| − | '''Illinois''' was the twenty-first state to enter into the [[union]]. Its capital is [[Springfield]], and the largest city is [[Chicago]]. Illinois is bordered by [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]], [[Michigan]], [[Missouri]], [[Iowa]], and [[Wisconsin]]. Illinois was the most abandoned state in the country in 2023, as more people moved away from Illinois than from any other state. [[Chicago]] is long been considered to be one of the most politically corrupt cities in the [[U.S.]] Illinois has a population of 12,830,632 according to the 2010 census. Making it the 5th most populous state. | + | '''Illinois''' was the twenty-first state to enter into the [[union]]. Its capital is [[Springfield]], and the largest city is [[Chicago]]. Illinois is bordered by [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]], [[Michigan]], [[Missouri]], [[Iowa]], and [[Wisconsin]]. Illinois was the most abandoned state in the country in 2023, as more people moved away from Illinois than from any other state. [[Chicago]] is long been considered to be one of the most politically corrupt cities in the [[U.S.]] Illinois has a population of 12,830,632 according to the 2010 census, making it the 5th most populous state. |
| | Illinois is one of the top 10 agricultural states in the [[United States]], and outside of [[Chicago]] agriculture is the biggest part of the [[economy]]. Its leading products are [[corn]], [[soybean]]s, and [[swine]]. | | Illinois is one of the top 10 agricultural states in the [[United States]], and outside of [[Chicago]] agriculture is the biggest part of the [[economy]]. Its leading products are [[corn]], [[soybean]]s, and [[swine]]. |
| | The state Constitution of Illinois, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says: | | The state Constitution of Illinois, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says: |