Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois . The region is by far the most populous of Illinois, with nearly 9.7 million residents as of 2010.
81-633: Northern Illinois is dominated by the metropolitan areas of Chicago , the Quad Cities , and Rockford , which contain a majority (over 75%) of Illinois' population 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
162-564: A 200-mile (320 km) radius in every direction and reported on many different places in the area. The Tribune was the dominant newspaper in a vast area stretching to the west of the city, and that hinterland was closely tied to the metropolis by rail lines and commercial links. Today, the Chicago Tribune' s usage includes the city of Chicago, the rest of Cook County , eight nearby Illinois counties (Lake, McHenry , DuPage , Kane , Kendall , Grundy , Will , and Kankakee ), and
243-533: A 2020 census population of 9,618,502 and the combined statistical area, which spans 19 counties and additionally extends into southeast Wisconsin , had a population of nearly 10 million people. The Chicago area is the third-largest metropolitan area in the United States and the fourth-largest metropolitan area in North America (after Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles), and the largest in
324-817: A graded one-credit hour academic course. The grade is determined by attendance at religious worship held three times per week. Chapel grades are included in each students grade point average. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA . Judson University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) [1] and is a member of the North Central Association. The university offers programs and extra curricular activities in fine arts, including degrees in art and design, music, and concentrations in theater. The Draewell Gallery, housed in
405-479: A large number of White , Black , Latino , Asian , and Arab American residents, and also has Native American residents in the region, making the Chicago metropolitan area population truly diverse. The Chicago metropolitan area represents about 3 percent of the entire US population. Chicagoland has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies. With more than six million full and part-time employees,
486-635: A musical, a traditional play and a Nowhere Near Broadway production each fall and spring semester. In recent years, the theater program has produced Shakespeare performances and such plays as Steel Magnolias , Alice in Wonderland , The Wizard of Oz , Children of Eden", Newsies . Off-Stage Improv is a student-led, school-approved group that performs once a month. The Music Department at Judson University offers degrees in professional music performance, music education, music ministry, and most recently, music business and entrepreneurship. The university has
567-724: A population of over 8 million, which includes the following locations in Illinois: The city of Chicago lies in the Chicago Plain, a flat and broad area characterized by little topographical relief. The few low hills are sand ridges. North of the Chicago Plain, steep bluffs and ravines run alongside Lake Michigan. Along the southern shore of the Chicago Plain, sand dunes run alongside the lake. The tallest dunes reach up to near 200 feet (61 m) and are found in Indiana Dunes National Park . Surrounding
648-455: A specific metropolitan area a county is, their culture and media reflect that of the metro area. Areas such as the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area have a comfortable mix of culture from the Chicago area, Quad Cities area, and Peoria, perhaps due to its location in the center of the region. Northern Illinois is divisible into subregions. The Chicago metropolitan area , or Chicagoland,
729-508: A tremendous rate since the early 1960s. Aurora, Elgin, Joliet, and Naperville are noteworthy for being four of the few boomburbs outside the Sun Belt , West Coast and Mountain States regions, and exurban Kendall County ranked as the fastest-growing county (among counties with a population greater than 10,000) in the United States between the years 2000 and 2007. Settlement patterns in
810-841: A variety of performing musical groups including symphonic and orchestral bands, choral groups and ensembles. The Judson athletic teams are called the Eagles. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the NAIA Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) since the 1996–97 academic year. They are also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in
891-525: A variety of summer sports camps open to the community. The camps are designed to give students (through grade 12) the opportunity to develop and enhance their skills in sports in a non-competitive environment. Summer camps offered at Judson include: The World Leaders Forum at Judson University brings recognized world leaders to the Judson University campus each year "to give students a chance to hear an inspiring message, take an active interest in
