Detailed profiles for cities and towns in Illinois

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Chicago
Illinois
  Population
2,895,964
  Median Home Value
$132,400
Chicago (IPA: /kgo/), is a city in the state of Illinois and the largest in the Midwest. With its population of over 2.8 million people located almost entirely in Cook County (a small portion of O'Hare International Airport overlaps into DuPage County), C....
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Rockford
Illinois
  Population
149,704
  Median Home Value
$79,900
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2000 U.S. census, the city was ....
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Aurora
Illinois
  Population
143,609
  Median Home Value
$135,500
Aurora is the largest city in Kane County, Illinois. The city also lies within Dupage, Kendall,and Will counties. As reported in the 2000 U.S. census, the city was home to 142,990 people, while the city's estimated 2007 population is 175,952. About 110,00....
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Naperville
Illinois
  Population
128,300
  Median Home Value
$254,200
Naperville is an affluent city in DuPage and Will counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006.[2] The United States Census Bureau estimated the population in 2006 at 147,779....
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Peoria
Illinois
  Population
112,892
  Median Home Value
$85,400
Peoria, Illinois (named after the Peoria tribe) is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County,[1] Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 112,936. The Peoria Metropolitan S....
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Springfield
Illinois
  Population
112,201
  Median Home Value
$88,600
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. As reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the city was home to an estimated 116,482 people in 2006. The land on which Springfield is today was first settl....
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Joliet
Illinois
  Population
106,157
  Median Home Value
$119,900
Joliet is a city in Kendall and Will Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located 40 miles southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County.[1] As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 106,221. Estimated 2007 population of 14....
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Elgin
Illinois
  Population
93,895
  Median Home Value
$141,400
Elgin (pronounced /ldn/) is a city 40 mi. (64.5 km) northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,487, making i....
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Waukegan
Illinois
  Population
87,969
  Median Home Value
$118,200
Waukegan (IPA: /wkign/) is a city in Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. Estimated population in 2006: 93,389 . It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population.
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Cicero
Illinois
  Population
85,616
  Median Home Value
$111,100
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 85,616 at the 2000 census. A 2003 Census estimate showed the population dipped to 83,029. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named ....
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