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 PRONUNCIATION 
 
 GUIDE 
 
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 ILLINOIS 
 
 PLACE NAMES 
 
 DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING 
 
 COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 
 
 URBANA, ILLINOIS 
 
 1957
 
 PRONUNCIATION 
 
 GUIDE 
 
 FOR 
 
 ILLINOIS 
 
 PLACE NAMES 
 
 DONALD E. BROWN 
 
 Associate Professor 
 
 News Supervisor, WILL and WILL-FM 
 
 FRANK E. SCHOOLEY 
 
 Associate Professor 
 
 Director of University Broadcasting 
 
 DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING 
 
 COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 
 
 URBANA, ILLINOIS 
 
 1957 
 
 Copyright, 1957 
 Price: $1.00
 
 'IV^ INTRODUCTION 
 
 Although a radio or television newsman may occa- 
 sionally stutter through an alliterative phrase, fluff a 
 Chinese seaport, or garble the name of a Russian dip- 
 lomat, the average listener is not seriously disturbed. 
 But the same listener may feel personally offended or 
 may question the newsman's cultural background if the 
 man at the microphone mispronounces the name of the 
 listener's home town (possibly a village of 129 per- 
 sons)! It is, of course, next to impossible for a busy 
 announcer to determine the correct pronunciation of 
 many small communities, which are not listed in the 
 pronunciation sections of dictionaries, atlases, or other 
 reference books. 
 
 As a first step in alleviating that situation, the edi- 
 tors of this work compiled a pronunciation guide for 
 all cities and villages in Illinois, as listed in the Postal 
 Guide. That book, published in 1948, was distributed to 
 ail broadcasting stations in the state, and many re- 
 quests were received from other sources. With the 
 original printing exhausted, the authors decided to 
 revise and expand the guide. 
 
 The present volume includes all cities and villages 
 listed in the current Postal Guide, in addition to a num- 
 ber of other communities. It also includes all counties 
 and state parks, as well as almost one hundred of the 
 larger creeks and rivers in Illinois. 
 
 In an effort to determine the pronunciation actually 
 used and preferred by the inhabitants of a given com- 
 munity, hundreds of place names have been checked 
 with students enrolled at the University of Illinois, 
 school principals, county superintendents, postmasters, 
 radio and television newsmen, residents, and former 
 residents of the communities concerned. The problem 
 has sometimes been complicated by variations of pro- 
 nunciation among residents of a given area. In such 
 instances, the editors have carefully re-checked with 
 different sources and made every effort to select the 
 version most widely used in the area. 
 
 Preferred local pronunciations — in the case of such 
 Illinois communities as Cairo and Marseilles, Vienna 
 and New Berlin — have been given precedence over 
 accepted pronunciations for cities of the same name in 
 other states or countries.
 
 CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 Key 6 
 
 Cities and Villages in Illinois 7 
 
 Counties in Illinois 41 
 
 Rivers in Illinois 44 
 
 State Parks in Illinois 47 
 
 I 5 1
 
 PRONUNCIATION KEY 
 
 This pronunciation guide employs the following key 
 to vowel sounds and consonant combinations. (Al- 
 though there is considerable variation in current prac- 
 tice, this key follows the most common phonetic 
 symbols used in guides prepared by the press associa- 
 tions and broadcasting networks.) 
 
 a is like the a in hat 
 
 ay is like the a in fate 
 
 ah is like the a in arm 
 
 e is like the e in met 
 
 ee is like the ea in heat 
 
 i is like the i in sit 
 
 eye is like the i in ice 
 
 o is like the o in not 
 
 oh is like the o in hoe 
 
 oo is like the oo in shoot 
 
 oo is like the oo in foot 
 
 uh is like the u in cup 
 
 u is like the u in use 
 
 er is like the er in farmer 
 
 k is like the c in cat 
 
 j is like the g in edge 
 
 g is like the g in gun 
 
 ow is like the ow in cow 
 
 oy is like the oy in boy 
 
 aw is like the aw in saw 
 
 air is like the air in hair 
 
 Consonants not listed have their usual sounds. 
 Accented syllables are spelled in capital letters. 
 
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 PRONUNCIATION OF CITIES AND 
 VILLAGES IN ILLINOIS 
 
 A 
 
 Abingdon (Knox) AB-ing-duhn 
 Adair (McDonough) uh-DAIR 
 Adams (Adams) AD-uhmz 
 Addieville (Washington) AD-di-vil 
 Addison (Du Page) AD-di-suhn 
 Aden (Hamilton) AY-den 
 Adrian (Hancock) AY-dri-en 
 Afolkey (Stephenson) ah-FOHL-kee 
 Akin (FrankHn) AY-kin 
 Albany (Whiteside) AWL-buh-nee 
 Albers (Clinton) AL-bers 
 Albion (Edwards) AL-bi-uhn 
 Alden (McHenry) AWL-den 
 Aledo (Mercer) uh-LEED-oh 
 Alexander (Morgan) AL-eg-ZAN-der 
 Alexis (Warren) uh-LEK-sis 
 Algonquin (McHenry) al-GAHN-kwin 
 Alhambra (Madison) al-HAM-bruh 
 Allendale (Wabash) AL-en-dayl 
 Allentown (Tazewell) AL-en-town 
 Allenville (Moultrie) AL-en-vil 
 Allerton (Vermilion) AL-er-tuhn 
 
 Alma (Marion) AL-muh 
 
 Alpha (Henry) AL-fuh 
 
 Alsey (Scott) AWL-si 
 
 Alta (Peoria) AL-tah 
 
 Altamont (Effingham) AL-tuh-mahnt 
 
 Alton (Madison) AWL-tuhn 
 
 Altona (Knox) al-TOH-nuh 
 
 Alto Pass (Union) AL-toh-PASS 
 
 Alvin (Vermilion) AL-vin 
 
 Amboy (Lee) AM-boy 
 
 Anchor (McLean) ANK-er 
 
 Ancona (Livingston) an-KOH-nuh 
 
 Andalusia (Rock Island) an-duh-LOOZ-yuh 
 
 Andover (Henry) AN-doh-ver 
 
 Anna (Union) AN-nuh 
 
 Annapolis (Crawford) an-NAP-oh-lis 
 
 Annawan (Henry) AN-uh-wahn 
 
 Antioch (Lake) AN-ti-ahk 
 
 Apple River (Jo Daviess) AP-puhl RIV-er 
 
 Appleton (Knox) AP-puhl-tuhn 
 
 Areola (Douglas) ahr-KOH-luh 
 
 Arenzville (Cass) AHR-uhnz-vil 
 
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 Argenta (Macon) ahr-JEN-tuh 
 
 Argo (Cook) AHR-goh 
 
 Arlington (Bureau) AHR-ling-tuhn 
 
 Arlington Heights (Cook) AHR-ling-tuhn HEYETS 
 
 Armington (Tazewell) AHR-ming-tuhn 
 
 Armstrong (Vermilion) AHRM-strong 
 
 Aroma Park (Kankakee) uh-ROH-muh PAHRK 
 
 Arrowsmith (McLean) AIR-roh-smith 
 
 Arthur (Douglas) AHR-thuhr 
 
 Ashkum (Iroquois) ASH-kuhm 
 
 Ashland (Cass) ASH-luhnd 
 
 Ashley (Washington) ASH-lee 
 
 Ashmore (Coles) ASH-mohr 
 
 Ashton (Lee) ASH-tuhn 
 
 Assumption (Christian) uh-SUHMP-shuhn 
 
 Astoria (Fulton) as-TOH-ri-uh 
 
 Athens (Menard) AY-thenz 
 
 Athensville (Greene) AY-thenz-vil 
 
 Atkinson (Henry) AT-kin-suhn 
 
 Atlanta (Logan) at-LAN-tuh 
 
 Atterberry (Menard) AT-ter-ber-ri 
 
 Atwater (Macoupin) AT-wah-ter 
 
 Atwood (Piatt) AT-wood 
 
 Auburn (Sangamon) AW-buhrn 
 
 Augusta (Hancock) aw-GUHS-tuh 
 
 Aurora (Kane) uh-ROHR-uh 
 
 Ava (Jackson) AY-vuh 
 
 Avena (Fayette) uh-VEE-nuh 
 
 Aviston (Clinton) AY-vis-tuhn 
 
 Avon (Fulton) AY-vahn 
 
 B 
 
 Bader (Schuyler) BAY-der 
 Baileyville (Ogle) BAY-li-vil 
 Balcom (Union) BAHL-kuhm 
 Baldwin (Randolph) BAWLD-win 
 Bardolph (McDonough) BAHR-dawlf 
 Barnhill (Wayne) BAHRN-hil 
 Barrington (Lake) BAIR-ring-tuhn 
 Barry (Pike) BAIR-ri 
 Barstow (Rock Island) BAHR-stoh 
 Bartelso (Clinton) bahr-TEL-soh 
 Bartlett (Cook) BAHRT-let 
 Basco (Hancock) BAS-koh 
 Batavia (Kane) buh-TAY-vi-uh 
 Batchtown (Calhoun) BATCH-town 
 Bath (Mason) BATH 
 
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 Bayle City (Fayette) BAYL SIT-i 
 
 Baylis (Pike) BAY-lis 
 
 Beardstown (Cass) BEERDS-town 
 
 Beason (Logan) BEE-suhn 
 
 Beaucoup (Washington) BUHK-koo 
 
 Beaverville (Iroquois) BEE-ver-vil 
 
 Beckemeyer (Clinton) BEK-uh-meye-er 
 
 Beecher (Will) BEE-cher 
 
 Beecher City (Effingham) BEE-cher-SIT-ee 
 
 Belknap (Johnson) BEL-nap 
 
 Belle Prairie (Hamilton) BEL PRER-i 
 
 Belle Rive (Jefferson) BEL REYEV 
 
 Belleview (Calhoun) BEL-vu 
 
 Belleville (Saint Clair) BEL-vil 
 
 Bellflower (McLean) BEL-flow-er 
 
 Bellmont (Wabash) BEL-mahnt 
 
 Bellwood (Cook) BEL-wood 
 
 Bclvidere (Boone) BEL-vi-deer 
 
 Bement (Piatt) bee-MENT 
 
 Benld (Macoupin) ben-ELD 
 
 Bensenville (Du Page) BEN-sen-vil 
 
 Benson (Woodford) BEN-suhn 
 
 Bentley (Hancock) BENT-Ii 
 
 Benton (Franklin) BEN-tuhn 
 
 Berlin (Sangamon) BER-lin 
 
 Berwick (Warren) BER-wik 
 
 Berwyn (Cook) BER-win 
 
 Bethalto (Madison) beth-AHL-toh 
 
 Bethany (Moultrie) BETH-uh-nee 
 
 Beverly (Adams) BEV-er-lee 
 
 Bible Grove (Clay) BEYE-buhl GROHV 
 
 Biggsville (Henderson) BIGS-vil 
 
 Big Rock (Kane) BIG ROK 
 
 Bingham (Fayette) BING-uhm 
 
 Birds (Lawrence) BIRDS 
 
 Birkbeck (DeWitt) BIRK-bek 
 
 Birmingham (Schuyler) BIR-ming-ham 
 
 Bishop Hill (Henry) BISH-uhp HIL 
 
 Bismarck (Vermilion) BIZ-mahrk 
 
 Black Hawk (Carroll) BLAK-hawk 
 
 Blackstone (Livingston) BLAK-stohn 
 
 Blairsville (Williamson) BLAIRZ-vil 
 
 Blandinsville (McDonough) BLAN-dinz-vil 
 
 Bloomingdale (Du Page) BLOOM-ing-dayl 
 
 Bloomington (McLean) BLOOM-ing-tuhn 
 
 Blue Island (Cook) BLOO EYE-luhnd 
 
 Blue Mound (Macon) BLOO MOWND 
 
 Bluffs (Scott) BLUHFS 
 
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 Bluff Springs (Cass) BLUHF SPRINGS 
 Bluford (Jefferson) BLOO-fuhrd 
 Boaz (Massac) BOHZ 
 Bogota (Jasper) buh-GOH-tuh 
 Boles (Johnson) BOHLS 
 Bondville (Champaign) BOND-vil 
 Bone Gap (Edwards) BOHN GAP 
 Bonfield (Kankakee) BAHN-feeld 
 Bonnie (Jefferson) BAH-nee 
 Boody (Macon) BOO-dee 
 Borton (Edgar) BOR-tuhn 
 Boulder (Clinton) BOHL-der 
 Bourbon (Douglas) BUHR-buhn 
 Bourbonnais (Kankakee) buhr-BOHN-nis 
 Bowen (Hancock) BOH-uhn 
 Braceville (Grundy) BRAYC-vil 
 Bradford (Stark) BRAD-ferd 
 Bradley (Kankakee) BRAD-lee 
 Braidwood (Will) BRAYD-wood 
 Bremen (Randolph) BREE-men 
 Breese (Clinton) BREEZ 
 Bridgeport (Lawrence) BRIJ-pohrt 
 Brighton (Macoupin) BREYE-tuhn 
 Brimfield (Peoria) BRIM-feeld 
 Bristol (Kendall) BRIS-tuhl 
 Broadlands (Champaign) BRAWD-lands 
 Broadwell (Logan) BRAWD-wel 
 Brocton (Edgar) BROK-tuhn 
 Brookfield (Cook) BROOK-feeld 
 Brooklyn (Schuyler) BROOK-lin 
 Brookport (Massac) BROOK-pohrt 
 Broughton (Hamilton) BROH-tuhn 
 Brownfield (Pope) BROWN-feeld 
 Browning (Schuyler) BROWN-ing 
 Browns (Edwards) BROWNS 
 Brownstown (Fayette) BROWNS-town 
 Bruce (Moultrie) BROOS 
 Brussels (Calhoun) BRUHS-sels 
 Bryant (Fulton) BREYE-uhnt 
 Buckingham (Kankakee) BUHK-ing-ham 
 Buckley (Iroquois) BUHK-lee 
 Buckner (Franklin) BUHK-ner 
 Buda (Bureau) BU-duh 
 Buffalo (Sangamon) BUHF-uh-loh 
 Buffalo Hart (Sangamon) BUHF-uh-loh HAHRT 
 Buffalo Prairie (Rock Island) 
 BUHF-uh-loh PRAIR-ee 
 Bulpitt (Christian) BOOL-pit 
 
