![[Imagemap]](../img/il.gif "Map of Illinois")
![[Foto]](../../../wp-content/uploads/2017/05/B01_IMG_0524-360x240.jpg "The Bean, Chicago")
![[Foto]](../../../wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_0584-360x240.jpg "Fields")
Illinois, the "Prairie State", would not feature high on the tourist's priority list if it was not for Chicago – unless, of course, you have a faible for agriculture: The state is part of the Corn Belt, as I could see for myself in the course of my Trip across the United States in 2017.