What is Central Illinois?
'''Central Illinois''', also called the ''Heart of Illinois'', is an area of the state of [[Illinois]]. [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]-[[Urbana, Illinois|Urbana]], [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]] and [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]] are usually listed as Central Illinois [[city|cities]], [[town]]s or [[village]]s. These five places, however, are also often named [[Southern Illinois]] places on many occasions and some area citizens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report on the Board of Trustees at the Southern Illinois University|work=The Southern Illinois University at Springfield|url=https://siusystem.edu/board-of-trustees/pdf/2020AnnualReport.pdf|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 102nd General Assembly|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000179-c1e5-db57-abfd-d7f52fcf0000|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Illinois High Court: Cities Can't Sidestep Lawsuits|work=The Cook County Records|url=https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511523480-il-high-court-cities-can-t-sidestep-lawsuits-by-simply-calling-property-repairs-discretionary|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=National Parks in Illinois|work=Thought Company|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/national-parks-in-illinois-4691727|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=For First Time in Color - 1962 Nape Photograph|work=Crypto Zoo News|url=http://www.cryptozoonews.com/nape-1962|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Illinois Encyclopedia|work=Google|isbn=9781878592965|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rnc57rZT6zkC&dq=%22champaign+in+southeast+illinois%22&pg=PA420|access-date=October 5, 2021|last1=Hannan|first1=Caryn|date=January 2008}}</ref> [[Galesburg, Illinois|Galesburg]], [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]], [[Normal, Illinois|Normal]] and [[Bloomington, Illinois|Bloomington]] are ''always'' included in the Central Illinois classification areas. == Geography == [[File:Map of