Illinois

:This article is about the State of Illinois. See Illinois (disambiguation) for other uses.

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Illinois (pronounced or, for those who speak English, "ill-i-NOY") constitutes the 21st state of the United States, located in the former Northwest Territory. Its name was given by the state's French explorers after the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquin tribes that thrived in the area. The word Illiniwek means simply "the people."

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The capital of Illinois is Springfield while its largest city is Chicago The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is IL.

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The USS Illinois was named in honor of this state.

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