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Central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that consists of the entire central section of the state, divided in thirds from north to south. It is an area of mostly flat prairie. The western section (west of the Illinois River) was originally part of the Military Tract of 1812 and forms the distinctive western bulge of the state. Known as the Heart of Illinois, it is characterized by small towns and mid-sized cities. Agriculture, particularly corn and soybeans, as well as educational institutions and manufacturing centers, figure prominently. Major cities include Peoria–the third largest metropolitan area in Illinois at 370,000, Springfield–the state capital, Decatur, Quincy, Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana and Danville.

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IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

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Casino bill would give city unparalleled control

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, center, is congratulated by Sen. Terry Link, D-Waukegan, right, after a vote on gambling expansion last year. Lang, a House sponsor of this year's expansion bill, wav...

Illinois concealed carry bill stalls

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

SPRINGFIELD— - The push to pass a more restrictive concealed carry measure stalled late last week as support began to drop off before a key vote in the Illinois Senate. The legislation re...

Addict shoots for bigger things now

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

For more than two decades, Timothy Gulley walked through life under the suffocating cloud of drug addiction. The 52-year-old electrician was in and out of jail and struggled to hold onto a job as he ...

Cullerton Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

SPRINGFIELD— — As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save th...

Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis was re-elected for another three-year term, according to unofficial results released by the ...

Long-standing divide on road between drivers cyclists threatens to widen

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

One morning as Rick Cunningham drove to work at the Chicago Board of Trade, he signaled to a cyclist on his right that he was going to pass the car in front of him. As Cunningham merged back into his ...

Borizov trial seen as successful test of cameras in state courtrooms

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

A still image from a video shows DuPage County Assistant State's Attorney Joe Ruggiero as he delivers the state's rebuttal last week during closing arguments at the murder trial of J...

NIU administrator under federal investigation returns to work

May 18, 2013 5:55 am

A Northern Illinois University vice president who has been part of a federal law enforcement investigation returned to campus Friday after a two-month paid leave.Eddie Williams, the university&#03...

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