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According to the 2020 United States census, Illinois is the 6th most populous state with 12,812,508 inhabitants but the 24th largest by land area spanning 55,499.0 square miles (143,742 km 2) of land. [1] Illinois is divided into 102 counties and, as of 2020, contained 1,300 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and villages.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that sponsors statewide economic development, with special emphases on increasing minority entrepreneurship, promoting the tourism industry, and recruiting Illinois as a location for business investment and film production.
These Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) may exist as a separate, independent organization or they may be administered by a city, county, regional planning organization, highway commission or other government organization. [1] Each MPO has its own structure and governance. The following is a list of the current federally designated MPOs.
Manufacturing in Illinois accounts for 14% of the state's total output and generates $101 billion in economic activity. [15] Illinois's manufacturing sector grew out of its agricultural production. A key piece of infrastructure for several generations was the Union Stock Yards of Chicago, which from 1865 until 1971 penned and slaughtered ...
The “State of Illinois Economic Forecast, February 2025,” compiled for the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability by Moody’s Analytics and Economic and Consumer ...
Intersect Illinois, the state’s public-private economic development arm, has launched a new $1 million digital marketing campaign, “Be In Illinois,” aimed at luring companies to locate ...
The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.
Pages in category "Economic development organizations in the United States" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .