U.S. states similar to or like Illinois

State in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. The bluegrass region in the central part of the commonwealth contains the commonwealth's capital, Frankfort, as well as its two largest cities, Louisville and Lexington. Wikipedia

Alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of Illinois. (delicate) Wikipedia

State in the Midwestern region of the United States. 18th-most populous state of the country. Wikipedia

Country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, 326 Indian reservations, and some minor possessions. Wikipedia

State in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. Wikipedia

State in the New England region of the United States. It borders the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Wikipedia

Capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. 116,250 at the 2010 U.S. Census, which makes it the state's sixth most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area , and the largest in central Illinois. Wikipedia

Southern third of the state of Illinois, principally along and south of Interstate 64. The southern part of Illinois has a unique cultural and regional history. Wikipedia

State in the Southeastern region of the United States. 36th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 states. Wikipedia

State in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Largely defined by the Mississippi River. Wikipedia

Largest and most-populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2019 estimated population of 670,031, making it the 24th-most populous city in the United States. Wikipedia

List of some of the regions in the United States. Many regions are defined in law or regulations by the federal government; others by shared culture and history; and others by economic factors. Wikipedia

Bi-national Canadian–American region that includes portions of the eight U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well as the Canadian province of Ontario. At times included as part of the region because, although it is not in a Great Lake watershed, it is in the St. Lawrence watershed which is part of a continuous hydrologic system that includes the Great Lakes and eventually discharges into the Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia

State in the South Central region of the United States. Second largest U.S. state by both area and population (after California). Wikipedia

Divided in 1800 and the remainder reorganized for admission to the union in March, 1803 as the 17th state of the United States. The recorded history of Ohio began in the late 17th century when French explorers from Canada reached the Ohio River, from which the "Ohio Country" took its name, a river the Iroquois called O-y-o, "great river". Wikipedia

State in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. 19th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Wikipedia

State in the Upper Midwest region of the United States, bordered by Minnesota to the west; Iowa to the southwest; Illinois to the south; Lake Michigan to the east; Michigan to the northeast; and Lake Superior to the north. 23rd-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. Wikipedia

State in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered by Tennessee to the north; Georgia to the east; Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south; and Mississippi to the west. 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. Wikipedia

Most populous state in the New England region of the United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. Wikipedia

State in the Midwestern region of the United States. Bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. Wikipedia

State located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Third-most populous and the 22nd-most extensive of the 50 United States. Wikipedia

Formed in the United States after the American Revolutionary War. The nation's first post-colonial organized incorporated territory. Wikipedia

Most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County, California. 5,150,233. Wikipedia

State in the Southeastern region of the United States. 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the 50 United States. Wikipedia