Illinois
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| Capital | Springfield |
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| Nickname | The Prairie State |
| Official Language | English |
| Governor | Patrick Joseph Quinn, D |
| Senator | Roland Burris, D (202) 224-2854 Contact |
| Senator | Richard Durbin, D (202) 224-2152 Contact |
| Admission to Union | December 3, 1818 (21st) |
| Motto: "State" Sovereignty; National Union" |
Illinois was the twenty-first state to enter into the union. Its capital is Springfield, and the largest city is Chicago. Illinois is bordered by Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin. It is considered to be one of the most corrupt states in the nation.
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Politics
Illinois can be viewed as having a more liberal concentration in the northeastern portion of the state. This is often attributed to the large metropolitan area surrounding Chicago. In contrast, the southern and western portions of the state are typically more conservative. The state capitol is Springfield, and there is political tension about state lawmakers who spend too much of their time in either Chicago, Champaign-Urbana, or Springfield.
The population distribution has led Illinois to lean politically to the left in most recent non-local elections. Many consider Illinois to be a liberal stronghold, especially in regard to presidential elections.
Currently, Illinois has a Democratic governor, Patrick Joseph Quinn, but has elected Republican governors in the recent past, such as George Ryan, who controversially emptied the state's death row after an investigation by Northwestern University law students proved that one death row inmate was innocent.[1] Critics charged that he only did so to gain sympathy because he was about to be tried for corruption and selling commercial driver's licenses when he was the Illinois Secretary of State.
Elected Officials
Federal
- Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
- Sen. Roland Burris [D, IL]
- Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
- Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
- Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D, IL-11]
- Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
- Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
- Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14]
- Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
- Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
- Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
- Rep. Aaron Schock [R, IL-18]
- Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
- Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
- Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
- Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
- Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
- Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
- Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
- Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
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