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#1732771996379972-884: A vibrant research area. Such significant developments in science including the creation of the Atomic Bomb and the Fujita Scale were rooted in Northern Illinois institutions. Politically, the region is quite diverse, with Cook County and Rock Island County being long-time strongholds for Democrats and north-central Illinois counties ( Boone , Ogle , Lee , etc.) being reliable for Republicans . Suburban Chicago counties such as DuPage , Kane , Kendall and McHenry Counties were also very reliably Republican until recently. Some counties, such as Lake , Winnebago and DeKalb , were once Republican strongholds, but are now more evenly divided. Politicians native to
1053-494: Is also one of the world's busiest freight railroad and truck traffic corridors. Interstate 80 is sometimes referenced as the informal southern boundary of Northern Illinois, and is often used in weather reports as a reference point, as in "south of Interstate 80 will see sleet and rain, but north of Interstate 80 can expect mostly snow." Interstate 88 (the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway ) connects
1134-706: Is an area consisting of four counties in north-central Illinois, anchored by the city of Rockford. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 349,431. The Quad Cities is a group of five cities straddling the Mississippi River on the Iowa – Illinois boundary, in the United States . These cities, Davenport and Bettendorf (in Iowa ) and Rock Island , Moline , and East Moline (in Illinois ), are
1215-491: Is based on the World Leaders Forum. Its inaugural speaker was Nick Vujicic , who spoke on October 12, 2015 and Mary Lou Retton , who spoke on October 10, 2016. The Imago Film Festival is five-day film festival held every spring at Judson University. It has been held every year since 2004. The Imago Film Festival showcases independent films dealing with faith issues, and it emphasizes images and stories about
1296-642: Is currently the only evangelical Christian college or university to offer a fully accredited graduate program in architecture. Its Master of Architecture degree is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). In addition, Judson offers the Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, and Master of Leadership. Furthermore, Judson offers the Doctor of Education. The university
1377-425: Is further subdivided into four metropolitan divisions. A breakdown of the county constituents and 2021 estimated populations of the four metropolitan divisions of the MSA are as follows: Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (9,509,934) The OMB also defines a slightly larger region as a Combined Statistical Area (CSA). The Chicago–Naperville, IL–IN–WI Combined Statistical Area combines
1458-964: Is home to the largest futures exchange in the world, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange . In March 2008, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced its acquisition of NYMEX Holdings Inc, the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange and Commodity Exchange. CME'S acquisition of NYMEX was completed in August 2008. A key piece of infrastructure for several generations was the Union Stock Yards of Chicago, which from 1865 until 1971 penned and slaughtered millions of cattle and hogs into standardized cuts of beef and pork . This prompted poet Carl Sandburg to describe Chicago as
1539-574: Is located at the heart of Northern Illinois and is the state's second largest institute of higher education. According to the Regional History Center at NIU, their area of service to the northern portion of Illinois includes the 18 northernmost counties, excluding Cook, Grundy, Kankakee, Mercer and Rock Island Counties, which are covered by Eastern Illinois University and Western Illinois University, respectively, and University of Illinois at Chicago. Several major colleges can be found in
1620-578: Is located on the banks of the Fox River , about 45 miles (72 km) west of Chicago . The university campus was purchased in 1963, when Dr. Benjamin Browne visited the original 19-acre (7.69 ha) country estate, known as Braeburn-on-the-Fox, and offered the owner $ 100,000. The Elgin campus now hosts to 17 different buildings, among them the new Harm A. Weber Academic Center, established in 2007. The 88,000-square-foot (8,200 m ) Weber Center, which
1701-553: Is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis , containing an estimated 54 million people. The term " collar counties " is a colloquialism for the five counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry , and Will) of Illinois that border Chicago's Cook County. After Cook County, they are also the next five most populous counties in the state. According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago , there is no specifically known origin of
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#17327719963791782-487: Is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The interurban South Shore Line runs between Downtown Chicago and the northwest Indiana portion of the metropolitan area. In addition, Amtrak operates Union Station in Downtown Chicago as one of its largest rail hubs, with numerous lines radiating to and from the station. CTA bus routes serve the city proper, with some service into the suburbs. Pace bus routes serve
1863-576: Is the West Side , which has a somewhat lower median income, but the western suburbs contain many affluent and upper-middle class areas. According to the 2000 Census, DuPage County as a whole had the highest median household income of any county in the Midwestern United States , although there are individual cities and towns in other surrounding counties in the metro that have even higher median incomes. According to 2022 estimates from
