Regions in Illinois

7 regions

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A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Central Illinois covers the broad agricultural plains in the geographic center of the state, the prairie-and-corn country running from the…

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The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

The Chicago region centers on Cook County and the city of Chicago itself, the dominant urban anchor of Illinois and…

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The extra miles are often where the story begins.

Chicagoland covers the suburban ring around Chicago itself — the four counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will) that hold the metro…

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Some stops aren't on the map, but they're worth taking.

Northern Illinois covers the ring of counties west and north of Chicagoland, a stretch of working-class small cities and rural…

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Not every stop needs to be busy to be worth your time.

Southern Illinois covers the country south of Carlyle Lake, a region geographically more like the Ozarks than the corn-belt prairie…

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The extra miles are often where the story begins.

Southwest Illinois covers the metro east country across the Mississippi from St. Louis, the urban-and-river corridor running from Alton south…

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Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

Western Illinois covers the broad agricultural country between the Illinois River and the Mississippi, a region of rolling till country,…

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