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Wikipedia: Illinois ( /ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ IL-i-noy) is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. It is the most populous state in the Midwest region; however with 65% of its residents concentrated in the Chicago metropolitan area, most of the state has either a rural or a small town character. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base.
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![[Average annual wind power distribution for Illinois, 50m height above ground, also showing location of existing...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Illinois_wind_resource_map_50m_800_s.jpg "Average annual wind power distribution for Illinois, 50m height above ground, also showing location of existing...")
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