1944-421: Is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. It is the area that is closely linked to the city through geographic, social, economic, and cultural ties. Chicago ( / ʃ ɪ ˈ k ɑː ɡ oʊ / or / ʃ ɪ ˈ k ɔː ɡ oʊ / ) is the third most populous city in the United States , after New York City and Los Angeles . With 2.7 million residents, it
2025-642: Is the most populous city in both the U.S. state of Illinois and the American Midwest . Its metropolitan area, sometimes called Chicagoland , is home to 9.5 million people and is the third-largest in the United States. Chicago is the seat of Cook County , although a small part of the city extends into DuPage County . The collar counties are the five counties of Illinois that border on Chicago 's Cook County . The collar counties ( DuPage , Kane , Lake , McHenry , and Will ) are tied to Chicago economically, but, like many suburban areas in
2106-647: Is the nation's oldest continuously operating junior college today. Later U of C president Robert Maynard Hutchins was central to the Great Books movement, and programs of dialogic education arising from that legacy can be found today at the U of C, at Shimer College , and in the City Colleges of Chicago and Oakton College in the Northwest suburbs. From 1947 until 1988, the Illinois portion of
2187-641: The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times . Local television channels broadcasting to the Chicago market include WBBM-TV 2 (CBS), WMAQ-TV 5 (NBC), WLS-TV 7 (ABC), WGN-TV 9 (Ind), WTTW 11 (PBS), MeTV 23, WCIU 26 (CW), WFLD 32 (FOX), WCPX-TV 38 ( Ion ), WSNS-TV 44 (Telemundo), WPWR-TV 50 (MyNetworkTV), and WJYS-TV 62 (The Way). Radio stations serving the area include: WBBM (AM) , WBEZ , WGN (AM) , WMBI , WLS (AM) , and WSCR . Elementary and secondary education within
2268-628: The Chicago Automobile Trade Association 's "Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana" advertising campaign are directed at the MSA itself, as well as LaSalle, Winnebago ( Rockford ), Boone , and Ogle counties in Illinois, in addition to Jasper , Newton , and La Porte counties in Indiana and Kenosha , Racine , and Walworth counties in Wisconsin, and even as far northeast as Berrien County, Michigan . The region
2349-479: The Fox River in Elgin in 1963. The college was named after Adoniram Judson , the first American missionary abroad, who went to Burma in 1813 and would spend 37 years overseas. The land where Judson College was founded was an estate belonging to Margaret Deuterman, a doctor's widow. Deuterman was ready to sell the estate at $ 150,000 to a business that was planning to convert it into an entertainment club, but she
2430-613: 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
2511-595: The Great Lakes megalopolis . Its urban area is one of the 40 largest in the world . According to the 2020 Census , the metropolitan's population is approaching the 10 million mark. The metropolitan area has seen a substantial increase of Latin American residents on top of its already large Latino population, and the Asian American population also increased according to the 2020 Census. The metro area has
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2592-635: The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). The University of Chicago and Northwestern University are consistently ranked as two of the best universities in the world. There are many transportation options around the region. Chicagoland has three separate rail networks; the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra , and the South Shore Line . The CTA operates elevated and subway lines that run primarily throughout
2673-1088: The NIU Huskies . Northern Illinois also has large fanbases for the Illinois Fighting Illini , Notre Dame Fighting Irish , Iowa Hawkeyes , and the Northwestern Wildcats , as well Chicago's professional sports teams such as the Sox , the Cubs , the Bears , the Blackhawks , and the Bulls . In Central and Southern Illinois, residents are tied primarily to St. Louis . Regional dialects in Northern Illinois vary from those in other parts of Illinois. Surprisingly, different areas in Northern Illinois have their own independent cultures. Typically, areas west of Interstate 39 have more ties to Iowa and
2754-575: The "Hog Butcher for the World". The Chicago area, meanwhile, began to produce significant quantities of telecommunications gear, electronics, steel, crude oil derivatives, automobiles, and industrial capital goods. By the early 2000s, Illinois' economy had moved toward a dependence on high-value-added services, such as financial trading, higher education , logistics , and health care. In some cases, these services clustered around institutions that hearkened back to Illinois's earlier economies. For example,
2835-670: The Chicago CSA The Chicago metropolitan area , also referred to as Chicagoland , is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois , and the Midwest , containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. Encompassing 10,286 square mi (28,120 km ), the metropolitan area includes the city of Chicago, its suburbs and hinterland , that span 13 counties across northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana . The MSA had