 [ 10 ]
 
 Buncombe (Johnson) BUHN-kuhm 
 Bunker Hill (Macoupin) BUN-kuhr HILL 
 Bureau (Bureau) BU-roh 
 Burksville (Monroe) BERKS-vil 
 Burlington (Kane) BER-ling-tuhn 
 Burnside (Hancock) BERN-seyed 
 Burnt Prairie (White) BERNT PRAIR-ee 
 Bushnell (McDonough) BOOSH-nel 
 Bushton (Coles) BOOSH-tuhn 
 Butler (Montgomery) BUHT-ler 
 Byron (Ogle) BEYE-ruhn 
 
 Cabery (Ford) KAY-bree 
 
 Cache (Alexander) KASH 
 
 Cadwell (Moultrie) KAD-wel 
 
 Cahokia (Saint Clair) kuh-HOH-kee-uh 
 
 Cairo (Alexander) KAIR-oh 
 
 Caledonia (Boone) kal-uh-DOH-nyuh 
 
 Calhoun (Richland) kal-HOON 
 
 Calumet City (Cook) KAL-u-MET SIT-ee 
 
 Calvin (White) KAL-vin 
 
 Camargo (Douglas) kuh-MAHR-goh 
 
 Cambria (Williamson) KAYM-bree-uh 
 
 Cambridge (Henry) KAYM-brij 
 
 Camden (Schuyler) KAM-duhn 
 
 Cameron (Warren) KAM-uhr-uhn 
 
 Campbell Hill (Jackson) KAM-uhl HIL 
 
 Campgrove (Marshall) KAMP-GROHV 
 
 Camp Point (Adams) KAMP POINT 
 
 Campus (Livingston) KAM-puhs 
 
 Canton (Fulton) KAN-tuhn 
 
 Cantrall (Sangamon) KAN-truhl 
 
 Capron (Boone) KAY-pruhn 
 
 Carbon Cliff (Rock Island) KAHR-buhn KLIF 
 
 Carbondale (Jackson) KAHR-buhn-dayl 
 
 Carlinville (Macoupin) KAHR-lin-vil 
 
 Carlock (McLean) KAHR-lok 
 
 Carlyle (Clinton) kahr-LEYEL 
 
 Carman (Henderson) KAHR-muhn 
 
 Carmi (White) KAHR-meye 
 
 Carpenter (Madison) KAHR-puhn-ter 
 
 Carpentersville (Kane) KAHR-puhn-terz-vil 
 
 Carrier Mills (Saline) KAIR-yer MILS 
 
 CarroUton (Greene) KAIR-uhl-tuhn 
 
 Carterville (Williamson) KAHR-ter-vil 
 
 Carthage (Hancock) KAHR-thej 
 
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 Cartter (Marion) KAHR-ter 
 
 Gary (McHenry) KAIR-ee 
 
 Casey (Clark) KAY-zee 
 
 Caseyville (Saint Clair) KAY-see-vil 
 
 Castleton (Stark) KAS-uhl-tuhn 
 
 Catlin (Vermilion) KAT-luhn 
 
 Cave in Rock (Hardin) KAYV-in-RAHK 
 
 Cayuga (Livingston) kay-YU-guh 
 
 Cazenovia (Woodford) kaz-uh-NOH-vee-uh 
 
 Cedar Point (La Salle) SEE-der POYNT 
 
 Cedarville (Stephenson) SEE-duhr-vil 
 
 Centerville Station (Saint Clair) 
 
 SEN-tuhr-vil STAY-shuhn 
 Centralia (Marion) sen-TRAYL-yuh 
 Cerro Gordo (Piatt) SAIR-uh GOR-doh 
 Chadwick (Carroll) CHAD-wik 
 Chambersburg (Pike) CHAYM-buhrz-buhrg 
 Champaign (Champaign) sham-PAYN 
 Chana (Ogle) CHAY-nuh 
 Chandlerville (Cass) CHAN-dler-vil 
 Channahon (Will) SHAN-nuh-hon 
 Chanute Field (Champaign) shuh-NOOT FEELD 
 Chapin (Morgan) CHAY-puhn 
 Charleston (Coles) CHAHRLZ-tuhn 
 Chatham (Sangamon) CHAT-uhm 
 
 Chatsworth (Livingston) CHATS-wuhrth 
 
 Chauncey (Lavi^rence) CHAWN-see 
 
 Chautauqua (Jersey) shuh-TAWK-wuh 
 
 Chebanse (Iroquois) shuh-BANCE 
 
 Chemung (McHenry) shuh-MUHNG 
 
 Cheneyville (Vermilion) CHEE-nee-vil 
 
 Chenoa (McLean) shuh-NOH-uh 
 
 Cherry (Bureau) CHAIR-ree 
 
 Cherry Valley (Winnebago) CHAIR-ree VAL-lee 
 
 Chester (Randolph) CHES-tuhr 
 
 Chesterfield (Macoupin) CHES-tuhr-feeld 
 
 Chesterville (Douglas) CHES-tuhr-vil 
 
 Chestnut (Logan) CHES-nuht 
 
 Chicago (Cook) shi-KAW-goh 
 
 Chicago Heights (Cook) shi-KAW-goh HEYETS 
 
 Chicago Ridge (Cook) shi-KAW-goh RIJ 
 
 Chillicothe (Peoria) chil-uh-KAW-thee 
 
 Chrisman (Edgar) KRIS-muhn 
 
 Christopher (Franklin) KRIS-tuh-fuhr 
 
 Cicero (Cook) SIS-uh-roh 
 
 Cisco (Piatt) SIS-koh 
 
 Cisne (Wayne) SIS-nee 
 
 Cissna Park (Iroquois) SIS-nuh-PAHRK 
 
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 Clare (DeKalb) KLAIR 
 
 Claremont (Richland) KLAIR-mahnt 
 
 Clarence (Ford) KLAIR-uhns 
 
 Clarendon Hills (Du Page) KLAIR-uhn-duhn HILZ 
 
 Clay City (Clay) KLAY SIT-ee 
 
 Clayton (Adams) KLAY-tuhn 
 
 Claytonville (Iroquois) KLAY-tuhn-vil 
 
 Clifton (Iroquois) KLIF-tuhn 
 
 Clinton (DeWitt) KLIN-tuhn 
 
 Cloverdale (Du Page) KLOH-vuhr-dayl 
 
 Coal City (Grundy) KOHL SIT-ee 
 
 Coal Valley (Rock Island) KOHL VAL-lee 
 
 Coatsburg (Adams) KOHTS-buhrg 
 
 Cobden (Union) KAHB-duhn 
 
 Coello (Franklin) koh-EL-loh 
 
 Coffeen (Montgomery) KAWF-feen 
 
 Colchester (McDonough) KAHL-ches-ter 
 
 Coleta (Whiteside) koh-LEE-tuh 
 
 Colfax (McLean) KOHL-faks 
 
 Collinsville (Madison) KAHL-inz-vil 
 
 Collison (Vermilion) KAHL-i-suhn 
 
 Colmar (McDonough) KAHL-mer 
 
 Colona (Henry) kuh-LOH-nuh 
 
 Colp (Williamson) KUHLP 
 
 Columbia (Monroe) kuh-LUHM-bee-uh 
 
 Columbus (Adams) kuh-LUHM-buhs 
 
 Colusa (Hancock) koh-LOO-suh 
 
 Compton (Lee) KAHM-tuhn 
 
 Conant (Perry) KOH-nuhnt 
 
 Concord (Morgan) KAHN-kuhrd 
 
 Congerville (Woodford) KAHN-guhr-vil 
 
 Congress Park (Cook) KAHN-gruhs PAHRK 
 
 Cooksville (McLean) KOOKS-vil 
 
 Cooperstown (Brown) KOOP-ers-town 
 
 Cora (Jackson) KOH-ruh 
 
 Cordova (Rock Island) kor-DOH-vuh 
 
 Cornell (Livingston) kor-NEL 
 
 Cornland (Logan) KORN-luhnd 
 
 Cortland (DeKalb) KORT-luhnd 
 
 Cottage Hills (Madison) KAH-tuhj HILZ 
 
 Coulterville (Randolph) KOHL-tuhr-vil 
 
 Cowden (Shelby) KOW-duhn 
 
 Cowling (Wabash) KOWL-ing 
 
 Creal Springs (Williamson) KREEL SPRINGS 
 
 Crescent City (Iroquois) KRES-uhnt SIT-ee 
 
 Creston (Ogle) KRES-tuhn 
 
 Crete (Will) KREET 
 
 Creve Coeur (Peoria) KREEV KOOR 
 
 [ 13 ]
 
 Cropsey (McLean) KRAHP-see 
 
 Crossville (White) KRAWS-vil 
 
 Crystal Lake (McHenry) KRIS-tuhl LAYK 
 
 Cuba (Fulton) KU-buh 
 
 Cullom (Livingston) KUHL-uhm 
 
 Curran (Sangamon) KUHR-uhn 
 
 Custer Park (Will) KUHS-ter PAHRK 
 
 Cutler (Perry) KUHT-ler 
 
 Cypress (Johnson) SEYE-pruhs 
 
 Dahinda (Knox) duh-HIN-duh 
 
 Dahlgren (Hamilton) DAL-gren 
 
 Dakota (Stephenson) duh-KOH-tuh 
 
 Dale (Hamilton) DAYL 
 
 Dallas City (Hancock) DAL-uhs SIT-ee 
 
 Dalton City (Moultrie) DAWL-tuhn SIT-ee 
 
 Dalzell (Bureau) del-ZEL 
 
 Dana (La Salle) DAY-nuh 
 
 Danforth (Iroquois) DAN-ferth 
 
 Danvers (McLean) DAN-verz 
 
 Danville (Vermilion) DAN-vil 
 
 Darwin (Clark) DAHR-win 
 
 Davis (Stephenson) DAY-vis 
 
 Davis Junction (Ogle) DAY-vis JUHNK-shuhn 
 
 Daw^son (Sangamon) DAW-suhn 
 
 Dayton (La Salle) DAY-tuhn 
 
 Decatur (Macon) dee-KAY-ter 
 
 Decorra (Henderson) duh-KOHR-ruh 
 
 Deer Creek (Tazewell) DEER KREEK 
 
 Deerfield (Lake) DEER-feeld 
 
 Deer Grove (Whiteside) DEER GROHV 
 
 Deer Plain (Calhoun) DEER PLAYN 
 
 DeKalb (DeKalb) duh-KALB 
 
 Delafield (Hamilton) DEL-uh-feeld 
 
 DeLand (Piatt) duh-LAND 
 
 Delavan (Tazewell) DEL-uh-vuhn 
 
 Delhi (Jersey) DEL-HEYE 
 
 DeLong (Knox) duh-LAWNG 
 
 Del Rey (Iroquois) del-RAY 
 
 Dennison (Clark) DEN-i-suhn 
 
 Denver (Hancock) DEN-ver 
 
 Depue (Bureau) dee-PU 
 
 DeSoto (Jackson) dee-SOH-tuh 
 
 Des Plaines (Cook) des-PLAYNZ 
 
 Detroit (Pike) dee-TROYT 
 
 Dewey (Champaign) DOO-ee 
 
 [ 14 ]
 
