From Towrs

Largest Metro Areas

1. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet-Elgin
2. St. Louis-East St. Louis-Clayton
3. Rockford-Janesville-Belvidere
4. Peoria-Pekin-East Peoria
5. Bloomington-Normal

Major Cities

• Chicago
• Rockford
• Peoria
• Elgin
• Schaumburg
• Evanston
• Bloomington-Normal

Cities Of Note

• Belvidere
• Woodstock
• Algonquin
• Crystal Lake (Illinois)

The State's Best Skylines

Illinois' Top Best Rated Skylines

7 Wonders Of Illinois

1. Baha'i House of Worship
2. Millennium Park (Chicago)
3. Sears Tower
4. Cahokia Mounds
5. Galena
6. Wrigley Field
7. Cairo

Cities Of Illinois Pictures

The Chicago skyline in winter, as seen from the Shedd Aquarium. Photo By: Wayne Lorentz

The Chicago skyline in summer, as seen from the 26th Street Bridge. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Chicago Skyline as seen from the Kennedy Expressway, 2008. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Sears Tower, the tallest building in America at night. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Chicago's unique and ordinary designs of skyscrapers. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Elgin Tower as seen from the West Side in Elgin, Illinois. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Schaumburg's Woodfield Area at Night on Highway 72. Photo By: Brent Kampert

The Evanston Skyline in autumn, as seen from the Parking Deck on Jenks Street. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Aerial View of the Woodstock Square.

Belvidere, IL as seen looking west on Business Hwy. 20, 2010. Photo By: Brent Kampert

View of Woodstock, looking south on Benson Street towards the Square. Photo By: Brent Kampert

View of Peoria, looking southwest near the Murray Baker Bridge.

Crystal Lake (Illinois) Subdivision, which growth continues to come. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Ackman Road in Crystal Lake (Illinois), near Golf Course Road; March 31, 2009. Photo By: Brent Kampert

The new Riverside Square Condominiums development on the left, and the Old Towne Hall on the right in downtown Algonquin; Photo By: Brent Kampert

The Randall Road Shopping District of Algonquin. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Schaumburg Skyline seen from Roselle Road over I-90, 2009. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Watterson Towers as seen a block away from US Highway 51 in Bloomington-Normal, 2010. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Watterson Towers and Marriott Hotel and Conference Center (Normal) as seen from College Ave. and Linden Ave. in Bloomington-Normal, 2010. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Bloomington-Normal's Illinois State University Skyline as seen from College Ave. and College Ave. Lot, 2010. Photo By: Brent Kampert

Watterson Towers (center-left) as seen from College Ave. Shopping Plaza near Veterans Parkway in Bloomington-Normal, 2010. Photo By: Brent Kampert