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2. Geography of Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Illinois has a maximum north–south distance of 390 miles (630 km) and 210 miles (340 km) east-west. Total area is 57,918 square miles (150,010 km 2), ranked 25th in size of the 50 states. Water area is 2,325 square miles (6,020 km 2); Lake Michigan accounts for most of this.

3. List of protected areas of Illinois - Wikipedia

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   One of the largest systems is the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which includes Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden as well as 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of open land, or 11.6 percent of Cook County's land area. Under Illinois law, counties may set up a conservation land holding district, after approval by county voters.

4. Railroad land grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois Central Railroad in 1851 was the first railroad to receive a federal land grant. The grant was part of the Land Grant Act of 1850, which provided 3.75 million acres of land to support railroad projects. The Illinois Central received nearly 2.6 million acres of land in Illinois. [3]

5. ‘People are going to lose their property’: This Illinois ...

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   Appealing these hikes is proving difficult. ‘People are going to lose their property’: This Illinois woman’s property tax is poised to pop from $756 to over $10,000 — a shocking 1,222% spike.

6. Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Geographically, the county is the sixth-largest in Illinois by land area and the largest by total area. It shares the state's Lake Michigan shoreline with Lake County . Including its lake area, Cook County has a total area of 1,635 square miles (4,234.6 km 2 ), the largest county in Illinois, of which 945 square miles (2,447.5 km 2 ) is land ...

7. List of counties in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia , between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory ; two counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.