 DeWitt (DeWitt) duh-WIT 
 
 Dieterich (Effingham) DEE-tuh-rik 
 
 Divernon (Sangamon) deye-VER-nuhn 
 
 Dix (Jefferson) DIKS 
 
 Dixon (Lee) DIKS-uhn 
 
 Dixon Springs (Pope) DIKS-uhn SPRINGS 
 
 Dolton (Cook) DOHL-tuhn 
 
 Dongola (Union) don-GOH-lah 
 
 Donnellson (Montgomery) DON-nel-suhn 
 
 Donovan (Iroquois) DAHN-uh-vuhn 
 
 Dorchester (Macoupin) DOR-ches-ter 
 
 Dorsey (Madison) DOR-see 
 
 Douglas (Knox) DUHG-luhs 
 
 Dover (Bureau) DOH-ver 
 
 Dow (Jersey) DOW 
 
 Dowell (Jackson) DOW-uhl 
 
 Downers Grove (Du Page) dow-nerz-GROHV 
 
 Downey (Lake) DOW-nee 
 
 Downs (McLean) DOWNZ 
 
 Dubois (Washington) DOO-boyz 
 
 Dudley (Edgar) DUHD-lee 
 
 Dundas (Richland) DUHN-duhs 
 
 Dundee (Kane) duhn-DEE 
 
 Dunfermline (Fulton) duhn-FIRM-lin 
 
 Dunlap (Peoria) DUHN-lap 
 
 Dupo (Saint Clair) DOO-poh 
 
 Du Quoin (Perry) doo-KOYN 
 
 Durand (Winnebago) du-RAND 
 
 Dwight (Livingston) DWEYET 
 
 Eagerville (Macoupin) EE-ger-vil 
 
 Earlville (La Salle) ERL-vil 
 
 East Alton (Madison) eest-AWL-tuhn 
 
 East Carondelet (Saint Clair) eest-kair-on-de-LET 
 
 East Dubuque (Jo Daviess) eest-duh-BUK 
 
 East Galesburg (Knox) eest-GAYLS-berg 
 
 East Lynn (Vermilion) eest-LIN 
 
 East Moline (Rock Island) eest-moh-LEEN 
 
 Easton (Mason) EEST-uhn 
 
 East Peoria (Tazewell) eest-pee-OH-ri-uh 
 
 East Saint Louis (Saint Clair) eest-saynt-LOO-uhs 
 
 Eaton (Crawford) EE-tuhn 
 
 Eddyville (Pope) ED-ee-vil 
 
 Edelstein (Peoria) ED-uhl-steen 
 
 Eden (Peoria) EE-den 
 
 Edgewood (Effingham) EJ-wood 
 
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 Edinburg (Christian) ED-uhn-berg 
 
 Edwards (Peoria) ED-werdz 
 
 Edwardsville (Madison) ED-werdz-vil 
 
 Effingham (Effingham) EF-ing-ham 
 
 Egan (Ogle) EEG-uhn 
 
 Eichorn (Hardin) EYE-korn 
 
 Elburn (Kane) EL-bern 
 
 Elco (Alexander) EL-koh 
 
 El Dara (Pike) el-DAIR-uh 
 
 Eldena (Lee) el-DEEN-uh 
 
 Eldorado (Saline) el-doh-RAY-doh 
 
 Eldred (Greene) EL-dred 
 
 Eleroy (Stephenson) EL-roy 
 
 Elgin (Kane) EL-jin 
 
 Elizabeth (Jo Daviess) ee-LIZ-uh-beth 
 
 Elizabethtown (Hardin) ee-LIZ-uh-beth-town 
 
 Elkhart (Logan) ELK-hahrt 
 
 Elkville (Jackson) ELK-vil 
 
 Ellery (Edwards) EL-ree 
 
 Elliott (Ford) EL-yuht 
 
 Ellisgrove (Randolph) EL-lis-GROHV 
 
 Ellisville (Fulton) EL-is-vil 
 
 Ellsworth (McLean) ELZ-werth 
 
 Elmhurst (Du Page) ELM-herst 
 
 Elmwood (Peoria) ELM-wood 
 
 El Paso (Woodford) el-PA^-oh 
 
 Elsah (Jersey) EL-suh 
 
 Elvaston (Hancock) EL-vuh-stuhn 
 
 Elwin (Macon) EL-win 
 
 Elwood (Will) EL-wood 
 
 Emden (Logan) EM-den 
 
 Emerson (Whiteside) EM-er-suhn 
 
 Emington (Livingston) EM-ing-tuhn 
 
 Emma (White) EM-uh 
 
 Energy (Williamson) EN-er-jee 
 
 Enfield (White) EN-feeld 
 
 Eola (Du Page) ee-OH-luh 
 
 Epworth (White) EP-werth 
 
 Equality (Gallatin) ee-KWAL-i-tee 
 
 Erie (Whiteside) EER-ee 
 
 Esmond (DeKalb) EZ-muhnd 
 
 Essex (Kankakee) ES-eks 
 
 Eureka (Woodford) u-REE-kuh 
 
 Evanston (Cook) EV-en-stuhn 
 
 Evansville (Randolph) EV-uhnz-vil 
 
 Evergreen Park (Cook) EV-er-GREEN PAHRK 
 
 Ewing (Franklin) U-ing 
 
 Exeter (Scott) EX-uh-ter 
 
 [ 16 1
 
 Fairbury (Livingston) FAIR-bair-ee 
 
 Fairdale (DeKalb) FAIR-dayl 
 
 Fairfield (Wayne) FAIR-feeld 
 
 Fairgrange (Coles) FAIR-graynj 
 
 Fairland (Douglas) FAIR-luhnd 
 
 Fairmount (Vermilion) FAIR-mownt 
 
 Fairview (Fulton) FAIR-vu 
 
 Fancy Prairie (Menard) FAN-cee PRAIR-ee 
 
 Fandon (McDonough) FAN-duhn 
 
 Farina (Fayette) fuh-REYE-nuh 
 
 Farmer City (DeWitt) FAHRM-er SIT-ee 
 
 Farmersville (Montgomery) FAHRM-ers-vil 
 
 Farmington (Fulton) FAHRM-ing-tuhn 
 
 Fenton (Whiteside) FEN-tuhn 
 
 Ferris (Hancock) FER-uhs 
 
 Fiatt (Fulton) FEYE-uht 
 
 Ficklin (Douglas) FICK-luhn 
 
 Fidelity (Jersey) feye-DEL-uh-tee 
 
 Fieldon (Jersey) FEELD-uhn 
 
 Fillmore (Montgomery) FIL-mohr 
 
 Filson (Douglas) FIL-suhn 
 
 Findlay (Shelby) FIN-lee 
 
 Fireworks (Saint Clair) FEYER-werks 
 
 Fisher (Champaign) FISH-er 
 
 Fithian (Vermilion) FITH-ee-uhn 
 
 Flanagan (Livingston) FLAN-uh-guhn 
 
 Flat Rock (Crawford) FLAT-rahk 
 
 Flora (Clay) FLOH-ruh 
 
 Florence Station (Stephenson) 
 
 FLOR-uhns STAY-shuhn 
 Flossmoor (Cook) FLOSS-mohr 
 Foosland (Champaign) FOOS-luhnd 
 Forest City (Mason) FOR-uhst SIT-ee 
 Forest Park (Cook) FOR-uhst PAHRK 
 Forrest (Livingston) FOR-uhst 
 Forreston (Ogle) FOR-uhs-tuhn 
 Forsyth (Macon) FOR-seyeth 
 Fort Sheridan (Lake) FORT SHER-i-duhn 
 Fountain Green (Hancock) FOWN-tuhn GREEN 
 Fowler (Adams) FOWL-uhr 
 Fox Lake (Lake) FOX LAYK 
 
 Fox River Grove (McHenry) FOX-riv-er-GROHV 
 Frankfort (Will) FRANK-fuhrt 
 Frankfort Heights (Franklin) 
 
 FRANK-fuhrt HEYETS 
 Franklin (Morgan) FRANK-lin 
 Franklin Grove (Lee) FRANK-lin GROHV 
 
 [ 17 ]
 
 Franklin Park (Cook) FRANK-lin PAHRK 
 
 Frederick (Schuyler) FRED-rik 
 
 Freeburg (Saint Clair) FREE-berg 
 
 Freeman Spur (Williamson) FREE-muhn SPUHR 
 
 Freeport (Stephenson) FREE-pohrt 
 
 Fulton (Whiteside) FOOL-tuhn 
 
 Fults (Monroe) FUHLTS 
 
 Galatia (Saline) guh-LAY-shuh 
 
 Gale (Alexander) GAYL 
 
 Galena (Jo Daviess) guh-LEE-nuh 
 
 Galesburg (Knox) GAYLZ-berg 
 
 Gait (Whiteside) GAWLT 
 
 Galton (Douglas) GAWL-tuhn 
 
 Galva (Henry) GAL-vuh 
 
 Garden Prairie (Boone) GAHR-den PRAIR-ee 
 
 Gardner (Grundy) GAHRD-ner 
 
 Garrett (Douglas) GAIR-uht 
 
 Gays (Moultrie) GAYZ 
 
 Geff (Wayne) JEF 
 
 Geneseo (Henry) jen-uh-SEE-oh 
 
 Geneva (Kane) juh-NEE-vuh 
 
 Genoa (DeKalb) juh-NOH-uh 
 
 Georgetown (Vermilion) JAWRJ-town 
 
 Gerlaw (Warren) GER-law 
 
 Germantown (Clinton) JER-muhn-town 
 
 German Valley (Stephenson) JER-muhn VAL-lee 
 
 Gibson City (Ford) GIB-suhn SIT-ee 
 
 Gifford (Champaign) GIF-ferd 
 
 Gila (Jasper) GEYE-lah 
 
 Gilberts (Kane) GIL-berts 
 
 Gillespie (Macoupin) guh-LIS-pee 
 
 Gilman (Iroquois) GIL-muhn 
 
 Gilson (Knox) GIL-suhn 
 
 Girard (Macoupin) juh-RAHRD 
 
 Gladstone (Henderson) GLAD-stohn 
 
 Glasford (Peoria) GLAS-ferd 
 
 Glasgow (Scott) GLAS-koh 
 
 Glenarm (Sangamon) GLEN-ahrm 
 
 Glen Carbon (Madison) GLEN KAHR-buhn 
 
 Glencoe (Cook) GLEN-koh 
 
 Glendale (Pope) GLEN-dayl 
 
 Glen Ellyn (Du Page) GLEN-EL-uhn 
 
 Glenview (Cook) GLEN-vu 
 
 Glenwood (Cook) GLEN-wood 
 
 Godfrey (Madison) GOD-free 
 
 [ 18 ]
 
 Golconda (Pope) gahl-KON-duh 
 
 Golden (Adams) GOHLD-uhn 
 
 Golden Eagle (Calhoun) GOHLD-uhn EE-guhl 
 
 Goldengate (Wayne) GOHL-den-GAYT 
 
 Golf (Cook) GOLF 
 
 Goodenow (Will) GOOD-now 
 
 Goodfield (Woodford) GOOD-feeld 
 
 Good Hope (McDonough) GOOD-hohp 
 
 Goodwine (Iroquois) GOOD-weyen 
 
 Goreville (Johnson) GOHR-vil 
 
 Gorham (Jackson) GOHR-(h)uhm 
 
 Grafton (Jersey) GRAF-tuhn 
 
 Grand Chain (Pulaski) grand-CHAYN 
 
 Grand Detour (Ogle) GRAN-dee-tour 
 
 Grand Ridge (La Salle) grand-RIDJ 
 
 Grand Tower (Jackson) grand-TOW-er 
 
 Granite City (Madison) GRAN-it SIT-ee 
 
 Grant Park (Kankakee) GRANT PAHRK 
 
 Grantsburg (Johnson) GRANTS-berg 
 
 Granville (Putnam) GRAN-vil 
 
 Grape Creek (Vermilion) GRAYP KREEK 
 
 Graymont (Livingston) GRAY-mont 
 
 Grayslake (Lake) GRAYZ-LAYK 
 
 Grayville (White) GRAY-vil 
 
 Great Lakes (Lake) GRAYT LAYKS 
 
 Greenbush (Warren) GREEN-boosh 
 
 Greenfield (Greene) GREEN-feeld 
 
 Greenup (Cumberland) GREEN-uhp 
 
 Green Valley (Tazewell) GREEN VAL-lee 
 
 Greenview (Menard) GREEN-vu 
 
 Greenville (Bond) GREEN-vil 
 
 Gridley (McLean) GRID-lee 
 
 Griggsville (Pike) GRIGZ-vil 
 
 Groveland (Tazewell) GROHV-luhnd 
 
 Gurnee (Lake) guhr-NEE 
 
 Guthrie (Ford) GUHTH-ree 
 
 H 
 
 Hagarstown (Fayette) HAY-gerz-town 
 Hagener (Cass) HAY-guh-ner 
 Haldane (Ogle) HAWL-dayn 
 Hallsville (DeWitt) HAWLZ-vil 
 Hamburg (Calhoun) HAM-berg 
 Hamilton (Hancock) HAM-il-tuhn 
 Hamletsburg (Pope) HAM-luhtz-berg 
 Hammond (Piatt) HAM-muhnd 
 Hampshire (Kane) HAMP-shuhr 
 
