Illinois has a land border with five states that are Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin - as well as a water border with Michigan (across Lake Michigan).
Illinois is the 21st state admitted to the United States of America. Small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and western Illinois, and Natural Resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base. Illinois is located in the north central portion of the United States, and it is bordered to the north by Wisconsin, to the east by Indiana and Lake Michigan, to the southest by the Ohio River and Kentucky and to the west by the Mississippi River and Missouri and Iowa.
The Mississippi River forms the western border of Illinois.
Mississippi.
Illinois has the longest common border with Missouri.
Mississippi river
Illinois is bordered by Wisconsin to the north.
Illinois.
Ohio
The distance from Chicago to the Illinois border varies depending on the specific location of the border. On average, it is approximately 30-40 miles from downtown Chicago to the Illinois state border.
The US State of Illinois and the US State of Kentucky share a border with the Ohio River that runs between the two States. There is no land border with each other.
The Illinois River is entirely contained within the State of Illinois.
Indiana
No. Indiana is the state bordering Ohio on the west, and Illinois is on the west border of Indiana.