View Community Listings

Northern Illinois is dominated by the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Rockford, and the Quad Cities, which contain a majority of Illinois' population (75%) and economic activity, including numerous Fortune 500 companies and a heavy manufacturing, commercial, retail, service, and office based economy. Much of the economic activity of the region is centered in the Chicago Loop, the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor, and the Golden Corridor. However, rural sections of this region are highly productive agriculturally, and are part of the Corn Belt. The headquarters for John Deere farming equipment are located in Moline. Additional smaller cities in this area include Kankakee, LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa, Freeport, Dixon, and Sterling-Rock Falls, which still have predominantly manufacturing and agricultural economies. Northern Illinois is also one of the world's busiest freight railroad and truck traffic corridors.

Of Interest

Illinois News from BigNewsNetwork.com

Hainan Airlines to launch Beijing-Chicago route on Sept 3

May 21, 2013 5:07 am

Economy-class passengers on the new route, which will initially use an Airbus 340, will be charged about 5,500 yuan ($895.4) for return tickets up to the end of ...

Area under tornado watch until 5 a.m.

May 21, 2013 5:00 am

Tweet Widget UPDATED 11:25 P.M. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the area until 5 a.m. Tuesday. Affected areas include Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt, a...

Detroit takes 2-1 series lead against Chicago

May 21, 2013 4:54 am

DETROIT — The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western C...

White Sox confident they can turn things around

May 21, 2013 4:44 am

The White Sox are three games below .500 and six games behind the American League Central-leading Indians, but they've remained confident, and recently, the results on the field have taken a ...

Chicago puts L on Jon Lester

May 21, 2013 4:37 am

CHICAGO - When Jon Lester took the mound last night, he was trying to become the first Red Sox lefty starter since 1973 to go at least 7-0 to begin a season.But he also was facing his personal krypton...

Chicagos GrubHub to merge with Seamless

May 21, 2013 4:37 am

One company was founded in Chicago by hungry software engineers, the other in New York by hungry lawyers. Both were looking to replace restaurants' paper takeout menus with Web-based technolo...

Should Indoor Sprinklers Be Mandatory For New Homes

May 21, 2013 4:34 am

(CBS) — It only takes seconds, for a fire to take everything. Fire safety advocates like Tom Lia say sprinklers are the cure. "This will save a life," he tells CBS 2&...

MLB Chicago White Sox 6 Boston 4

May 21, 2013 4:30 am

Adam Dunn clouted a three-run homer Monday, carrying the Chicago White Sox past Boston 6-4. Axelrod (2-3) limited the Red Sox to two runs on four hits over six innings, walking one and striking out t...

Dreamliner Lands In Chicago

May 21, 2013 3:41 am

Chicago - The Dreamliner, grounded for the last four months, finally takes off.A flight from Houston landed at O'Hare this morning. It's a major victory for Boeing. The aircraft had ...

Dunns three-run homer powers White Sox

May 21, 2013 3:40 am

BOS@CWS: Dunn connects on three-run homer in first CHICAGO -- It hasn't been fun to pitch to Adam Dunn this past week. The White Sox designated hitter continued his hot streak, when he be...

See more articles

New search

To view related LOCATIONS, choose from the list below:

• Illinois
• Southern Illinois
• Central Illinois
• Chicago Metro

To change LIFESTYLE, choose from the list below:

• Senior Housing
• Continuing-Care (CCRCs)
• Assisted Living
• Independent Living
• Nursing Homes