 [ 19 ]
 
 Hampton (Rock Island) HAMP-tuhn 
 
 Hanna City (Peoria) HAN-nuh SIT-ee 
 
 Hanover (Jo Daviess) HAN-oh-ver 
 
 Harco (Saline) HAHR-koh 
 
 Hardin (Calhoun) HAHR-din 
 
 Harmon (Lee) HAHR-muhn 
 
 Harrisburg (Saline) HAIR-uhs-berg 
 
 Harristown (Macon) HAIR-uhs-town 
 
 Hartford (Madison) HAHRT-fuhrd 
 
 Hartland (McHenry) HAHRT-luhnd 
 
 Hartsburg (Logan) HAHRTZ-berg 
 
 Harvard (McHenry) HAHR-verd 
 
 Harvel (Montgomery) HAHR-vuhl 
 
 Harvey (Cook) HAHR-vee 
 
 Havana (Mason) huh-VAN-uh 
 
 Hazel Crest (Cook) HAY-zuhl-KREST 
 
 Hazel Dell (Cumberland) HAY-zuhl-DEL 
 
 Hazelhurst (Ogle) HAY-zuhl-huhrst 
 
 Hebron (McHenry) HEE-bruhn 
 
 Hecker (Monroe) HEK-uhr 
 
 Henderson (Knox) HEN-der-suhn 
 
 Hennepin (Putnam) HEN-nuh-pin 
 
 Henning (Vermilion) HEN-ning 
 
 Henry (Marshall) HEN-ree 
 
 Herald (White) HAIR-uhld 
 
 Hermon (Knox) HER-muhn 
 
 Herod (Pope) HAIR-uhd 
 
 Herrick (Shelby) HAIR-rik 
 
 Herrin (Williamson) HAIR-ruhn 
 
 Herscher (Kankakee) HER-shuhr 
 
 Hersman (Brown) HERZ-muhn 
 
 Hettick (Macoupin) HET-tik 
 
 Heyworth (McLean) HAY-wuhrth 
 
 Hidalgo (Jasper) heye-DAL-goh 
 
 Highland (Madison) HEYE-luhnd 
 
 Highland Park (Lake) HEYE-luhnd PAHRK 
 
 Highwood (Lake) HEYE-wood 
 
 Hillsboro (Montgomery) HILZ-buhr-oh 
 
 Hillsdale (Rock Island) HILZ-dayl 
 
 Hillside (Cook) HIL-seyed 
 
 Hillview (Greene) HIL-vu 
 
 Hinckley (DeKalb) HINK-lee 
 
 Hindsboro (Douglas) HEYENDS-buhr-oh 
 
 Hines (Cook) HEYENZ 
 
 Hinsdale (Du Page) HINZ-dayl 
 
 Hoffman (Clinton) HAWF-muhn 
 
 Holcomb (Ogle) HOHL-kuhm 
 
 Holder (McLean) HOHL-duhr 
 
 [ 20 ]
 
 Hollywood (Cook) HOL-ee-wood 
 
 Homer (Champaign) HOH-muhr 
 
 Homewood (Cook) HOHM-wood 
 
 Honey Bend (Montgomery) HUH-nee BEND 
 
 Hookdale (Bond) HOOK-dayl 
 
 Hoopeston (Vermilion) HOOPS-tuhn 
 
 Hooppole (Henry) HOOP-pohl 
 
 Hopedale (Tazewell) HOHP-dayl 
 
 Hopkins Park (Kankakee) HOP-kinz PAHRK 
 
 Houston (Randolph) HUS-tuhn 
 
 Hoyleton (Washington) HOYL-tuhn 
 
 Hudson (McLean) HUHD-suhn 
 
 Huey (Clinton) HU-ee 
 
 Hull (Pike) HUHL 
 
 Humboldt (Coles) HUHM-bohlt 
 
 Hume (Edgar) HUM 
 
 Humrick (Vermilion) HUHM-rik 
 
 Hunt (Jasper) HUHNT 
 
 Huntley (McHenry) HUHNT-lee 
 
 Huntsville (Schuyler) HUHNTZ-vil 
 
 Hurst (Williamson) HERST 
 
 Hutsonville (Crawford) HUHT-suhn-vil 
 
 I 
 
 Illinois City (Rock Island) il-uh-NOY SIT-ee 
 
 Illiopolis (Sangamon) il-lee-OP-oh-luhs 
 
 Ina (Jefferson) EYE-nuh 
 
 Indianola (Vermilion) in-dee-uh-NOH-luh 
 
 Industry (McDonough) IN-duhs-tree 
 
 Ingleside (Lake) ING-guhl-seyed 
 
 Ingraham (Clay) ING-ruh-HAM 
 
 lola (Clay) eye-OH-luh 
 
 Ipava (Fulton) eye-PAY-vuh 
 
 Irene (Boone) eye-REEN 
 
 Iroquois (Iroquois) IR-oh-kwoy 
 
 Irving (Montgomery) ER-ving 
 
 Irvington (Washington) ER-ving-tuhn 
 
 Irwin (Kankakee) ER-wuhn 
 
 Isabel (Edgar) IZ-uh-bel 
 
 Island Lake (McHenry) EYE-luhnd LAYK 
 
 Itasca (DuPage) eye-TAS-kuh 
 
 luka (Marion) eye-U-kuh 
 
 Ivesdale (Champaign) EYEVZ-dayl 
 
 Jacksonville (Morgan) JAK-suhn-vil 
 Jacob (Jackson) JAY-kuhb 
 
 [ 21 ]
 
 Jamaica (Vermilion) juh-MAY-kuh 
 
 Janesville (Cumberland) JAYNZ-vil 
 
 Jerseyville (Jersey) JER-zee-vil 
 
 Jewett (Cumberland) JU-it 
 
 Johnsonville (Wayne) JON-suhn-vil 
 
 Johnston City (Williamson) JON-stuhn SIT-ee 
 
 Joliet (Will) JOH-lee-et 
 
 Jonesboro (Union) JOHNZ-buhr-oh 
 
 Joppa (Massac) JOP-uh 
 
 Joy (Mercer) JOY 
 
 Junction (Gallatin) JUHNGK-shuhn 
 
 K 
 
 Kampsville (Calhoun) KAMPS-vil 
 
 Kane (Greene) KAYN 
 
 Kaneville (Kane) KAYN-vil 
 
 Kankakee (Kankakee) kang-kuh-KEE 
 
 Kansas (Edgar) KAN-zuhs 
 
 Kappa (Woodford) KAP-uh 
 
 Karbers Ridge (Hardin) KAHR-buhrz-RIDJ 
 
 Kamak (Pulaski) KAHR-nak 
 
 Kasbeer (Bureau) KAYZ-beer 
 
 Kaskaskia (Randolph) kas-KAS-kee-uh 
 
 Keenes (Wayne) KEENZ 
 
 Keensburg (Wabash) KEENZ-berg 
 
 Keithsburg (Mercer) KEETHS-berg 
 
 Kell (Marion) KEL 
 
 Kellerville (Adams) KEL-er-vil 
 
 Kemp (Douglas) KEMP 
 
 Kemper (Jersey) KEMP-er 
 
 Kempton (Ford) KEMP-tuhn 
 
 Kenilworth (Cook) KEN-il-wurth 
 
 Kenney (DeWitt) KEN-ni 
 
 Kent (Stephenson) KENT 
 
 Kernan (La Salle) KER-nuhn 
 
 Kewanee (Henry) kee-WAH-nee 
 
 Keyesport (Clinton) KEEZ-port 
 
 Kilbourne (Mason) KIL-bom 
 
 Kincaid (Christian) kin-KAYD 
 
 Kinderhook (Pike) KIN-der-hook 
 
 Kings (Ogle) KINGZ 
 
 Kingston (DeKalb) KING-stuhn 
 
 Kingston Mines (Peoria) KING-stuhn MEYENZ 
 
 Kinmundy (Marion) KIN-muhn-dee 
 
 Kinsman (Grundy) KINZ-muhn 
 
 Kirkland (DeKalb) KERK-luhnd 
 
 Kirksville (Moultrie) KERKS-vil 
 
 [ 22 ]
 
 Kirkwood (Warren) KERK-wood 
 Knoxville (Knox) NOX-vil 
 
 La Clede (Fayette) luh-KLEED 
 
 Lacon (Marshall) LAY-kuhn 
 
 Ladd (Bureau) LAD 
 
 La Fayette (Stark) LAH-fay-et 
 
 Lafox (Kane) luh-FOX 
 
 La Grange (Cook) luh-GRAYNJ 
 
 La Harpe (Hancock) luh-HAHRP 
 
 La Hogue (Iroquois) luh-HOHG 
 
 Lake Bluff (Lake) layk-BLUHFF 
 
 Lake City (Moultrie) layk-SIT-ee 
 
 Lake Forest (Lake) layk-FOR-est 
 
 Lake Fork (Logan) layk-FORK 
 
 Lake Villa (Lake) layk-VIL-uh 
 
 Lakewood (Shelby) LAYK-wood 
 
 Lake Zurich (Lake) layk-ZOO-rik 
 
 La Moille (Bureau) luh-MOYL 
 
 Lanark (Carroll) LAN-ahrk 
 
 Lancaster (Wabash) LAN-kas-ter 
 
 Lane (DeWitt) LAYN 
 
 Lanesville (Sangamon) LAYNZ-vil 
 
 Langleyville (Christian) LANG-lee-vil 
 
 Lansing (Cook) LAN-sing 
 
 La Place (Piatt) lah-PLAYCE 
 
 La Prairie (Adams) luh-PRAIR-ee 
 
 La Rose (Marshall) luh-ROHZ 
 
 La Salle (La Salle) luh-SAL 
 
 Latham (Logan) LAY-thuhm 
 
 Laura (Peoria) LAW-ruh 
 
 Lawndale (Logan) LAWN-dayl 
 
 Lawrenceville (Lawrence) LAW-rens-vil 
 
 Leaf River (Ogle) leef-RIV-er 
 
 Lebanon (Saint Clair) LEB-uh-nuhn 
 
 Lee (Lee) LEE 
 
 Lee Center (Lee) lee-CEN-ter 
 
 Leland (La Salle) LEE-luhnd 
 
 Lemont (Cook) luh-MONT 
 
 Lena (Stephenson) LEE-nuh 
 
 Lenzburg (Saint Clair) LENZ-berg 
 
 Leonore (La Salle) LEE-uh-nohr 
 
 Lerna (Coles) LER-nuh 
 
 Le Roy (McLean) luh-ROY 
 
 Lewistown (Fulton) LOO-is-tuhn 
 
 Lexington (McLean) LEKS-ing-tuhn 
 
 [ 23 ]
 
 Liberty (Adams) LIB-er-ti 
 Libertyville (Lake) LIB-er-ti-vil 
 Lilly (Tazewell) LIL-ee 
 Lima (Adams) LEYE-muh 
 Lincoln (Logan) LING-kuhn 
 Lincoln's New Salem (Menard) 
 LING-kuhnz noo-SAY-luhm 
 Lindenwood (Ogle) LIN-duhn-wood 
 Lisbon (Kendall) LIZ-buhn 
 Lisle (Du Page) LEYE-uhl 
 Litchfield (Montgomery) LICH-feeld 
 Literberry (Morgan) LEYE-ter-bair-ree 
 Littleton (Schuyler) LIT-uhl-tuhn 
 Little York (Warren) LIT-uhl-york 
 Liverpool (Fulton) LIV-er-pool 
 Livingston (Madison) LIV-ing-stuhn 
 Loami (Sangamon) loh-AM-uh 
 Lockport (Will) LOK-port 
 Loda (Iroquois) LOH-duh 
 Logan (Franklin) LOH-guhn 
 Lomax (Henderson) LOH-max 
 Lombard (Du Page) LAHM-bahrd 
 London Mills (Fulton) LUHN-duhn MILS 
 Long Point (Livingston) LAWNG-poynt 
 Longview (Champaign) LAWNG-vu 
 Loogootee (Fayette) LOH-guh-TEE 
 Loraine (Adams) lor-AYN 
 Loran (Stephenson) LOH-rahn 
 Lostant (La Salle) LAWS-tuhnt 
 Louisville (Clay) LOO-is-vil 
 Lovejoy (Saint Clair) LUHV-joy 
 Lovington (Moultrie) LUHV-ing-tuhn 
 Lowder (Sangamon) LOW-der 
 Lowpoint (Woodford) LOH-poynt 
 Ludlow (Champaign) LUHD-loh 
 Lyndon (Whiteside) LIN-duhn 
 Lynn Center (Henry) LIN CEN-ter 
 Lyons (Cook) LEYE-uhns 
 
