IL is the written short form of Illinois, a state in the United States. Chicago sits in the north of it, beside Lake Michigan; the capital is Springfield.

IL is IL 是 Illinois伊利諾州 the written short form of的書面縮寫， a state in the United States美國的一個州。 Chicago芝加哥 sits in the north of it位在它的北部， beside Lake Michigan在密西根湖旁邊； the capital首府 is Springfield是春田市。

You will see IL on envelopes, forms, maps, sports pages, and news when space is tight: Chicago, IL. People almost never say the two letters out loud when they mean the state; they say Illinois. The two-letter form follows the US postal style (CA for California, NY for New York, and so on).

when space is tight空間不夠的時候， on envelopes, forms, maps, sports pages, and news在信封、表格、地圖、體育版和新聞上 You will see你會看到 IL IL： Chicago, IL芝加哥，IL。 when they mean the state當人們指的是這個州時， People人們 almost never say幾乎從來不會 the two letters把這兩個字母 out loud唸出聲； they say他們會說 Illinois Illinois。 The two-letter form這種兩個字母的形式 follows照的是 the US postal style美國郵政的寫法 — CA for California CA 代表加州、 NY for New York NY 代表紐約州， and so on以此類推。

Though actually, IL can mean other things in other lists — in some country codes it is Israel, and in grammar il- is a prefix in words like illegal — but this entry is only the American state.

Though actually不過其實， in other lists在別的清單裡 IL can mean other things IL 可能是別的意思 — in some country codes在某些國家代碼裡 it is Israel它是以色列， and in grammar而在文法裡 il- is a prefix il- 是個字首， in words like illegal出現在像 illegal 這樣的字裡 — but this entry但這一條 is only the American state講的只是美國那個州。