2916-495: The Chicago Combined Statistical Area at the time. Within the boundary of the 16-county Chicago Combined Statistical Area lies the Chicago urban area , as well as 26 smaller urban areas. Some of the urban areas below may partially cross into other statistical areas. Only those situated primarily within the Chicago combined statistical area are listed here. The Chicago metropolitan area is home to
2997-588: The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a trading exchange for global derivatives , had begun its life as an agricultural futures market . In 2007, the area ranked first among U.S. metro areas in the number of new and expanded corporate facilities. It ranked third in 2008, behind the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown and Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan areas , and ranked second behind the New York metropolitan area in 2009. The Wall Street Journal summarized
3078-583: The Chicago Public Schools compared to those in some neighboring suburban schools. Historically, the Chicago metropolitan area has been at the center of a number of national educational movements, from the free-flowing Winnetka Plan to the regimented Taylorism of the Gary Plan . In higher education, University of Chicago founder William Rainey Harper was a leading early advocate of the junior college movement; Joliet Junior College
3159-632: The Chicago area including Illinois' third largest state school, the University of Illinois at Chicago , as well as the University of Chicago and Northwestern University . Other notable schools include the Illinois Institute of Technology , Loyola University , DePaul University , Columbia College , Northeastern Illinois University , and Roosevelt University . Several liberal arts schools such as Aurora University , Lewis University , North Central College , Elmhurst University , Wheaton College , Concordia University , and North Park University dot
3240-571: The Chicago area's economy in November 2006 with the comment that "Chicago has survived by repeatedly reinventing itself." Chicago has been at the center of the United States' railroad network since the 19th century. Almost all Class I railroads serve the area, the most in North America. In addition to the Chicago Loop , the metro area is home to a few important subregional corridors of commercial activities. Among them are: Listing of
3321-468: The Chicago metro area was served by a single area code , 312, which abutted the 815 area code. In 1988 the 708 area code was introduced and the 312 area code became exclusive to the city of Chicago. Judson University Judson University is a private Baptist university in Elgin, Illinois . It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA . Judson was formed out of the liberal arts component of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary . When
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3402-537: The Chicago metropolitan area is a key factor of the Illinois economy, as the state has an annual GDP of over $ 1 trillion. The Chicago metropolitan area generated an annual gross regional product (GRP) of approximately $ 700 billion in 2018. The region is home to more than 400 major corporate headquarters, including 31 in the Fortune 500 such as McDonald's, United, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. With many companies moving to Chicagoland, and many current companies expanding,
3483-541: The Chicago metropolitan area is provided by dozens of different school districts, of which by far the largest is the Chicago Public Schools with 400,000 students. Numerous private and religious school systems are also found in the region, as well as a growing number of charter schools . Racial inequalities in education in the region remain widespread, often breaking along district boundaries; for instance, educational prospects vary widely for students in
3564-400: The Chicago metropolitan area tend to follow those in the city proper: the northern and northwestern suburbs are generally affluent and upper-middle class , while the southern suburbs (sometimes known as Chicago Southland ) have somewhat lower median incomes and a cost of living, with the exception being the southwest suburbs which contain many upper-middle class areas. Another exception to this
3645-504: The Democratic column, and rural Downstate Illinois is so overwhelmingly Republican , the collar counties are routinely cited as being the key to any statewide election. However, that conventional wisdom was challenged by the fact that in 2010 Democrat Pat Quinn became governor while winning only Cook, St. Clair, Jackson and Alexander counties. All five collar counties went Republican, so the key to winning that gubernatorial election
3726-469: The Harm A. Weber Academic Center, hosts student work as well as exhibits from artists across the country and around the world. The School of Art, Design and Architecture features a Lecture and Exhibition Series each fall and spring semester. Invited artists tend to show three-to-five times a semester along with one-to-three student shows mainly for senior exhibition. The Judson University Theater Program offers