 M 
 
 McClure (Alexander) mik-KLOOR 
 McClusky (Jersey) mik-KLUHS-ki 
 McConnell (Stephenson) mik-KON-uhl 
 McHenry (McHenry) mik-HEN-ri 
 McLean (McLean) mik-LAYN 
 McLeansboro (Hamilton) mik-LAYNS-buhr-oh 
 McNabb (Putnam) mik-NAB 
 
 [24 ]
 
 McNoel (Massac) mik-NOHL 
 Macedonia (Hamilton) mass-uh-DOH-nyuh 
 Mackinaw (Tazewell) MAK-i-naw 
 Macomb (McDonough) muh-KOHM 
 Macon (Macon) MAY-kuhn 
 Macoupin (Macoupin) muh-KOO-pin 
 Madison (Madison) MAD-i-suhn 
 Maeystown (Monroe) MAYZ-town 
 Magnolia (Putnam) mag-NOHL-yuh 
 Mahomet (Champaign) muh-HAH-met 
 Makanda (Jackson) muh-KAN-duh 
 Maiden (Bureau) MAHL-duhn 
 Malta (DeKalb) MAHL-tuh 
 Manchester (Scott) MAN-ches-ter 
 Manhattan (Will) man-HAT-tuhn 
 Manito (Mason) MAN-i-TOH 
 Manlius (Bureau) MAN-li-uhs 
 Mansfield (Piatt) MANS-feeld 
 Manteno (Kankakee) man-TEEN-oh 
 Manville (Livingston) MAN-vil 
 Maple Park (Kane) MAY-puhl PAHRK 
 Mapleton (Peoria) MAY-puhl-tuhn 
 Maquon (Knox) muh-KWAHN 
 Marblehead (Adams) MAHR-buhl-HED 
 Marcelline (Adams) MAHR-suh-LEEN 
 Marengo (McHenry) muh-REN-goh 
 Marietta (Fulton) mair-ee-ET-uh 
 Marine (Madison) muh-REEN 
 Marion (Williamson) MAIR-i-uhn 
 Marissa (Saint Clair) muh-RIS-suh 
 Mark (Putnam) MAHRK 
 Maroa (Macon) muh-ROH-uh 
 Marseilles (La Salle) mahr-SAYLS 
 Marshall (Clark) MAHR-shal 
 Martinsville (Clark) MAHR-tins-vil 
 Martinton (Iroquois) MAHR-tin-tuhn 
 Maryville (Madison) MAIR-ee-vil 
 Mascoutah (Saint Clair) mas-KOO-tuh 
 Mason (Effingham) MAY-suhn 
 Mason City (Mason) MAY-suhn SIT-ee 
 Massbach (Jo Daviess) MOSS-bak 
 Matherville (Mercer) MA-ther-vil 
 Matteson (Cook) MAT-tuh-suhn 
 Mattoon (Coles) MAT-toon 
 Maunie (White) MAW-NEE 
 Mayview (Champaign) MAY-vu 
 Maywood (Cook) MAY-wood 
 Mazon (Grundy) muh-ZAHN 
 
 I 25 ]
 
 Meadows (McLean) MED-ohs 
 
 Mechanicsburg (Sangamon) muh-KAN-iks-berg 
 
 Media (Henderson) MEE-di-uh 
 
 Medinah (Du Page) muh-DEYE-nuh 
 
 Medora (Macoupin) muh-DOH-ruh 
 
 Melrose Park (Cook) MEL-rohs PAHRK 
 
 Melvin (Ford) MEL-vin 
 
 Menard (Randolph) muh-NAHRD 
 
 Mendon (Adams) MEN-duhn 
 
 Mendota (La Salle) men-DOH-tuh 
 
 Meppen (Calhoun) MEP-pen 
 
 Meredosia (Morgan) mair-uh-DOH-shuh 
 
 Meriden (La Salle) MAIR-i-den 
 
 Merna (McLean) MUHR-nuh 
 
 Metamora (Woodford) MET-uh-MOHR-uh 
 
 Metcalf (Edgar) MET-kaf 
 
 Metropolis (Massac) muh-TRAHP-uh-lis 
 
 Michael (Calhoun) MEYEK-uhl 
 
 Middlegrove (Fulton) MID-duhl-grohv 
 
 Middletown (Logan) MID-duhl-tuhn 
 
 Midland City (DeWitt) MID-luhnd SIT-ee 
 
 Midlothian (Cook) mid-LOHTH-ee-uhn 
 
 Milan (Rock Island) MEYE-lan 
 
 Milford (Iroquois) MIL-ferd 
 
 Millbrook (Kendall) MIL-brook 
 
 Mill Creek (Union) MIL-KREEK 
 
 Milledgeville (Carroll) MIL-idj-vil 
 
 Miller City (Alexander) MIL-ler SIT-ee 
 
 Millington (Kendall) MIL-ing-tuhn 
 
 Mill Shoals (White) MIL-SHOHLS 
 
 Millstadt (Saint Clair) MIL-staht 
 
 Milmine (Piatt) MIL-meyen 
 
 Milton (Pike) MIL-tuhn 
 
 Mineral (Bureau) MIN-uhr-uhl 
 
 Minier (Tazewell) muh-NEER 
 
 Minonk (Woodford) mi-NUHNK 
 
 Minooka (Grundy) mi-NOOK-uh 
 
 Mitchell (Madison) MIT-chuhl 
 
 Moccasin (Effingham) MOK-kuh-sin 
 
 Mode (Shelby) MOHD 
 
 Modena (Stark) moh-DEE-nuh 
 
 Modesto (Macoupin) moh-DES-toh 
 
 Modoc (Randolph) MOH-DOK 
 
 Mokena (Will) moh-KEEN-uh 
 
 Moline (Rock Island) moh-LEEN 
 
 Momence (Kankakee) moh-MENTS 
 
 Monee (Will) moh-NEE 
 
 Monica (Peoria) MON-i-kuh 
 
 [ 26 1
 
 Monmouth (Warren) MON-muhth 
 
 Monroe Center (Ogle) muhn-ROH SEN-ter 
 
 Monsanto (Saint Clair) mon-SAN-toh 
 
 Montgomery (Kane) mont-GUHM-er-i 
 
 Monticello (Piatt) MON-ti-SEL-oh 
 
 Montrose (Effingham) MONT-rohz 
 
 Mooseheart (Kane) MOOS-hahrt 
 
 Moro (Madison) MOH-roh 
 
 Morris (Grundy) MOR-ris 
 
 Morrison (Whiteside) MOR-ris-suhn 
 
 Morrisonville (Christian) MOR-ris-suhn-vil 
 
 Morton (Tazewell) MOR-tuhn 
 
 Morton Grove (Cook) MOR-tuhn GROHV 
 
 Mossville (Peoria) MOSS-vil 
 
 Mound City (Pulaski) MOWND SIT-ee 
 
 Mounds (Pulaski) MOWNDS 
 
 Mount Auburn (Christian) MOWNT AW-buhrn 
 
 Mount Carmel (Wabash) MOWNT KAHR-mel 
 
 Mount Carroll (Carroll) MOWNT KAIR-uhl 
 
 Mount Clare (Macoupin) MOWNT KLAIR 
 
 Mount Erie (Wayne) MOWNT EER-i 
 
 Mount Morris (Ogle) MOWNT MOR-ris 
 
 Mount Olive (Macoupin) MOWNT AH-liv 
 
 Mount Prospect (Cook) MOWNT PRAWS-pekt 
 
 Mount Pulaski (Logan) MOWNT puh-LAS-kee 
 
 Mount Sterling (Brown) MOWNT STER-ling 
 
 Mount Vernon (Jefferson) MOWNT VER-nuhn 
 
 Mount Zion (Macon) MOWNT ZEYE-uhn 
 
 Moweaqua (Shelby) moh-WEEK-wuh 
 
 Mozier (Calhoun) MOH-zhoor 
 
 Muddy (Saline) MUHD-dee~ 
 
 Mulberry Grove (Bond) MUHL-buhr-ee GROHV 
 
 Mulkeytown (Franklin) MUHL-kee-town 
 
 Muncie (Vermilion) MUHN-see 
 
 Mundelein (Lake) MUHN-duh-leyen 
 
 Murdock (Douglas) MUHR-dok 
 
 Murphysboro (Jackson) MUHR-fees-buhr-oh 
 
 Murrayville (Morgan) MUHR-ray-vil 
 
 N 
 
 Nachusa (Lee) nah-CHOO-suh 
 Nameoki (Madison) NAM-ee-oh-kee 
 Naperville (Du Page) NAY-per-vil 
 Naples (Scott) NAY-puhls 
 Nashville (Washington) NASH-vil 
 Nason (Jefferson) NAY-suhn 
 
 [ 17 1
 
 National Stock Yards (Saint Clair) 
 
 NASH-uhn-uhl STOK yahrds 
 Natrona (Mason) nay-TROHN-uh 
 Nauvoo (Hancock) nah-VOO 
 Nebo (Pike) NEE-boh 
 Nelson (Lee) NEL-suhn 
 Neoga (Cumberland) nee-OH-guh 
 Neponset (Bureau) nee-PAHN-set 
 Newark (Kendall) NU-ahrk 
 New Athens (Saint Clair) NU AY-thuhns 
 New Baden (Clinton) NU BAY-duhn 
 New Bedford (Bureau) NU BED-ferd 
 New Berlin (Sangamon) NU BER-lin 
 New Boston (Mercer) NU BAWS-tuhn 
 New Burnside (Johnson) NU BERN-seyed 
 New Canton (Pike) NU KAN-tuhn 
 New Douglas (Madison) NU DUHG-luhs 
 New Haven (Gallatin) NU HAY-vuhn 
 New Holland (Logan) NU HOL-luhnd 
 New Lenox (Will) NU LEN-uhks 
 New Liberty (Pope) NU LIB-uhr-tee 
 Newman (Douglas) NU-muhn 
 New Memphis (Clinton) NU MEM-fis 
 New Minden (Washington) NU MIN-duhn 
 New Philadelphia (McDonough) 
 
 NU FIL-uh-DEL-fi-uh 
 New Salem (Pike) NU SAY-luhm 
 Newton (Jasper) NU-tuhn 
 New Windsor (Mercer) NU WIN-zuhr 
 Niantic (Macon) neye-AN-tik 
 Nilwood (Macoupin) NIL-wood 
 Niota (Hancock) neye-OH-tuh 
 Noble (Richland) NOH-buhl 
 Nokomis (Montgomery) nuh-KOH-mis 
 Nora (Jo Daviess) NOH-ruh 
 Normal (McLean) NOR-muhl 
 Normandy (Bureau) NOR-muhn-dee 
 Norris (Fulton) NOR-ris 
 Norris City (White) NOR-is SIT-ee 
 North Aurora (Kane) NORTH uh-ROHR-uh 
 Northbrook (Cook) NORTH-brook 
 North Chicago (Lake) NORTH shi-CAW-goh 
 Northfield (Cook) NORTH-feeld 
 North Henderson (Mercer) NORTH HEN-der-suhn 
 
 Oak (Pope) OHK 
 
 Oakdale (Washington) OHK-dayl 
 
 [ 28 1
 
 Oakford (Menard) OHK-ferd 
 
 Oak Forest (Cook) OHK FOR-uhst 
 
 Oakglen (Cook) OHK GLEN 
 
 Oak Hill (Peoria) OHK HIL 
 
 Oakland (Coles) OHK-luhnd 
 
 Oaklawn (Cook) OHK-LAWN 
 
 Oakley (Macon) OHK-lee 
 
 Oak Park (Cook) OHK PAHRK 
 
 Oakwood (Vermilion) OHK-wood 
 
 Oblong (Crawford) AHB-lohng 
 
 Oconee (Shelby) OHK-uh-NEE 
 
 Odell (Livingston) oh-DEL 
 
 Odin (Marion) OH-din 
 
 O'Fallon (Saint Clair) oh-FAL-uhn 
 
 Ogden (Champaign) OG-duhn 
 
 Oglesby (La Salle) OH-guhlz-bee 
 
 Ohio (Bureau) oh-HEYE-oh 
 
 Ohlman (Montgomery) OHL-muhn 
 
 Okawville (Washington) OHK-uh-vil 
 
 Olive Branch (Alexander) AHL-iv BRANCH 
 
 Oliver (Edgar) AHL-i-ver 
 
 Olivet (Vermilion) ah-li-VET 
 
 Olmsted (Pulaski) AHM-sted 
 
 Olney (Richland) AHL-nee 
 
 Olympia Fields (Cook) oh-LIM-pee-uh FEELDS 
 
 Omaha (Gallatin) OH-muh-haw 
 
 Omega (Marion) oh-MEE-guh 
 
 Onarga (Iroquois) oh-NAHR-guh 
 
 Oneida (Knox) oh-NEYE-duh 
 
 Ontarioville (Du Page) on-TAIR-i-oh-vil 
 
 Opdyke (Jefferson) OP-deyek 
 
 Ophiem (Henry) OH-feem 
 
 Oquawka (Henderson) oh-KWAW-kuh 
 
 Orangeville (Stephenson) AWR-uhnj-vil 
 
 Oraville (Jackson) AWR-uh-vil 
 
 Orchardville (Wayne) AWR-chuhrd-vil 
 
 Oreana (Macon) OR-ee-AN-uh 
 
 Oregon (Ogle) AWR-ee-guhn 
 
 Orient (Franklin) AWR-ee-uhnt 
 
 Orion (Henry) OR-i-yuhn 
 
 Orland Park (Cook) OR-luhnd PAHRK 
 
 Osco (Henry) AHS-koh (rimes with Bosco) 
 
