| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DEKALB | City of northern Illinois |
| ELGIN | City of northern Illinois |
| DEKALB | Northern Illinois University city |
| DEKALB | Home of Northern Illinois University |
| URBANA | University of Illinois city |
| MOLINE | Manufacturing city of Illinois. |
| PERU | City of Indiana or Illinois |
| DECATUR | City east of Springfield, Illinois |
| DES | Start of an Illinois city |
| DANVILLE | City of Virginia or Illinois |
| PERU | City of Illinois or Indiana |
| ELGIN | Illinois manufacturing city west of Chicago. |
| JOLIET | City of 51,601 in Illinois. |
| ALTON | City of Illinois on the Mississippi. |
| JOLIET | Illinois city about 40 miles SW of Chicago |
| ALTON | Illinois city, site of the last Lincoln-Douglas debate |
