very big
it would depend on what you mean by "major". There are several big universities in the state of Illinois with great academic programs. The most well known state universities are: University of Illinois, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, and Illinois State. You then have private universities such as DePaul, Northwestern, Bradley, and many others. To say which ones are "major" is a difficult task. If you use athletic conference affiliation: 1. Illinois - Big Ten 2. Northwestern - Big Ten 3. DePaul - Big East those would be the three BCS Conference university in Illinois
Six Flags Great America is in Illinois!
149,998 km2
The Big Ten.
Germany is 150 % the size of Illinois
57,914 square miles.
Illinois's state grass is it's most abundant growing grass, Big Blue Stem. It was declared official state grass in 1989.
The village of McLean, in McLean County, Illinois, has an area of 0.4 square miles, or 1 square kilometre.
yes
About a jillion. You are in big trouble.
Chicagoland if you like big city environments.
Illinois, in 1983