Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is a region of Illinois generally located immediately along and north of I-80 and outside of Chicagoland. While largely rural, it does include Rockford, the third largest city in Illinois, as well as DeKalb, home of Northern Illinois University.
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Northern Illinois
- Region
- …is also known as “North Illinois”
- Description: region in the U.S. state of Illinois
- Location
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Latitude of center
42.1201° or 42° 7′ 12″ north
Longitude of center
-89.0525° or 89° 3′ 9″ west
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Northern Illinois” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊利諾州北部”
- Hebrew: “צפון אילינוי”
- Slovenian: “North Illinois”
- Slovenian: “Northern Illinois”
- Slovenian: “Severni Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Bắc Illinois”
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