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Holidays in Illinois  -  Travel information Illinois.

Illinois is a U.S. state located in the Midwest region of the United States.

Regions in Illinois : Champaign-Urbana, Chicagoland, Driftless Zone, Fox Valley, Little Egypt, Metro-East, American Bottom, Quad Cities.

Counties in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois : Alton, Aurora, Belleville, Berwyn, Bloomington, Burbank, Calumet City, Champaign, Chicago, Crystal Lake, Decatur, DeKalb, Des Plaines, Elgin, Elmhurst, Evanston, Joliet, Kankakee, Moline, Naperville, Park Ridge, Peoria, Quincy, Rockford, Rock Island, Springfield, St. Charles, Urbana, Wheaton, Waukegan.

Capital City of Illinois : Springfield.


camping, car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels & inns, travel agency, travel guides, transportation / travelling to illinois 

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Camping / Campgrounds / RV Parks

 Go Camping America
 Koa  -  Campgrounds of America
 National Park Service Campground and Tour Reservation Site
 Funroads  -  Get Outta Town!

Car Rentals Illinois

 

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   

More Rental Cars? See Car Rentals

Holiday Homes / Apartments

 Home Base Holidays
Home exchange vacations; enabling house swap holidays since 1985
 Home Exchange
 International Home Exchange
International Vacation Rentals & Home exchange

Hostels

 HI-USA  -  American affiliate of the Hostelling International network
 IYHF  -  International Youth Hostel Federation

Hotels in Illinois

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

  - Motel 6 and Red Roof

 Hotels.com  -   

 Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
Make reservations at hotel accommodations throughout Chicagoland and Illinois.

More hotels? See Page Hotels.

National Parks / State Parks

 National Park Service
The NPS works with communities to preserve and care for neighborhood treasures. They also work with teachers to create unique opportunities for students to learn about history at the real places where events unfolded.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Travelsphere 
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays.

Kuoni Travel  -  City trip Chicago
Chicago, located on the shores of Lake Michigan has a great combination of city attractions with stunning modern and traditional architecture.
Browse along the 'Magnificent Mile' lined with trendy shops, relax on one of the sandy beaches or hundreds of parks that dot the shoreline.

 British Airways  -  City Breaks Chicago 
Spend a cultural city break in Chicago and explore the vast collection of modern American and European art at The Art Institute of Chicago. Then adopt a Chicago baseball team by going wild with the locals at a home game. Refuel on your city break with a Chicago classic - deep-dish pizza.

Virgin Holidays  -  East Coast and New England

  -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car



Local Travel Organizations / Tour Operators :

 Enjoy Illinois  -  Illinois Bureau of Tourism Official Website
 Springfield  -  Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau
Come discover the best of the Midwest in Springfield, Illinois. Centrally located along the Sangamon River, Springfield has the dynamic energy of a prospering city, full of adventure, history and fun!
 Chicago Neighborhood Tours
Choose from over 20 different tours showcasing unique Chicago neighborhoods.

Travel Guides Illinois / Travel Related Books

Travel Guides USA [ Amazon.co.uk ]

The Rough Guide to the USA (Rough Guide Travel Guides) 
By Samantha Cook, Tim Perry (Editor), Greg Ward (Editor)
The Rough Guide to the USA is the most comprehensive and colourful guide to the fifty states available. There are lively accounts of every region and attraction from the bright lights of Broadway to the vast open plains of Wyoming. The guide gives refreshingly opinionated reviews of the established sights and landmarks as well as uncovering many of the lesser-known gems, allowing the visitor to make the most of their trip. There are feature boxes that provide information on a variety of subjects from the Delta blues to the geology of the Grand Canyon. There are also maps and plans to help you navigate around the major attractions, inner city streets or interstates
Paperback 1440 pages (October 28, 2004); Publisher: Rough Guides
USA (Lonely Planet Country Guides S.) 
By Loretta Chilcoat, Susan Derby, Beth Greenfield, Carolyn Hellor
This Lonely Planet guide covers all 50 U.S. states. It is packed with pre-trip planning advice, itinerary suggestions, distance charts and tips on the most interesting way of getting from A to B.
Paperback 1164 pages (March 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications 

