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    By Job Gal | February 20, 2009

    SpringfieldIllinois

    Illinois is located in the Midwestern region of the United States. Springfield serves as the state capital, while Chicago is the largest city. Illinois is bordered by Wisconsin to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the west, Tennessee to the south and Kentucky and Indiana to the east.

    The word Illinois comes from the French adaptation of the Algonquin word meaning “she/he speaks normally,” or from the Illiniwek people who once inhabited the area. French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet were the first to explore the area in 1673. Chicago became the biggest city in 1857 because of the Great Lakes and rail hub. The growth of mines and factories in the 19th Century helped form many labor unions in the state. Illinois was home to the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Riot and Great Chicago Fire. The stat also played an important part in the American Revolution and Civil War. Illinois was admitted as the 21st state into the Union.

    Following World War II, Argonne National Laboratory activated the first experimental nuclear power generating system in the country. Today the state is known for its energy industry, which includes coal, petroleum, nuclear power, wind power and biofuels.




    Argonne National LaboratoryIllinois’ Job Market
    In 2007, Illinois had a gross state product of $609 billion, fifth in the nation. The state’s agricultural outputs include: corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products and wheat. In 2003, the state’s leading manufacturing industries were: chemical manufacturing at $16.6 billion, food manufacturing at $14.4 billion, machinery manufacturing at $13.6 billion, fabricated metal products at $10.5 billion, plastics and rubber products at $6.8 billion, transportation equipment at $6.7 billion and computer and electronic products at $6.4 billion. Other important non-manufacturing industries include financial services, publishing, petroleum and coal.

    The state’s fastest-growing industries include: healthcare, information technology, urban planning and education.

    Work Trends
    Illinois unemployment rate: 7.6 percent
    National unemployment rate: 7.6 percent
    Mean travel time to work: 28 minutes

    Illinois’ Largest Employers
    Boeing (More)
    100 N. Riverside Plaza
    Chicago, IL 60606

    State Farm Insurance Cos.
    1 State Farm Plaza
    Bloomington, IL 61710

    Walgreen (More)
    200 Wilmot Rd.
    Deerfield, IL 60015

    Sears Holdings (More)
    3333 Beverly Rd.
    Hoffman Estates, IL 60179

    Caterpillar
    100 N.E. Adams St.
    Peoria, IL 61629

    Archer Daniels Midland (More)
    4666 Faries Pkwy.
    Decatur, IL 62525

    Kraft Foods (More)
    3 Lakes Dr.
    Northfield, IL 60093

    Allstate (More)
    2775 Sanders Rd.
    Northbrook, IL 60062

    Motorola (More)
    1303 E. Algonquin Rd.
    Schaumburg, IL 60196

    Abbott Laboratories
    100 Abbott Park Rd.
    Abbott Park, IL 60064

    Popular Local Job Search Sites
    Cheezhead
    JobCentral
    Craigslist
    Illinoisjobs
    Work 4 Illinois
    IllinoisJobs.net
    IllinoisJobNetwork
    CareerBuilder

    Surrounding Area Job Search
    Springfield, IL
    Forest Park, IL
    Champaign, IL
    Collinsville, IL
    Peoria, IL
    Urbana, IL
    Elmhurst, IL
    Bloomington, IL
    Naperville, IL
    Chicago, IL
    Joliet, IL

    Continuing Education
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Northern Illinois University
    University of Illinois at Chicago
    DePaul University
    Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

    Discovering Illinois
    Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
    John G. Shedd Aquarium
    Field Museum of Natural History
    Art Institute of Chicago
    Museum of Science and Industry
    Dickson Mounds State Museum
    Rockome Gardens
    Illinois State Fair
    Illinois State Parks
    Chicago Cubs
    Chicago White Sox
    Chicago Bears
    Chicago Bulls
    Chicago Blackhawks

    Illinois Statistics
    Population
    Total population: 12,831,970
    Persons under five-years old: 6.9 percent
    Persons under 18-years old: 25.1 percent
    Persons 65-years and older: 12 percent
    Female: 50.8 percent
    White: 79.3 percent
    Black: 15 percent
    American Indian and Alaska Native: .3 percent
    Asian: 4.2 percent
    Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
    Multi-racial: 1.1 percent
    Hispanic or Latino: 14.7 percent
    Non-Hispanic White: 65.3 percent

    Education
    High school graduates: 81.4 percent
    Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.1 percent

    Housing
    Housing units: 5,199,589
    Homeownership rate: 67.3 percent
    Housing units in multi-unit structures: 34 percent
    Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $130,800
    Households: 4,591,779
    Persons per household: 2.63

    Income
    Median household income: $47,711
    Per capita income: $23,104
    Persons below poverty: 11.9 percent

    Transportation
    Airports: O’Hare International, Chicago Midway International,
    Railroads: Amtrak (Illini, Illinois Zephyr)
    Public mass transit: Chicago Transit Authority’s L

    Weather     (Chicago)
    Average annual precipitation: 35.82 inches
    Average low temp. in January: 14 degrees
    Average high temp. in July: 84 degrees

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