3807-694: The Metropolitan Chicago landscape. Other institutions of higher education are found in Rockford, including Rockford University , Rock Valley College , Northern Illinois University-Rockford , University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford , a branch of Rasmussen College , and a branch of Judson University . Other colleges near the Quad Cities include Western Illinois University-Quad Cities and Augustana College . These schools, along with several others, help to make Northern Illinois
3888-1031: The North Central Region of the Division I level. The Eagles previously competed in the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC) of the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 1973–74 to 1995–96. Judson competes 20 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading. Former sports included men's lacrosse. Judson also offers
3969-619: The Quad Cities area, as that is roughly the location of the westernmost terminus of the Chicago media area. Even dialects within Northern Illinois are different, emphasizing the above. Depending on location and ethnicity, a resident of the Chicago Metropolitan Area may have the stereotypical Chicago dialect , whereas those in more affluent areas, such as Lake County, may have a less easily pinpointed manner of speaking. Those west of McHenry and Kane counties have more stereotypical Midwestern dialects , and might not be able to be distinguished from people in Iowa or Nebraska. Depending on how close to
4050-404: The U.S. Census, poverty rates of the largest counties from least poverty to most are as follows: McHenry 4.0%, Dupage 6.7%, Will 6.9%, Kane 7.8%, Lake 8.0%, and Cook 13.6%. However, Cook County, which contains luxury high rises and expensive houses in sections of the city and expensive houses along the waterfront in the North Shore area, would also have the highest percentage of expensive homes in
4131-413: The United States, have very different political leanings than does the core city. Chicago has long been a Democratic stronghold, and the collar counties are known for being historically Republican strongholds. While the demographics of these suburban Chicago counties are fairly typical for American metropolitan areas , the term is apparently unique to this area. Because Chicago is so firmly entrenched in
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#17327719963794212-401: The area include Ulysses S. Grant , Ronald Reagan , Barack Obama , J. Dennis Hastert , Donald Rumsfeld , Hillary Clinton , and mayors Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley . Culturally, the area is tied heavily to Chicago. Most residents of Northern Illinois tend to support Chicago teams and lean towards the Chicago media market. The major college football program in Northern Illinois is
4293-423: The area ranked as the nation's top metropolitan area for corporation relocations and expansions for nine consecutive years, the most consecutive years for any region in the country. The Chicago area is home to a number of the nation's leading research universities including the University of Chicago , Northwestern University , the University of Illinois at Chicago , DePaul University , Loyola University , and
4374-573: The center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area , which, as of 2012, had a population estimate of 382,630 and a CSA population of 474,226, making it the 90th largest CSA in the nation. The Quad Cities is midway between Minneapolis and St. Louis, north and south, and Chicago and Des Moines, east and west. The area is the largest 300-mile market west of Chicago. 41°45′N 89°15′W / 41.750°N 89.250°W / 41.750; -89.250 Chicago metropolitan area Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN MSA Other Statistical Areas in
4455-486: The city, Downtown Chicago , and into some suburbs. The CTA operates some of its rail lines 24 hours a day, every day of the year, nonstop service, making Chicago, New York City, and Copenhagen the only three cities in the world to offer some 24 hour rail service running nonstop, everyday throughout their city limits. The Metra commuter rail network runs numerous lines between Downtown Chicago and suburban/satellite cities, with one line stretching to Kenosha, Wisconsin , which
4536-458: The college the $ 500 needed to secure the property. The college received a charter from the State of Illinois , dated March 11, 1963. Judson College was financially strapped for most of its first ten years of existence and faced fierce opposition from the trustees of NBTS, other Baptist seminaries, other Baptist colleges, and even from the leadership of the American Baptists. Despite this, enrollment continued to grow, and by its fifth year, Judson
4617-404: The contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels. It usually incorporates the population in a city, plus that in the contiguous urban, or built-up area. Chicagoland is an informal name for the Chicago metropolitan area. The term Chicagoland has no official definition, and the region is often considered to include areas beyond the corresponding MSA, as well as portions of
4698-402: The corporate headquarters of 57 Fortune 1000 companies, including AbbVie Inc. , Allstate , Kraft Heinz , McDonald's , Mondelez International , Motorola , United Airlines , Walgreens , and more . The Chicago area also headquarters a wide variety of global financial institutions including Citadel LLC , Discover Financial Services , Morningstar, Inc. , CNA Financial , and more. Chicago
