Illinois was a state of the United States of America, in which could be found the city of Chicago. (PROSE: Blood Harvest ^[+]Terrance Dicks, Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1994).)

In 1858, the future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln gave a strong anti-slavery speech in Quincy. (PROSE: Blood and Hope ^[+]Iain McLaughlin, Telos Doctor Who novellas (Telos Publishing, 2004).)

On 24 December 1987, David Gilligan burgled several houses in the suburbs of Illinois. (PROSE: Be Good for Goodness's Sake ^[+]Samantha Baker, Short Trips: The History of Christmas (Short Trips short stories, 2005).)