Categories: Disambiguation State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ... University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the largest campus in the University of Illinois system. ... The University of Illinois is the set of three public universities in Illinois. ... This article is about the river in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... The Illinois River is a tributary of the Arkansas River, approximately 100 mi (160 km) long, in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee Official languages English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... Oklahoma is a South Central state of the United States (with strong midwestern and western influences) and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ... Illinois River in southwestern Oregon The Illinois River is a tributary of the Rogue River, approximately 75 mi (120 km) long, in southwestern Oregon in the United States. ... State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th)  - Land 248,849 km²  - Water 6,177 km² (2. ... Illinois River in April, seen from Colorado State Highway 14 south of Walden The Illinois River is a tributary of the Michigan River, approximately 20 mi (32 km) in Jackson County in north central Colorado. ... Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... This is the article on the state. ... Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Illinois in honor of the 21st state. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Illinois (2005) is a concept album by Sufjan Stevens, with songs referencing cities and people in the state of Illinois. ... Sufjan Stevens. ...