Transportation / How do I get to Illinois

  Springfield Capital Airport  -  Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
 Chicago Airport - O'Hare International Airport [ ORD ]  - see Fly Chicago
One of the busiest airports in the world, serving numerous domestic and international destinations. It is a hub for United Airlines and American Airlines.
 Midway International Airport [ MDW ]  -  see Fly Chicago
 Chicago-Gary Airport  -  see Fly Chicago
 Belleville  -  MidAmerica St. Louis Airport [ BLV ]
 Bloomington  -  Central Illinois Regional Airport [ BMI ]
 Decatur Airport [ DEC ]
 Greater Kankakee Airport [ IKK ]
 Rockford Airport [ RFD ]  -  Greater Rockford Airport
 Moline  -  Quad City International Airport [ MLI ]
 Peoria Airport [ PIA ]  -  Greater Peoria Regional Airport

 British Airways  -  Flight tickets Chicago 
British Airways flights to Chicago land at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 18 miles north-west of downtown Chicago. As flights come in to land, enjoy views of Chicago's tallest skyscraper, the Sears Tower, and far-reaching Lake Michigan. After your flight to Chicago, take the train downtown and stretch your legs with a walk along Lake Michigan's shores. Then indulge in a Chicago-style thick pizza or a juicy steak.

  -  Flight Tickets Illinois
American Airlines makes it easier than ever to visit the US - with up to 24 daily non-stop flights from the UK to over 200 destinations across the Americas, the Caribbean and beyond - as you'd expect from the world's largest airline.

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights

International Rail  -  Rail passes, Trains and destinations, Plan your trip
Amtrak, America's leading train operator, offers a selection of rail passes for international travelers. The USA Rail Passes provide for travel in three different regions, or the entire United States, with varying travel durations.
Chicago is Amtrak's Midwestern hub, and travelers can visit the region from across the country on both short and long-distance routes. Plan your trip, search special fares and more on this site. Click to find out more.

 Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines offers convenient, affordable service to and from Chicago and is an easy alternative to driving. Their website includes travel planning, fares, ticket purchasing and more.

 Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District [ MTD ]
 Regional Transportation Authority - RTA - Public transportation in Northern Illinois
Information on the Chicago Transit Authority [ Chicago train and bus system ], Metra [ the Chicagoland regional train system ] and Pace [ the Chicagoland regional bus system ]. Use RTA to navigate in the city and in its surrounding communities!

 Maps of Illinois [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]
 Mapblast! Driving Directions  -  streetmaps etc.
Provides interactive maps and driving directions, as well as extensive information on services and products near a user's address or travel route.
 Mc Nally  -  Route Planner Illinois / USA
 Multimap.com


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Enjoy Illinois - Illinois Bureau of Tourism Official Website
Take your time and browse around. You'll discover rich history, spectacular shopping, amazing cultural sites, family fun and outdoor adventures that will inspire your own ideal 3-Day Magnificent Getaway.

 State of Illinois website

 City of Springfield [ Government ]  -  State Capital of Illinois
 Springfield  -  Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau
Come discover the best of the Midwest in Springfield, Illinois. Centrally located along the Sangamon River, Springfield has the dynamic energy of a prospering city, full of adventure, history and fun!

