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Most of Illinois is fertile farmland. About 50 different crops are grown in the state and grain and livestock are raised on its prairies. The state is the leading producer of soybeans in the United States. Illinois is the state with the fifth largest income from agriculture; only California, Texas, Iowa, and Nebraska have larger agricultural incomes.

Products made in Illinois' urban industrial centers are the state's greatest source of income. The northern half of the state has cities like Chicago and Rockford. The production of machinery is the state's chief manufacturing activity. Oil deposits and enough bituminous (soft) coal to meet the world's need for more than 100 years can be found downstate. Today, most of Illinois' workers are employed in the service industries, including education, health care, and retail trade.

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