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Date	Process	Result
May 29, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
September 10, 2006	Good article reassessment	Delisted
May 8, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed

Current status: Delisted good article

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Section sizes

Section size for Illinois (78 sections)
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(Top)	13,377	13,377
Etymology	4,157	4,157
History	43	38,430
Pre-European	5,745	5,745
European exploration and settlement prior to 1800	2,920	2,920
19th century	238	15,125
Prior to statehood	2,127	2,127
The State of Illinois prior to the Civil War	10,742	10,742
Civil War and after	2,018	2,018
20th century	7,170	7,170
21st century	7,427	7,427
Geology	1,526	1,526
Geography	339	25,732
Boundaries	1,263	1,263
Topography	1,083	1,083
Divisions	4,666	4,666
Climate	13,741	13,741
Urban areas	4,640	4,640
Demographics	5,370	51,961
Race and ethnicity	28	14,173
2020 Census	8,803	8,803
2022 American Community Survey	5,342	5,342
Ancestry	5,104	5,104
Immigration	5,620	5,620
Age and sex	1,976	1,976
Socioeconomics	2,174	2,174
Birth data by race/ethnicity	7,856	7,856
Languages	2,736	2,736
Religion	1,390	6,952
Christianity	2,163	2,163
Other Abrahamic religious communities	3,219	3,219
Other religions	180	180
Economy	2,004	31,147
Agriculture	3,880	3,880
Manufacturing	1,804	1,804
Services	801	801
Investments	413	413
Energy	692	13,612
Coal	3,253	3,253
Petroleum	1,259	1,259
Nuclear power	2,200	2,200
Wind power	3,860	3,860
Biofuels	2,348	2,348
Taxes	8,633	8,633
Culture	13	15,876
Museums	2,593	2,593
Music	2,380	2,380
Movies	685	685
Recreation	1,642	1,642
Sports	8,563	8,563
Law and politics	486	19,190
State government	5,263	5,263
Party balance	4,950	4,950
History of corruption	1,621	1,621
U.S. presidential elections	1,862	1,862
African-American U.S. senators	1,351	1,351
Political families	328	3,657
Ingersoll	1,153	1,153
Stevenson	877	877
Daley	431	431
Pritzker	445	445
Madigan	423	423
Education	219	4,807
Illinois State Board of education	525	525
Primary and secondary schools	795	795
Colleges and universities	2,041	2,041
School financing	1,227	1,227
Transportation	222	13,738
Airports	2,355	2,355
Highways	3,276	3,276
Buses	6,304	6,304
Railroads	1,256	1,256
Waterways	325	325
See also	193	193
Notes	26	26
References	35	35
Further reading	4,181	4,181
External links	2,338	2,338
Total	226,714	226,714

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State of Illinois?

Shouldn't the official name of Illinois be the "State of Illinois"?

Population

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The US Census Bureau has officially stated Illinois did not lose population at the 2020 census. The state's population grew by approximately 250,000 people, putting Illinois at over 13 million people for the first time in it's history. This means Illinois has never lost population at any ten-year census count. The question remains, why is Wikipedia using the incorrect data originally released by the Census Bureau for the state's population, but not using the corrected/revised data released by the Census Bureau several weeks later, when the Census Bureau admitted the original data was not accurate? If this were about New York City and the Census Bureau came back and stated the population went up and not down, I'm sure you guys would be quick to adjust that in its article. Other regions don't get the same consideration? Is Wikipedia playing favoritism? Wikipedia is an internet encyclopedia, it should strive to have the correct information in its articles. 2600:8801:131C:6F00:845A:9DF6:D4D6:EE88 (talk) 16:56, 14 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

New Living insignia

Latest comment: 3 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

A new legislation has established the official state mushroom, the giant puffball. https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=103-1052 Jjblt137 (talk) 21:21, 13 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Bloomington-Normal

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

please add Bloomington-Normal to the list urban areas as it's grown larger tthan Springfield. 98.215.55.73 (talk) 03:40, 24 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

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