 Central Illinois  -  Visit Central Illinois
Springfield, Champaign-Urbana, Route 66
 Northern Illinois  -  Visit Northern Illinois
Rockford, Galena, DeKalb
 Southern Illinois  -  Adventure Illinois
Carbondale, Metropolis, Wineries
 Southwest Illinois  -  Enjoy Southwest Illinois
Collinsville, Alton, Belleville, Lewis & Clark
 Western Illinois  -  Visit Western Illinois
Peoria, Quad Cities, Nauvoo

 Champaign-Urbana  -  see Visit Champaign County
Whether you're here on a weekend getaway, business convention, or just visiting, Champaign County has plenty of things to do and see. Relax and get back to nature by exploring the Anita purves Nature Center. Nature lovers will also enjoy the beautiful and diverse prairie flora at The Arboretum and the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden. Sports fans will want to visit The Olympic Tribute, a monument honoring the achievements of Olympic athletes from our county. And for a different sport visit the Homer 500, the areas first drag strip for snowmobiles and ATV's. And don't forget the kids. You can pick apples and pumpkins at Curtis Orchard, feed the barnyard animals at Prairie Farm, try your luck with the 7-acre Cornfusion maze at Hardy's Evergreen Acres and Reindeer Ranch, or learn about the stars and planets at The William M. Staerkel Planetarium, the 2nd largest in Illinois.
 Chicagoland  -  see Chicagoland Travel
Aurora - Chicago - Chicago's North Shore - Chicago's North Suburbs - Chicago Southland
DuPage County - Elgin - Greater Woodfield - Heitage Corridor/Joliet - Kankakee County
Lake County - Lisle - Oak Park - Rosemont - St. Charles
 Driftless Zone
Area in extreme northwestern Illinois, which was by-passed by the last continental glaciers. See U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region.
 Fox Valley - a region within Illinois and Wisconsin that borders Chicagoland
Major cities : Aurora, Batavia, Oswego, St. Charles, Geneva, McHenry, Algonquin, Carpentersville, Elgin.
 Little Egypt  -  southern area
The region is sometimes called simply "Egypt." The southernmost part of Little Egypt is Cairo. The southern part of Illinois is geographically, culturally, and economically different from the rest of the state. See Why Little Egypt?
 Metro-East  -  a region that comprises the eastern suburbs of St. Louis
It encompasses eleven Illinois counties [ Bond County, Calhoun County, Clinton County, Greene County, Jersey County, Macoupin County, Madison County, Monroe County, Randolph County, St. Clair County and Washington County ]. The area's largest city is Belleville.
 American Bottom
The American Bottom is a flood plain of the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois, extending from Alton, Illinois, to the Kaskaskia River. It is also sometimes referred to in the plural as "American Bottoms".
Portions of St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, and Randolph Counties are in American Bottom. Its maximum width is about 9 miles, to the north, and is about 2-3 miles in width throughout most of its southern extent. See River Web
 Quad Cities  -  Visit Quad Cities
A group of cities which flank the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois. The two largest cities in Illinois are: Molin and Rock Island.

 Alton  -  Alton
 Aurora  -  Aurora
 Belleville  -  Belleville
 Berwyn  -  Berwyn
 Bloomington  -  Bloomington
 Burbank  -  City of Burbank
 Calumet City  -  Calumet City
 Champaign  -  Champaign
 Chicago 
 Crystal Lake  - Crystal Lake
 Decatur  -  Decatur
 DeKalb  -  De Kalb
 Des Plaines  -  Des Plaines
 Elgin  -  Elgin
 Elmhurst  -  Elmhurst
 Evanston  -  Evanston
 Joliet  -  Joliet
 Kankakee  -  Kankakee
 Moline  -  Moline
 Naperville  -  Naperville
 Park Ridge  -  Park Ridge
 Peoria  -  Peoria
 Quincy  -  Quincy
 Rockford  -  Rockford
 Rock Island  -  Rock Island
 Springfield  -  Springfield
 St. Charles  -  St Charles
 Urbana  -  Urbana
 Waukegan  -  Waukegan
 Wheaton  -  Wheaton

