinois is bounded Argonne National Laboratory is a
on the north by Wisconsin, Iowa leading federal laboratory
and Missouri on the west. prioritizing in technology and
Kentucky takes up the southern biotechnology
border and Indiana in the east.
The Mississippi River almost Finance
takes up the western boundary.
Illinois leads in the financial
industry. It is the site of over Sights to see
2,300 commercial banks. It has
2,000 insurance carriers, and 175 Donley’s Wild West Town (Addison)
insurance carriers. The state has – a recreated mining operation
the financial capability of where you can watch the shows and
providing capital funding for get a ride on the C.P. Huntington
commercial and industrial Locomotive
development.
American Indian Burial Grounds
Agriculture (Albany) – The burial mounds are
recognized as historic sites
Corn is the major agricultural
produce of the state. This is Mississippi River (Albany) – The
followed by soybeans and feed river made famous by Mark Twain.
grains. Illinois is the top five The river is one of America’s
producers of swine in America. largest river systems
Livestock, dairy and poultry are
also major income generating Alto Vineyards (Alto) – Red and
resources. white wines can be sampled on
site
Education
Snowstar Winter Sports Park
Illinois offers a choice of (Andalusia) - Skiing pleasure and
schools and universities. These fun
offer varied programs from
four-year programs to associate Arlington Park (Arlington) –
degrees. There are also online Thoroughbred racing
schools made available to
interested students. The Creole House (Prairie du
Rucher) – See the French creole
house built in 1800 and
experience the lifestyle of the An Illinois real estate is
past patronized by many. Of course the
reason for this is obvious. And
lllinois Waterway Visitor Center that is because an Illinois real
and Museum - Watch towboats along estate is near to all the good
the Illinois River. The center things that can only be found in
provides learning tours about the Illinois, such as tourists
locks and dams controlling the attractions, excellent education,
water flow along the Illinois & agriculture, technological, and
Michigan Canal. industrial facilities.
Illinois Real Estate
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