4779-410: The early 20th century. Northwestern Illinois is generally considered to consist of the following area: Jo Daviess County, Carroll County, Whiteside County, Stephenson County, Winnebago County, Ogle County, and Lee County. Northwestern Illinois borders the states of Iowa to the west and Wisconsin to the north. The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Census Bureau,
4860-408: The following core-based statistical areas , listed with their 2021 estimated populations. The combined statistical area as a whole had a population of 9,806,184 as of 2022. The Chicago urban agglomeration , according to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2023 revision), lists a population of 8,937,000. The term "urban agglomeration" refers to the population contained within
4941-688: The framework of leadership, understand how leaders develop, and even ask questions and seek advice from someone who has made a global impact on our world". All proceeds are donated to the Entrepreneurship Studies Endowment Fund and Judson Student Scholarship Fund. Past guest speakers have included former U.S. President George W. Bush , former General Secretary of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev , former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair , former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice , former Mexican President Felipe Calderón ., Queen Noor of Jordan ., Newt Gingrich , Caroline Kennedy , and Howard Dean . The World Leaders Forum Inspirational Series
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#17327719963795022-527: The greater CSA. Colonel Robert R. McCormick , editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune , usually gets credit for placing the term in common use. McCormick's conception of Chicagoland stretched all the way to nearby parts of four states (Indiana, Wisconsin , Michigan , and Iowa ). The first usage was in the Tribune' s July 27, 1926, front page headline, "Chicagoland's Shrines: A Tour of Discoveries", for an article by reporter James O'Donnell Bennett . He stated that Chicagoland comprised everything in
5103-436: The land is covered by the tree and shrub canopy, made up of about 157,142,000 trees. The five most common tree species are buckthorn , green ash , boxelder , black cherry , and American elm . These resources perform important functions in carbon storage, water recycling, and energy saving. As of 2022, the metropolitan area had a population of 9,442,159. The population density was 1,312.3 per square mile. The racial makeup
5184-408: The low plain are bands of moraines in the south and west suburbs. These areas are higher and hillier than the Chicago Plain. A continental divide , separating the Mississippi River watershed from that of the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River , runs through the Chicago area. A 2012 survey of the urban trees and forests in the seven county Illinois section of the Chicago area found that 21% of
5265-413: The number of their residents employed within Cook County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. The Chicago MSA, now defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area , is the third-largest MSA by population in the United States. The 2022 census estimate for the population of the MSA was 9,441,957. The Chicago MSA
5346-466: The phrase, but it has been commonly used among policy makers, urban planners, and in the media. However, it also notes that as growth has spread beyond these counties, it may have lost some of its usefulness. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is an Illinois state agency responsible for transportation infrastructure, land use, and long-term economic development planning for the areas under its jurisdiction within Illinois. The planning area has
5427-491: The professional sports teams in the Chicago metropolitan area Major league professional teams: Other professional teams: The Chicagoland Speedway oval track has hosted NASCAR Cup Series and IndyCar Series races. The Chicago Marathon is one of the World Marathon Majors . The Western Open and BMW Championship are PGA Tour tournaments that have been held primarily at golf courses near Chicago. NCAA Division I College Sports Teams: The two main newspapers are
5508-423: The region, east–west, stretching from the Quad Cities, eastward through Sterling-Rock Falls, Dixon, DeKalb, Aurora , Naperville , and into Chicago. Northern Illinois is also the only region of the state in which there are tollways, which are run by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority , another trait separating this region from Central and Southern Illinois. Northern Illinois University (NIU), in DeKalb ,
5589-445: The region. In an in-depth historical analysis, Keating (2004, 2005) examined the origins of 233 settlements that by 1900 had become suburbs or city neighborhoods of the Chicago metropolitan area. The settlements began as farm centers (41%), industrial towns (30%), residential railroad suburbs (15%), and recreational/institutional centers (13%). Although relations between the different settlement types were at times contentious, there also
5670-435: The seminary moved from Chicago to Lombard, Illinois , it was decided to make the college separate from the seminary. Originally known as Judson College, it was named after Adoniram Judson , the first American Baptist missionary to foreign shores. The university has campuses in Elgin and Rockford, Illinois , and a student body of approximately 1,300. Judson College became Judson University on August 28, 2007. Judson
