Illinois is also known as “The Land of Lincoln” and it is located in the Midwestern area of the United States. In the summer months temperatures run from 63-90 degrees while in the winter they are from 11-41 degrees.
The State of Illinois has a population of about 12,852,548 and is the 25th largest population in the US. The demographics for Illinois are; 80.34% Caucasian; 15.63% African American; 0.62% Native American; 4.45% Asian.
The economy of Illinois is driven primarily agriculture and manufacturing with a total gross output for the state at about $589 billion. The state’s personal income tax rate is about 3% with sales tax at about 6.25%. The state has agricultural outputs of corn, soybean, hogs, cattle, dairy products and wheat.
Some of the largest cities located in Illinois are; Chicago, which is also the third most populated city in the US, Aurora, Rockford, Springfield and Naperville.