 Osman (McLean) AHZ-muhn 
 
 Oswego (Kendall) os-WEE-goh 
 
 Ottawa (La Salle) AHT-uh-wuh 
 
 Owaneco (Christian) oh-WAHN-ee-koh 
 
 Ozark (Johnson) OH-zahrk 
 
 * 
 [ 29 1
 
 Padua (McLean) PAD-yu-uh 
 
 Palatine (Cook) PAL-uh-teyen 
 
 Palestine (Crawford) PAL-uhs-teyen 
 
 Palmer (Christian) PAHL-muhr 
 
 Palmyra (Macoupin) pal-MEYE-ruh 
 
 Paloma (Adams) puh-LOHM-uh 
 
 Pales Heights (Cook) PAY-luhs HE YETS 
 
 Palos Park (Cook) PAY-luhs PAHRK 
 
 Pana (Christian) PAY-nuh 
 
 Panama (Montgomery) PAN-uh-mah 
 
 Papineau (Iroquois) PAP-i-NAW 
 
 Paris (Edgar) PAIR-is 
 
 Parkersburg (Richland) PAHR-kerz-berg 
 
 Park Ridge (Cook) PAHRK RIDJ 
 
 Parnell (DeWitt) pahr-NEL 
 
 Patoka (Marion) pa-TOH-kuh 
 
 Patterson (Greene) PAT-er-suhn 
 
 Pawnee (Sangamon) paw-NEE 
 
 Pawpaw (Lee) PAW-paw 
 
 Paxton (Ford) PAKS-tuhn 
 
 Payson (Adams) PAY-suhn 
 
 Pearl (Pike) PERL 
 
 Pearl City (Stephenson) PERL SIT-ee 
 
 Pecatonica (Winnebago) PEK-uh-TAHN-i-kuh 
 
 Pekin (Tazewell) PEE-kin 
 
 Penfield (Champaign) PEN-feeld 
 
 Peoria (Peoria) pee-OH-ri-uh 
 
 Peoria Heights (Peoria) pee-OH-ri-uh HEYETS 
 
 Peotone (Will) PEE-uh-tohn 
 
 Percy (Randolph) PER-see 
 
 Perks (Pulaski) PERKS 
 
 Perry (Pike) PAIR-ree 
 
 Peru (La Salle) puh-ROO 
 
 Pesotum (Champaign) puh-SOH-tuhm 
 
 Petersburg (Menard) PEE-terz-berg 
 
 Philadelphia (Cass) FIL-uh-DEL-fee-uh 
 
 Philo (Champaign) FEYE-loh 
 
 Piasa (Macoupin) PEYE-sah 
 
 Pierron (Bond) peer-RON 
 
 Pierson Station (Piatt) PEER-suhn STAY-shun 
 
 Pinckneyville (Perry) PINK-nee-vil 
 
 Pinkstaff (Lawrence) PINK-staf 
 
 Piopolis (Hamilton) PEYE-ah-pluhs 
 
 Piper City (Ford) PEYE-per SIT-ee 
 
 Pisgah (Morgan) PIZ-guh 
 
 Pittsburg (Williamson) PITS-berg 
 
 [ 30 ]
 
 Pittsfield (Pike) PITS-feeld 
 
 Pittwood (Iroquois) PIT-wood 
 
 Plainfield (Will) PLAYN-feeld 
 
 Plainview (Macoupin) PLAYN-vu 
 
 Plainville (Adams) PLAYN-vil 
 
 Piano (Kendall) PLAY-noh 
 
 Plato Center (Kane) PLAY-toh SEN-ter 
 
 Pleasant Hill (Pike) PLEZ-ent HIL 
 
 Pleasant Mound (Bond) PLEZ-ent MOWND 
 
 Pleasant Plains (Sangamon) PLEZ-ent PLAYNZ 
 
 Plymouth (Hancock) PLIM-uhth 
 
 Pocahontas (Bond) poh-kuh-HAHN-tuhs 
 
 Polo (Ogle) POH-loh 
 
 Pomona (Jackson) pah-MOH-nah 
 
 Pontiac (Livingston) PAHN-tee-ak 
 
 Poplar Grove (Boone) PAHP-ler GROHV 
 
 Port Byron (Rock Island) POHRT BEYE-ruhn 
 
 Posen (Cook) POH-sen 
 
 Posey (Clinton) POH-zee 
 
 Potomac (Vermilion) puh-TOH-mik 
 
 Prairie City (McDonough) PRAIR-ee SIT-ee 
 
 Prairie du Rocher (Randolph) 
 
 PRAIR-ee du-ROH-sher 
 Prairie View (Lake) PRAIR-ee VU 
 Preemption (Mercer) pree-EMP-shuhn 
 Prentice (Morgan) PREN-tis 
 Preston (Randolph) PRES-tuhn 
 Princeton (Bureau) PRINS-tuhn 
 Princeville (Peoria) PRINS-vil 
 Prophetstown (Whiteside) PRAH-fets-town 
 Prospect Heights (Cook) PRAHS-pekt HEYETS 
 Pruett (Fayette) PROO-eht 
 Pulaski (Pulaski) puh-LAS-kee 
 Putnam (Putnam) PUHT-nuhm 
 
 Q 
 
 Quincy (Adams) KWIN-see 
 
 Radford (Christian) RAD-ferd 
 Radom (Washington) RAY-duhm 
 Raleigh (Saline) RAH-lee 
 Ramsey (Fayette) RAM-zee 
 Randall (Knox) RAN-duhl 
 Randolph (McLean) RAN-dolf 
 Rankin (Vermilion) RAN-kin 
 
 [ 31 ]
 
 Ransom (La Salle) RAN-suhm 
 
 Rantoul (Champaign) ran-TOOL 
 
 Rapatee (Knox) RAP-uh-TEE 
 
 Rapids City (Rock Island) RAP-ids SIT-ee 
 
 Rardin (Coles) RAIR-duhn 
 
 Raritan (Henderson) RAIR-i-tuhn 
 
 Ravinia (Lake) ruh-VIN-ee-yuh 
 
 Ray (Schuyler) RAY 
 
 Raymond (Montgomery) RAY-muhnd 
 
 Red Bud (Randolph) RED-buhd 
 
 Reddick (Kankakee) RED-dik 
 
 Redmon (Edgar) RED-muhn 
 
 Red Oak (Stephenson) RED OHK 
 
 Reevesville (Johnson) REEVZ-vil 
 
 Renault (Monroe) REE-nawlt 
 
 Reno (Bond) REE-noh 
 
 Renshaw (Pope) REN-shaw 
 
 Reynolds (Rock Island) REN-uhldz 
 
 Richmond (McHenry) RICH-muhnd 
 
 Richton Park (Cook) RICH-ton PAHRK 
 
 Richview (Washington) RICH-vu 
 
 Ridge Farm (Vermilion) RIDJ FAHRM 
 
 Ridgeville (Iroquois) RIDJ-vil 
 
 Ridgway (Gallatin) RIDJ-way 
 
 Ridott (Stephenson) REYE-dot 
 
 Riggston (Scott) RIGS-ton 
 
 Rinard (Wayne) REYE-nuhrd 
 
 Ringwood (McHenry) RING-wood 
 
 Rio (Knox) REYE-oh ~ 
 
 Ripley (Brown) RIP-lee 
 
 River Forest (Cook) RIV-er FOR-est 
 
 River Grove (Cook) RIV-er GROHV 
 
 Riverside (Cook) RIV-er-seyed 
 
 Riverton (Sangamon) RIV-er-tuhn 
 
 Roanoke (Woodford) ROH-uh-NOHK 
 
 Robbins (Cook) RAHB-binz 
 
 Robbs (Pope) RAHBZ 
 
 Roberts (Ford) RAHB-erts 
 
 Robinson (Crawford) RAHB-in-suhn 
 
 Roby (Christian) ROH-bee 
 
 Rochelle (Ogle) roh-SHEL 
 
 Rochester (Sangamon) RAH-ches-tuhr 
 
 Rockbridge (Greene) RAHK-brij 
 
 Rock City (Stephenson) RAHK SIT-ee 
 
 Rock Falls (Whiteside) RAHK FAWLZ 
 
 Rockford (Winnebago) RAHK-ferd 
 
 Rock Grove (Stephenson) RAHK GROHV 
 
 Rock Island (Rock Island) RAHK EYE-luhnd 
 
 [ 32 ]
 
 Rockport (Pike) RAHK-pohrt 
 
 Rockton (Winnebago) RAHK-tuhn 
 
 Rockwood (Randolph) RAHK-wood 
 
 Rome (Peoria) ROHM 
 
 Rondout (Lake) ROWN-dowt 
 
 Roodhouse (Greene) ROOD-hows 
 
 Rosamond (Christian) ROHZ-uh-muhnd 
 
 Roscoe (Winnebago) RAHS-koh 
 
 Rosebud (Pope) ROHZ-buhd 
 
 Rose Hill (Jasper) ROHZ HIL 
 
 Roselle (Du Page) roh-ZEL 
 
 Roseville (Warren) ROHZ-vil 
 
 Rosiclare (Hardin) ROHZ-i-KLAIR 
 
 Rossville (Vermilion) ROSS-vil 
 
 Round Grove (Whiteside) ROWND GROHV 
 
 Round Lake (Lake) ROWND LAYK 
 
 Roxana (Madison) roks-AN-uh 
 
 Royal (Champaign) ROY-uhl 
 
 Royalton (Franklin) ROY-uhl-tuhn 
 
 Ruma (Randolph) ROO-muh 
 
 Rushville (Schuyler) RUHSH-vil 
 
 Russell (Lake) RUHS-uhl 
 
 Rutland (La Salle) RUHT-luhnd 
 
 Sadorus (Champaign) suh-DOH-ruhs 
 
 Sailor Springs (Clay) SAY-lor SPRINGZ 
 
 Saint Anne (Kankakee) SAYNT AN 
 
 Saint Augustine (Knox) SAYNT AW-guhs-TEEN 
 
 Saint Charles (Kane) SAYNT CHAHR-uhlz 
 
 Saint David (Fulton) SAYNT DAY-vid 
 
 Saint Elmo (Fayette) SAYNT EL-moh 
 
 Saint Francisville (Lawrence) SAYNT FRAN-sis-vil 
 
 Saint Jacob (Madison) SAYNT JAY-kuhb 
 
 Saint James (Fayette) SAYNT JAYMZ 
 
 Saint Joseph (Champaign) SAYNT JOH-zef 
 
 Saint Libory (Saint Clair) SAYNT li-BOHR-ee 
 
 Saint Marie (Jasper) SAYNT muh-REE 
 
 Saint Peter (Fayette) SAYNT PEE-ter 
 
 Salem (Marion) SAY-lem 
 
 Sandoval (Marion) san-DOH-vuhl 
 
 Sandusky (Alexander) san-DUHS-kee 
 
 Sandwich (DeKalb) SAND-wich 
 
 San Jose (Mason) SAN JOHZ 
 
 Saunemin (Livingston) SAH-nuh-min 
 
 Savanna (Carroll) suh-VAN-uh 
 
 Savoy (Champaign) suh-VOY 
 
 [ 33 ]
 
 Sawyerville (Macoupin) SAW-yer-vi] 
 