5751-540: The spiritual journey of the human experience through any genre. Judson's School of Education annually hosts its Literacy in Motion Conference in June. The conference welcomes hundreds of educators from all over the world to hear from a diverse group of speakers about new instructional methods for elevating literacy in K-12 students. Judson University was founded in 1913, and established in its current location in 1963. It celebrates Founders' Day every Fall to celebrate its founding. Judson's 90-acre (36.4 ha) campus
5832-558: The suburbs, with some service into the city. In addition, numerous CTA bus routes operate 24 hours a day, nonstop. The Chicago metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was originally designated by the United States Census Bureau in 1950. It comprised the Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and Will, along with Lake County in Indiana . As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and
5913-477: The two Indiana counties of Lake and Porter . Illinois Department of Tourism literature uses Chicagoland for suburbs in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties, treating the city separately. The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce defines it as all of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. In addition, company marketing programs such as Construction Data Company's "Chicago and Vicinity" region and
5994-738: The western edge of the Chicago suburbs. This region centers on the Fox River of Illinois and Wisconsin. Around 1 million people live in this area. Native American tribes that lived near the Fox River included the Potawatomi, Sac, and Fox tribes. Some of cities in the Fox River Valley are part of the rust belt. Within this region is Aurora, the second largest city in the state, Elgin , and the nearby cities of Batavia, St. Charles, and Geneva, which have been known as "the Tri-City area" since
6075-734: Was 50.1% Non-Hispanic White, 23.4% were Hispanic, 15.5% were Non-Hispanic African Americans, 7.2% were Asian, 0.1% were Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.4% identified as “some other race,” and 3.2% were non-Hispanic multiracial. According to 2022 estimates from the American Community Survey , the largest ancestries in the Chicago metro area were Mexican (18%), African (17.7%), German (12.8%), Irish (9.9%), Polish (8%), Italian (5.9%), English (5.2%), Indian (2.7%), Puerto Rican (2.3%), Filipino (1.7%), Swedish (1.5%), and Chinese (1.4%). The suburbs, surrounded by easily annexed flat ground, have been expanding at
6156-409: Was cooperation in such undertakings as the construction of high schools. As the Chicago metropolitan area has grown, more counties have been partly or totally assimilated with the taking of each decennial census. Counties highlighted in gray were not included in the MSA for that census. The CSA totals in blue are the totals of all the counties listed above, regardless of whether they were included in
6237-399: Was formed out of the liberal arts component of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS), which was founded in 1913. In the early 1960s, when the seminary portion of Northern moved from Chicago to Lombard it was decided to make the college an independent entity. Under the guidance of Benjamin P. Browne, the college and seminary president, Judson College was founded along the shores of
6318-502: Was granted an exception to Title IX in 2017 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons. Judson was ranked 95th out of 157 in the list of Midwest Regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report in 2022. It is ranked among the "Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" in the US by Campus Pride . All undergraduate students taking 12 or more credit hours are automatically enrolled in "Chapel" as
6399-539: Was sending more graduates to Baptist seminaries than all the other established Baptist colleges. Judson College became Judson University on August 28, 2007. In 2023 the administrations of Ambria College of Nursing and Judson University announced that Ambria was being acquired by Judson University Judson University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has more than 60 undergraduate majors, minors and pre-professional programs and
6480-501: Was simply winning Cook County, but by a wide enough margin to overwhelm the rest of the state. While the term is perhaps most often employed in political discussions, that is not its exclusive use. Barack Obama used the term in his speech before the Democratic National Convention in 2004. The Fox Valley , also commonly known as the Fox River Valley, is a suburban and exurban region within Illinois along
6561-417: Was willing to listen to Browne and the other men from NBTS in their effort to use the estate to build the college. Mrs. Deuterman agreed to sell the estate for $ 100,000, and all she required was $ 500 earnest money to secure the property. No one else had any cash, except for Browne, who had $ 5. But Amos Barton, a college trustee who owned a construction business, had his company checkbook, and he agreed to loan
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