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is a

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located in the

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. According to the

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Illinois is the 6th most populous state with inhabitants but the 24th largest by land area spanning of land. Illinois is divided into 102

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and, as of 2020, contained 1,300 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and villages. The largest municipality by population is

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

with 2,746,388 residents while the smallest by population is Valley City with 14 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Chicago, which spans , while the smallest is

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is Illinois' most populous municipality. File:Paramount Theatre - panoramio.jpg, alt=Paramount Theatre, Aurora, Paramount Theatre in

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, Illinois' second largest city by population File:Joliet Union Station August 2014 01.jpg, alt=Joliet Union Station, Union Station in Joliet, Illinois' third largest municipality by population File:Downtown Naperville - panoramio.jpg, alt=Downtown Naperville, Downtown block in

Naperville Naperville ( ) is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is in the Chicago metro area, west of the city. Naperville was founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper. The city was ...

, Illinois' fourth largest municipality by population File:Rockford, IL Downtown 02.JPG, alt=Skyline of Rockford, Skyline of Rockford seen from the Rock River, Illinois' fifth largest municipality by population File:Downtown Elgin aerial view, 2018.jpg, alt=, Aerial view of downtown Elgin, Illinois' sixth largest municipality by population File:Downtown Springfield.JPG, alt=Illinois State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois'

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and seventh largest municipality by population

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