 Saybrook (McLean) SAY-brook 
 
 Scales Mound (Jo Daviess) SKAYLZ MOWND 
 
 Scheller (Jefferson) SHEL-er 
 
 Schiller Park (Cook) SHIL-er PAHRK 
 
 Schuline (Randolph) SHOO-leyen 
 
 Sciota (McDonough) SEYE-oh-tuh 
 
 Scioto Mills (Stephenson) SEYE-oh-tuh MILZ 
 
 Scott Field (Saint Clair) SKOT FEELD 
 
 Scottland (Edgar) SKOT-luhnd 
 
 Scottville (Macoupin) SKOT-vil 
 
 Seaton (Mercer) SEET-uhn 
 
 Seatonville (Bureau) SEET-uhn-VIL 
 
 Secor (Woodford) SEE-kohr 
 
 Seneca (La Salle) SEN-i-kuh 
 
 Serena (La Salle) ser-EE-nah 
 
 Sesser (Franklin) SES-er 
 
 Seward (Winnebago) SOO-uhrd 
 
 Seymour (Champaign) SEE-mohr 
 
 Shabbona (DeKalb) SHAB-buh-nuh 
 
 Shannon (Carroll) SHAN-nuhn 
 
 Sharpsburg (Christian) SHAHRPS-berg 
 
 Shattuc (Clinton) SHAT-tuhk 
 
 Shawneetown (Gallatin) SHAW-nee-town 
 
 Sheffield (Bureau) SHEF-feeld 
 
 Shelbyville (Shelby) SHEL-bee-vil 
 
 Sheldon (Iroquois) SHEL-duhn 
 
 Sheridan (La Salle) SHAIR-i-duhn 
 
 Sherman (Sangamon) SHER-muhn 
 
 Sherrard (Mercer) sher-RAHRD 
 
 Shipman (Macoupin) SHIP-muhn 
 
 Shirland (Winnebago) SHIR-luhnd 
 
 Shirley (McLean) SHIR-lee 
 
 Shobonier (Fayette) SHOH-boh-NEER 
 
 Shumway (Effingham) SHUHM-way 
 
 Sibley (Ford) SIB-lee 
 
 Sidell (Vermilion) SEYE-del 
 
 Sidney (Champaign) SID-nee 
 
 Sigel (Shelby) SIG-uhl 
 
 Siloam (Adams) SEYE-LOHM 
 
 Silvis (Rock Island) SIL-vis 
 
 Simpson (Johnson) SIMP-suhn 
 
 Sims (Wayne) SIMZ 
 
 Skokie (Cook) SKOH-kee 
 
 Smithboro (Bond) SMITH-buhr-oh 
 
 Smithfield (Fulton) SMITH-feeld 
 
 Smithshire (Warren) SMITH-sheyer 
 
 Smithton (Saint Clair) SMITH-tuhn 
 
 [ 34 ]
 
 Solon Mills (McHenry) SOH-luhn MILZ 
 
 Somonauk (DeKalb) SAHM-uh-nok 
 
 Soperville (Knox) SOH-per-vil 
 
 Sorento (Bond) soh-RENT-oh 
 
 South Beloit (Winnebago) SOWTH buh-LOYT 
 
 South Elgin (Kane) SOWTH EL-jin 
 
 South Holland (Cook) SOWTH HAH-luhnd 
 
 South Pekin (Tazewell) SOWTH PEE-kin 
 
 South Roxana (Madison) SOWTH roks-AN-uh 
 
 South Standard (Macoupin) SOWTH STAN-derd 
 
 South Wilmington (Grundy) 
 
 SOWTH WIL-ming-tuhn 
 Sparks Hill (Hardin) SPAHRKS HIL 
 Sparland (Marshall) SPAHR-luhnd 
 Sparta (Randolph) SPAHR-tuh 
 Speer (Stark) SPEER 
 Springerton (White) SPRING-er-tuhn 
 Springfield (Sangamon) SPRING-feeld 
 Spring Grove (McHenry) spring GROHV 
 Spring Valley (Bureau) spring VAL-lee 
 Standard (Putnam) STAN-derd 
 Stanford (McLean) STAN-ferd 
 Staunton (Macoupin) STAHN-tuhn 
 Steeleville (Randolph) STEEL-vil 
 Steger (Cook) STAY-ger 
 Sterling (Whiteside) STER-ling 
 Steward (Lee) STOO-wcrd 
 Stewardson (Shelby) STOO-werd-suhn 
 
 Stillman Valley (Ogle) STIL-muhn VAL-lee 
 
 Stillwell (Hancock) STIL-wel 
 
 Stockland (Iroquois) STAHK-luhnd 
 
 Stockton (Jo Daviess) STAHK-tuhn 
 
 Stonefort (Saline) STOHN-fert 
 
 Stonington (Christian) STOHN-ing-tuhn 
 
 Stoy (Crawford) STOY 
 
 Strasburg (Shelby) STRAWZ-berg 
 
 Strawn (Livingston) STRAWN 
 
 Streator (La Salle) STREE-ter 
 
 Stronghurst (Henderson) STRONG-herst 
 
 Sublette (Lee) suhb-LET 
 
 Sugar Grove (Kane) SHOO-ger GROHV 
 
 Sullivan (Moultrie) SUHL-i-vuhn 
 
 Summerfield (Saint Clair) SUHM-mer-feeld 
 
 Summer Hill (Pike) SUHM-mer-HIL 
 
 Summum (Fulton) SUHM-muhm 
 
 Sumner (Lawrence) SUHM-ner 
 
 Sutter (Hancock) SUHT-ter 
 
 Swan Creek (Warren) SWAHN KREEK 
 
 [ 35 ]
 
 Swansea (St. Clair) SWAHN-see-uh 
 Swanwick (Perry) SWAHN-wik 
 Swedona (Mercer) swee-DOH-nuh 
 Sweet Water (Menard) SWEET wah-ter 
 Sycamore (DeKalb) SIK-uh-mohr 
 Symerton (Will) SIM-er-tuhn 
 
 Table Grove (Fulton) TAY-buhl GROHV 
 
 Tallula (Menard) tuh-LOO-luh 
 
 Tamalco (Bond) tuh-MAL-koh 
 
 Tamaroa (Perry) tam-uh-ROH-uh 
 
 Tamms (Alexander) TAMZ 
 
 Tampico (Whiteside) TAM-puh-koh 
 
 Taylor Ridge (Rock Island) TAY-ler RIDJ 
 
 Taylor Springs (Montgomery) TAY-ler SPRINGZ 
 
 Taylorville (Christian) TAY-ler-vil 
 
 Tazewell (Tazewell) TAZ-wel 
 
 Techny (Cook) TEK-nee 
 
 Teheran (Mason) tuh-HAIR-uhn 
 
 Temple Hill (Pope) TEM-puhl-HIL 
 
 Tennessee (McDonough) ten-uh-SEE 
 
 Teutopolis (Effingham) too-TAHP-uh-lis 
 
 Texico (Jefferson) TEKS-i-koh 
 
 Thackeray (Hamilton) THAK-er-ee 
 
 Thawville (Iroquois) THAW-vil 
 
 Thayer (Sangamon) THAY-er 
 
 Thebes (Alexander) THEEBZ 
 
 Thomasboro (Champaign) TOM-uhs-buhr-oh 
 
 Thcmasville (Montgomery) TOM-uhs-vil 
 
 Thompsonville (Franklin) TOMP-suhn-vil 
 
 Thomson (Carroll) TOM-suhn 
 
 Thornton (Cook) THORN-tuhn 
 
 Tilden (Randolph) TIL-duhn 
 
 Tilton (Vermilion) TIL-tuhn 
 
 Timewell (Brown) TEYEM-wel 
 
 Tinley Park (Cook) TIN-lee PAHRK 
 
 Tioga (Hancock) teye-OH-guh 
 
 Tiskilwa (Bureau) TIS-kil-wah 
 
 Toledo (Cumberland) toh-LEE-doh 
 
 Tolono (Champaign) toh-LOH-noh 
 
 Toluca (Marshall) toh-LOO-kuh 
 
 Tonica (La Salle) TAHN-i-kuh 
 
 Topeka (Mason) toh-PEE-kuh 
 
 Toulon (Stark) TOO-lahn 
 
 Tovey (Christian) TOH-vee 
 
 Towanda (McLean) toh-WAHN-duh 
 
 [ 36 ]
 
 Tower Hill (Shelby) TOW-er HIL 
 Tremont (Tazewell) TREE-mahnt 
 Trenton (Clinton) TREN-tuhn 
 Trilla (Cumberland) TRIL-luh 
 Trimble (Crawford) TRIM-buhl 
 Triumph (La Salle) TREYE-uhmf 
 Trivoli (Peoria) tri-VOH-lee 
 Trowbridge (Shelby) TROH-brij 
 Troy (Madison) TROY 
 Troy Grove (La Salle) TROY GROHV 
 Tunnel Hill (Johnson) TUHN-nuhl HIL 
 Tuscola (Douglas) tuhs-KOH-lah 
 
 u 
 
 Ulah (Henry) U-lah 
 
 Ullin (Pulaski) UHL-lin 
 
 Union (McHenry) UN-yuhn 
 
 Union Hill (Kankakee) UN-yuhn HIL 
 
 Unity (Alexander) U-ni-tee 
 
 Urbana (Champaign) er-BA-nuh 
 
 Ursa (Adams) UHR-SUH 
 
 Utica (La Salle) U-ti-kuh 
 
 Valier (Franklin) vuh-LEER 
 
 Valley City (Pike) VAL-lee SIT-ee 
 
 Valmeyer (Monroe) VAL-meyer 
 
 Vandalia (Fayette) van-DAYL-yuh 
 
 Van Orin (Bureau) VAN OR-in 
 
 Varna (Marshall) VAHR-nuh 
 
 Venedy (Washington) VEN-uh-dee 
 
 Venice (Madison) VEN-is 
 
 Vera (Fayette) VEER-uh 
 
 Vergennes (Jackson) ver-JENZ 
 
 Vermilion (Edgar) ver-MIL-yuhn 
 
 Vermilion Grove (Vermilion) ver-MIL-yuhn GROHV 
 
 Vermont (Fulton) ver-MAHNT 
 
 Vernon (Marion) VER-nuhn 
 
 Verona (Grundy) vuh-ROH-nuh 
 
 Versailles (Brown) ver-SAYLZ 
 
 Victoria (Knox) vik-TOH-ree-uh 
 
 Vienna (Johnson) VEYE-EN-uh 
 
 Villa Grove (Douglas) VIL-luh GROHV 
 
 Villa Park (Du Page) VIL-luh PAHRK 
 
 Villa Ridge (Pulaski) VIL-luh RIJ 
 
 Viola (Mercer) veye-OH-lah 
 
 t 37 ]
 
 Virden (Macoupin) VIR-duhn 
 Virgi] (Kane) VIR-jil 
 Virginia (Cass) ver-JIN-yah 
 Volo (Lake) VOH-loh 
 
 w 
 
 Waddams Grove (Stephenson) 
 
 WAHD-duhmz GROHV 
 Wadsworth (Lake) WAHDZ-werth 
 Waggoner (Montgomery) WAG-ner 
 Wakefield (Richland) WAYK-feeld 
 Walnut (Bureau) WAWL-nuht 
 
 Walnut Grove (McDonough) WAWL-nuht GROHV 
 Walnut Hill (Marion) WAWL-nuht HIL 
 Walpole (Hamilton) WAWL-pol 
 Walsh (Randolph) WAWLSH 
 Walshville (Montgomery) WAWLSH-vil 
 Waltonville (Jefferson) WAWL-tuhn-vil 
 Wamac (Marion) WAH-MAK 
 Wapella (DeWitt) wah-PEL-uh 
 Warren (Jo Daviess) WAHR-uhn 
 Warrensburg (Macon) WAHR-uhnz-berg 
 Warrenville (Du Page) WAHR-uhn-vil 
 Warsaw (Hancock) WOHR-saw 
 Wasco (Kane) WAHS-koh 
 Washburn (Woodford) WAHSH-bern 
 Washington (Tazewrell) WAHSH-ing-tuhn 
 Washington Park (Saint Clair) 
 
 WAHSH-ing-tuhn PAHRK 
 Wataga (Knox) vi^uh-TAH-guh 
 Waterloo (Monroe) WAH-ter-LOO 
 Waterman (DeKalb) WAH-ter-muhn 
 Watseka (Iroquois) viraht-SEE-kuh 
 Watson (Effingham) WAHT-suhn 
 Wauconda (Lake) w^ah-KAHN-duh 
 Waukegan (Lake) waw^-KEE-guhn 
 Wauponsee (Grundy) wah-PAHN-see 
 Waverly (Morgan) WAYV-uhr-lee 
 Wayne (Du Page) WAYN 
 Wayne City (Wayne) WAYN SIT-ee 
 Waynesville (DeWitt) WAYNZ-vil 
 Webster (Hancock) WEB-stuhr 
 Wedron (La Salle) WED-ruhn 
 Weldon (DeWitt) WEL-duhn 
 Welge (Randolph) WELJ 
 Wellington (Iroquois) WEL-ing-tuhn 
 Wenona (Marshall) wmh-NOH-nah 
 
