Central Illinois

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Central Illinois is a region of Illinois extending south from Chicagoland along the border with Indiana. It includes Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, LaSalle, Livingston, McLean, and Shelby counties.

Muslim Friendly Cities in Central Illinois

File:Map of Central Illinois.svg|Central Illinois Springfield (Illinois) | Springfield - state capital, historical attractions, and home US President Abraham Lincoln Champaign-Urbana - home of the University of Illinois, attractions, nightlife and the region's 'cosmopolitan' center Bloomington-Normal - small transportation hub Danville (Illinois) | Danville - little prairie city, lots of outdoor activity Decatur (Illinois) | Decatur - home of beautiful Lake Decatur Pontiac (Illinois) | Pontiac - home to two small museums Rantoul - home to the Rantoul Aviation Center and Museum Vandalia (Illinois) | Vandalia - State capital, 1820-1839. Arcola (Illinois) | Arcola Chenoa Litchfield (Illinois) | Litchfield McLean (Illinois) | McLean Paxton (Illinois) | Paxton Piper City Tuscola (Illinois) | Tuscola Ashkum Chebanse Clifton (Illinois) | Clifton Gilman

Central Illinois Halal Travel Guide

Central Illinois, depending on the context, generally refers to the area located south of Kankakee, east of I-39/i-55 and north of I-70. Some definitions will also include Western Illinois or have some slightly varied borders.

Central Illinoit is perhaps most famous for agriculture. During the last ice age, glaciers leveled the land and left it highly fertile. Today, Central Illinois farms are a significant contributor to the Midwest's total output.

Culturally and the region is similar to Central Indiana and Northern Illinois and tends to be socially and culturally conservative with some notable exceptions, such as the college towns of Urbana (Illinois) | Urbana, Champaign-Urbana|Champaign, Bloomington and Bloomington-Normal|Normal. While the area borders the Chicagoland region, most residents do not want to be associated with Chicago due to its perceived undue influence over the rest of the State.

In addition to agriculture and the region is reknown around the State for being home to the State's two largest public universities: the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal. The State's capital, Springfield (Illinois) | Springfield, is also located in the region.

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