Central Illinois

Central Illinois is a region of extending south from along the border with . It includes Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, LaSalle, Livingston, McLean, and Shelby counties.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Springfield and Champaign-Urbana.

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is a city in the center of the state of . It is the state's capital — not — and the county seat of Sangamon County. is best known for its most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, and there are several historic sites that are dedicated to him.

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is a metropolitan area in central , composed of the towns of Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy. The community is the site of the main campus of the University of Illinois, one of the great public universities of the United States.

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is a city in Macon county, . There are many examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's influence on the Prairie Style Architecture in .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Danville and Iroquois County.

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is a small city of about 34,000 in Central Illinois about 5 miles west of the - border and about 140 miles south of . is nestled in the heart of Vermilion River country, home to high quality museums, shops full of rare and unique finds, a unique history including several Abraham Lincoln historic sites, and an abundance of parks and wildlife.

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is a county in . It is bordered to the north by the , and to the east by .

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is a city in Central Illinois. It was settled by Europeans in the 1830s, and is home to two colleges and two prisons. The two colleges are College and Christian University.

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is a small city of about 12000 people on old Route 66 in Central Illinois.

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is a city in , United States, and its county seat. It is in South Central Illinois. Its population was 12,252 at the 2020 census.

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is a city of 5,500 people in Central Illinois. For the visitor, it offers a railroad museum, an art-and-sculpture garden, and some beautiful historic homes.

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is a town in the Central Illinois region of with a population of 5,710 as of the 2020 US Census. It is home to Blackburn College and hosts the Macoupin County Fair on the fair grounds north of town every year.

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is a city in Central Illinois. The town where Abraham Lincoln began his political career, was the state capital of from 1820 to 1839.

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is a city in and the county seat of , , United States, along the Kaskaskia River. As of the 2020 census, the population was at 4,674.

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is the largest city and the county seat of , , United States. The population was 4,636 at the 2020 census.

is a city in , , United States. The population was 2,015 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the region within the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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is a city in the Central Illinois region of with about 2,900 residents in 2020. Visitors will get a sense of small-town as they walk or drive down the streets of .

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is a city in , just east of and the Illinois River. It was founded in 1825. is home to around 17,000 people.

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. The population was 4,450 at the 2020 census.

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is a small city in Logan County, along historic Route 66. It had a population of 1,669 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. was incorporated in 1853.

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is a city in and the county seat of , , , on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the .

is a small city in Central Illinois. Since its founding in 1853, when the Terra Haute, Alton & St. Louis Railroad came through, has been a stopover for travelers on the route between the major Midwestern cities of and .

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, is a charming little town approximately two hours southwest of . It's in a perfect location for people in the Chicago metro area who want to take a day trip or for people across the state line to visit.

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is a village in Central Illinois. It sits north of Champaign-Urbana on I-55 and has a population of about 1,700.

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is a village in northern , Illinois, United States. The population was 12,371 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area.

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is a village in , United States. The population was 743 at the 2020 census, down from 830 in 2010. It is part of the metropolitan area. is the home of the Dixie Travel Plaza.

is a village in , , United States. The population was 1,366 at the 2020 census.

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is a village in , , United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2010 census, and 1,491 at a 2018 estimate. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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is a village located mainly in , with a small portion in . The population was 4,032 at the 2020 census. contains an original stretch of U.S. Route 66, and from 1892 until 2016 continuously used a designed in 1891 by Henry Ives Cobb.

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Bloomington, pop. 77,000, is a city in the state of in the United States of America, on the classic Route 66 highway across the country.

is a village in , Illinois, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield metropolitan statistical area. In 2023 the village was hit by a high end EF-2 tornado in the March 31st outbreak.

is a village in , , , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 488 at the 2020 census.

Central Illinois

Latitude of center
40.23° or 40° 13′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
-88.72° or 88° 43′ 12″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q5061228
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Central Illinois” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “伊利諾州中部”
  • French: “Central Illinois”
  • German: “Central Illinois”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז אילינוי”
  • Italian: “Central Illinois”
  • Slovenian: “Central Illinois”
  • Slovenian: “Centralni Illinois”
  • Slovenian: “Heart of Illinois”
  • Slovenian: “osrčje Illinoisa”
  • Spanish: “Central Illinois”
  • Venetian: “Illinois sentrałe”

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