- Downstate Illinois
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Downstate Illinois refers to all of Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. This term is flexible, but because it is generally meant to refer to everything outside the Chicago-area, some cities in Northern Illinois, such as Rockford[1][2][3] and DeKalb,[4][5][6] (which are north and west of Chicago, respectively), are considered to be "downstate".[7][8]
The term has been part of the Illinois vernacular for decades,[9] and is commonly used by the media.[10][11][12] The General Assembly (the state legislature for Illinois) regularly makes references to the term in the titles of bills it passes.[13]
Major Cities
Ten Largest Downstate Cities Rank City Population County 1 Rockford 157,280 Winnebago 2 Springfield 118,033 Sangamon 3 Peoria 115,520 Peoria 4 Champaign 80,286 Champaign 5 Decatur 76,199 Macon 6 Bloomington 74,184 McLean 7 Normal 52,799 McLean 8 DeKalb 43,862 DeKalb 9 Moline 43,050 Rock Island 10 Belleville 41,285 St. Clair Most of the state's largest cities (six of the top ten) are concentrated in and around the Chicago , but several mid-sized cities exist in the downstate area as well. Rockford is the region's largest.
References
- ^ http://www.suntimes.com/5681558-417/illinois-house-oks-casino-for-chicago.html?print=true
- ^ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-12-05/news/8703310613_1_permits-multifamily-units-single-family
- ^ http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-code-fox-jennifer-beals-cops-corruption-delroy-lindo/Content?oid=3210520
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4570258.html
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3891161.html
- ^ http://www.lib.niu.edu/1991/ii910733.html
- ^ "Bradley University: Foster College of Business Administration". Bradley.edu. http://www.bradley.edu/fcba/community/cber/PeoriaMSAPopulationChanges.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ By Associated Press. "Illinois raises cap on charter schools - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star". Rrstar.com. http://www.rrstar.com/news/x702320566/Illinois-lifts-cap-on-charter-schools. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19760315&id=sP0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4827,2130941
- ^ "Chicago-K.C. corridor ready to roll - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2010-08-23. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-23/classified/ct-met-getting-around-0823-20100822_1_interstate-highway-chicago-and-kansas-city-resurfacing. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ "Missionary Educator From Downstate Illinois Is Remembered In China - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1998-11-06. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-11-06/news/9811070015_1_iris-chang-nanking-missionary/2. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
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- ^ "Illinois General Assembly - list of bills with "Downstate" in the text". http://www.ilga.gov/search/LISGSApage.asp?q=Downstate&submit1=Go&site=leg97. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
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- Geography of Illinois
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