More cities in Illinois : Altamont, Auburn, Batavia, Belvidere, Blue Island, Breese, Carbondale, Carlyle, Centralia, Charleston, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chillicothe, Collinsville, Columbia, Danville, Darien, Dixon, East Moline, East Peoria, Edwardsville, Effingham, El Paso, Fairview Heights, Freeport, Fulton, Galena, Galesburg, Geneva, Harvard, Harvey, Highland, Highland Park, Jacksonville, Lake Forest, Litchfield, Lockport, Macomb, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mascoutah, McHenry, Mendota, Metropolis, Monmouth, Monticello, Morrison, Mount Vernon, Murphysboro, North Chicago, North Lake, O Fallon, Oak Forest, Oakbrook Terrace, Palos Heights, Palos Hill, Paris, Pekin, Pinckneyville, Pittsfield, Plano, Pontiac, Prospect Heights, Rock Falls, Rolling Meadows, Salem, Sandwich, Savanna, Spring Valley, Sterling, Taylorville, Troy, Villa Grove, Warrenville, Washington, Waterloo, Watseka, West Chicago, Wood River, Woodstock, Zion.

 Magazine - Lake Magazine  -  Resort Lifestyle on Lake Michigan
 News  -  Chicago Sun-Times
 News  -  Chicago Tribune
 News  -  The News Gazette  -  News in East Central Illinois
 News  -  The Southern Illinoisan
 News  -  Illinois Press Association  -  see newspapers Illinois online
 Radio  -  WSIU Public Broadcasting
 TV  -  WSIU Public Broadcasting
 University  -  Southern Illinois University Carbondale
 University Illinois  -  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Cuisine - Illinois Recipes

 Illinois Department of Agriculture  -  see 'Marketing & Promotions / Heartland Cookbook'
The Bureau of Marketing and Promotion's Grown from the Heart in the Heartland Cookbook represents a collection of recipes highlighting Illinois food products.
 Illinois Picnic Menu [ from Alan's Kitchen ]
Best of the Best from Illinois: Selected Recipes from Illinois' Favorite Cookbooks
by Gwen Mckee
ISBN: 0937552585
 IllinoisWine.org
 Culinary Historians of Chicago
Educational organization committed to the study of the history of food and drink in human cultures.

 Cuisine of the Midwestern United States

 Historic American Recipes 
Apple-Fritters | Dough-Nuts | Cocoa-nut Drops | Molasses Gingerbread | Common Gingerbread | Election Cake | Indian Meal Pudding | Fried Sweet Potatoes | Sweet Potato Pie | Beef-Stake | German Chicken Stew | Jack Rabbit Stew | To Roast a Pig | Broiled Scrod | To boil a Cod's Head.

History of Illinois

 History of Illinois [ Wikipedia ]
Pre-Columbian, European exploration, The 1800s, The Civil War and Twentieth century
 Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Located just eight miles from downtown St. Louis at:30 Ramey Street, Collinsville, IL 62234

 National Park Service - Links to the past
Explore America's cultural resources - buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts.

Music, Arts & Culture, Entertainment

 People & Culture of_Illinois [ Wikipedia ]
 Light Nights on the Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Themed music accompanies a glittering fireworks display over the Chicago River every Saturday evening during this two-month event.

 Ticketmaster.com  -  Concerts, Sports, Theater

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directory

 Illinois Clicks
Illinois Clicks is an information website with quality internet resources, reviewed and selected by Illinois librarians, well-organized for easy access by all Illinois citizens.

 American Discovery Trail
The American Discovery Trail (ADT) is a new breed of national trail — part city, part small town, part forest, part mountains, part desert — all in one trail. Its 6,800+ miles of continuous, multi-use trail stretches from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California. It reaches across America, linking community to community in the first coast to coast, non-motorized trail. The ADT provides trail users the opportunity to journey into the heart of all that is uniquely American — its culture, heritage, landscape and spirit.
 Online Highways  -  destination guides
 Roadside America  -  online guide to offbeat tourist attractions
 Theme Parks USA
Directory of Theme Parks, Amusement Parks, Waterparks & Zoos

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Counties in Illinois : Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Cook, Crawford, Cumberland, DeKalb, De Witt, Douglas, Du Page, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Lake, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Massac, McDonough, Mchenry, McHenry, Mclean, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St Clair, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Vermilion, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Whiteside, Will, Williamson, Winnebago and Woodford.


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