 I 38 1
 
 West Brooklyn (Lee) WEST BROOK-lin 
 
 West Chicago (Du Page) WEST shi-KAW-goh 
 
 West End (Saline) WEST END 
 
 Western Springs (Cook) WEST-ern SPRINGZ 
 
 Westervelt (Shelby) WEST-er-velt 
 
 Westfield (Clark) WEST-feeld 
 
 West Frankfort (Franklin) WEST FRANK-fuhrt 
 
 West Liberty (Jasper) WEST LIB-er-tee 
 
 West McHenry (McHenry) WEST mik-HEN-ree 
 
 Westmont (Du Page) WEST-mahnt 
 
 Weston (McLean) WEST-tuhn 
 
 West Point (Hancock) WEST poynt 
 
 West Salem (Edwards) WEST SAY-luhm 
 
 West Union (Clark) WEST UN-yuhn 
 
 Westville (Vermilion) WEST-vil 
 
 West York (Crawford) WEST YORK 
 
 Wetaug (Pulaski) WEE-tog 
 
 Wheaton (Du Page) WHEET-uhn 
 
 Wheeler (Jasper) WHEE-ler 
 
 Wheelmg (Cook) WHEE-ling 
 
 White Hall (Greene) WHEYET HAWL 
 
 White Heath (Piatt) WHEYET heeth 
 
 Whittington (Franklin) WHIT-ing-tuhn 
 
 Wichert (Kankakee) WITCH-ert 
 
 Wilbern (Marshall) WIL-buhrn 
 
 Williamsf^eld (Knox) WIL-yuhmz-feeld 
 
 Williamsville (Sangamon) WIL-yuhmz-vil 
 
 Willisville (Perry) WIL-is-vil 
 
 Willow Hill (Jasper) WIL-loh HIL 
 
 Willow Springs (Cook) WIL-loh SPRINGS 
 
 Wilmette (Cook) wil-MET 
 
 Wilmington (Will) WIL-ming-tuhn 
 
 Wilson (Lake) WIL-suhn 
 
 Wilsonville (Macoupin) WIL-suhn-vil 
 
 Winchester (Scott) win-CHES-ter 
 
 Windsor (Shelby) WIN-zer 
 
 Winfield (Du Page) WIN-feeld 
 
 Wing (Livingston) WING 
 
 Winnebago (Winnebago) win-nuh-BAY-goh 
 
 Winnetka (Cook) win-NET-kah 
 
 Winslow (Stephenson) WIN-zloh 
 
 Winthrop Harbor (Lake) WIN-thruhp HAHR-buhr 
 
 Witt (Montgomery) WIT 
 
 Woburn (Bond) WOH-buhrn 
 
 Wolf Lake (Union) WOOLF LAYK 
 
 Wonder Lake (McHenry) WON-der LAYK 
 
 Woodbine (Jo Daviess) WOOD-beyen 
 
 Wood Dale (Du Page) WOOD DAYL 
 
 [ 39 ]
 
 Woodhull (Henry) WOOD-huhl 
 Woodland (Iroquois) WOOD-luhnd 
 Woodlawn (Jefferson) WOOD-lavvn 
 Wood River (Madison) WOOD RIV-er 
 Woodson (Morgan) W OO D-suhn 
 Woodstock (McHenry) WOOD-stahk 
 Woosung (Ogle) WOO-suhng 
 Worden (Madison) WAHR-den 
 Worth (Cook) WERTH 
 Wrights (Greene) WREYETZ 
 Wyanet (Bureau) weye-uh-NET 
 Wyoming (Stark) weye-OH-ming 
 
 X 
 
 Xenia (Clay) ZEE-nyuh 
 
 Yale (Jasper) YAYL 
 
 Yates City (Knox) YAYTS SIT-ee 
 
 Yorkville (Kendall) YORK-vil 
 
 Zearing (Bureau) ZEER-ing 
 Zeigler (Franklin) ZIG-ler 
 Zion (Lake) ZEYE-uhn 
 
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 PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTIES 
 IN ILLINOIS 
 
 Adams AD-uhmz 
 
 Alexander AL-eg-ZAN-der 
 
 Bond BOND 
 
 Boone BOON 
 
 Brown BROWN 
 
 Bureau BU-roh 
 
 Calhoun kal-HOON 
 
 Carroll KAIR-uhl 
 
 Cass KAS 
 
 Champaign sham-PAYN 
 
 Christian KRIS-chun 
 
 Clark KLAHRK 
 
 Clay KLAY 
 
 Clinton KLIN-tuhn 
 
 Coles KOHLZ 
 
 Cook KOOK 
 
 Crawford KRAW-ferd 
 
 Cumberland KUHM-ber-luhnd 
 
 DeKalb duh-KALB 
 
 DeWitt duh-WIT 
 
 Douglas DUHG-luhs 
 
 Du Page doo PAYJ 
 
 Edgar ED-ger 
 
 Edwards ED-werds 
 
 Effingham EF-ing-ham 
 
 Fayette fay-ET 
 
 Ford FOHRD 
 
 Franklin FRANK-lin 
 
 Fulton FOOL-tuhn 
 
 Gallatin GAL-luh-tin 
 
 Greene GREEN 
 
 Grundy GRUHN-dee 
 
 Hamilton HAM-il-tuhn 
 
 Hancock HAN-kok 
 
 Hardin HAHR-din 
 
 Henderson HEN-der-suhn 
 
 Henry HEN-ri 
 
 Iroquois IR-oh-kwoy 
 
 Jackson JAK-suhn 
 
 Jasper JAS-per 
 
 Jefferson JEF-fer-suhn 
 
 Jersey JER-zi 
 
 Jo Daviess JOH DAY-vis 
 
 Johnson JON-suhn 
 
 Kane KAYN 
 
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 Kankakee kang-kuh-KEE 
 
 Kendall KEN-duhl 
 
 Knox NOX 
 
 Lake LAYK 
 
 La Salle luh SAL 
 
 Lawrence LAW-rence 
 
 Lee LEE 
 
 Livingston LIV-ing-stuhn 
 
 Logan LOH-guhn 
 
 McDonough muhk-DUHN-uh 
 
 McHenry muhk-HEN-ri 
 
 McLean muhk-LAYN 
 
 Macon MAY-kuhn 
 
 Macoupin muh-KOO-pin 
 
 Madison MAD-i-suhn 
 
 Marion MAIR-i-uhn 
 
 Marshall MAHR-shal 
 
 Mason MAY-suhn 
 
 Massac MAS-SAK 
 
 Menard muh-NAHRD 
 
 Mercer MER-ser 
 
 Monroe muhn-ROH 
 
 Montgomery mont-GUHM-er-i 
 
 Morgan MOR-guhn 
 
 Moultrie MOKL-tree 
 
 Ogle OH-guhl 
 
 Peoria pee-OH-ri-uh 
 
 Perry PAIR-ree 
 
 Piatt PEYE-AT 
 
 Pike PEYEK 
 
 Pope POHP 
 
 Pulaski puh-LAS-ki 
 
 Putnam PUHT-nuhm 
 
 Randolph RAN-dolf 
 
 Richland RICH-luhnd 
 
 Rock Island RAHK EYE-luhnd 
 
 Saint Clair saynt KLAIR 
 
 Saline suh-LEEN 
 
 Sangamon SANG-guh-muhn 
 
 Schuyler SKEYE-ler 
 
 Scott SKOT 
 
 Shelby SHEL-bee 
 
 Stark STAHRK 
 
 Stephenson STEE-ven-suhn 
 
 Tazewell TAZ-wel 
 
 Union UN-yuhn 
 
 Vermilion ver-MIL-yuhn 
 
 Wabash WAH-bash 
 
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 Warren WOR-en 
 Washington WOSH-ing-tuhn 
 Wayne WAYN 
 White WHEYET 
 Whiteside WHEYET-seyed 
 Will WIL 
 
 Williamson WIL-yuhm-suhn 
 Winnebago WIN-uh-BAY-goh 
 Woodford WOOD-ferd 
 
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 PRONUNCIATION OF RIVERS 
 IN ILLINOIS 
 
 Almost one hundred of the larger rivers and creeks 
 in the state were selected for inclusion in this pronunci- 
 ation guide. Initial letters are printed after each stream 
 to indicate its general location in the state (C for cen- 
 tral; N, north; SW, southwest; etc.). As most rivers 
 flow through several counties, there are occasional 
 cases where pronunciations vary somewhat along the 
 course of the river. In such instances, an effort has 
 been made to check with residents of different commu- 
 nities and use that pronunciation which seems to be 
 most widely accepted. One of the most common vari- 
 ants is the pronunciation of the word "creek"; gener- 
 ally speaking, "KREEK" is preferred to the colloquial 
 "KRICK." Basic names of streams are listed alphabeti- 
 cally, but the frequently used branch designations, such 
 as Middle Fork and East Fork, are omitted. 
 
 Apple Creek (SW) AP-puhl 
 
 Apple River (NW) AP-puhl 
 
 Bay Creek (WC) BAY 
 
 Bear Creek (WC) BAIR 
 
 Beaucoup Creek (SC) BUHK-koo 
 
 Becks Creek (C) BEKS . 
 
 Big Bay Creek (SC) BIG BAY 
 
 Big Muddy River (SC) BIG MUHD-dee 
 
 Black Walnut Creek (NE) BLAK WAWL-nuht 
 
 Bonpas Creek (SE) BON-pah 
 
 Bureau Creek (NC) BU-roh 
 
 Cache River (S) KASH 
 
 Cahokia Creek (SW) kuh-HOH-kee-uh 
 
 Calumet River (NE) KAL-u-met 
 
 Coon Creek (NC) KOON 
 
 Copperas Creek (NW) KOP-per-uhs 
 
 Crane Creek (C) KRAYN 
 
 Crooked Creek (SC) KROOK-ed 
 
 Des Plaines River (NE) des PLAYNZ 
 
 Du Page River (NE) doo PAYJ 
 
 Edwards River (NW) ED-werdz 
 
 Elkhorn Creek (NW) ELK-hom 
 
 Elm Creek (SE) ELM 
 
 Embarrass River (E) AM-BRAW 
 
 Flat Branch (C) FLAT BRANCH 
 
 Fox River (NE; also SE) FOX 
 
 Galena River (NW) guh-LEE-nuh 
 
 Green River (NC) GREEN 
 
 Hadley Creek (WC) HAD-lee 
 
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 Henderson Creek (NW) HEN-der-suhn 
 
 Hickory Creek (NE) HIK-oh-rce 
 
 Hurricane Creek (C) HER-i-kayn 
 
 Illinois River (NE to SW) IL-uh-noy 
 
 Indian Creek (WC) IN-di-uhn 
 
 Iroquois River (NE) IR-oh-kwoy 
 
 Jackson Creek (NE) JAK-suhn 
 
 Kankakee River (NE) kang-kuh-KEE 
 
 Kaskaskia River (EC to SW) kas-KAS-kee-uh 
 
 Kishwaukee River (NC) kish-WAW-kee 
 
 Kyte River (NC) KEYET 
 
 Lake Fork (C) LAYK FORK 
 
 La Moine River (WC) luh-MOYN 
 
 Lick Creek (C) LIK 
 
 Little Indian Creek (NC) LIT-uhl IN-di-uhn 
 
 Little Muddy River (SC) LIT-uhl MUHD-dee 
 
 Little Vermilion River (EC) LIT-uhl ver-MIL-yuhn 
 
 Little Wabash River (SE) LIT-uhl WAH-bash 
 
 McKee Creek (WC) muh-KEE 
 
 Mackinaw River (C) MAK-i-naw 
 
 Macoupin Creek (SW) muh-KOO-pin 
 
 Marys River (SW) MAIR-eez 
 
 Mazon River (NE) muh-ZAHN 
 
 Mississippi River (W) mis-i-SIP-i 
 
 Mud Creek (EC; also SW) MUHD 
 
 Muddy Creek (SE) MUHD-dee 
 
 Ohio River (S) oh-HEYE-oh 
 
 Otter Creek (SW) OT-ter 
 
 Panther Creek (C) PAN-ther 
 
 Pecatonica River (NW) PEK-uh-TAHN-i-kuh 
 
 Piasa Creek (SW) PEYE-sah 
 
 Piscasaw Creek (NC) PISK-uh-saw 
 
 Plum River (NW) PLUHM 
 
 Pope Creek (NW) POHP 
 
 Quiver Creek (C) KWIV-er 
 
 Richland Creek (NW) RICH-luhnd 
 
 Rock Creek (NW) RAHK 
 
 Rock River (NW) RAHK 
 
 Rooks Creek (NC) ROOKS 
 
 Saline River (SE) suh-LEEN 
 
 Salt Creek (C) SAWLT 
 
 Salt Fork (EC) SAWLT FORK 
 
 Sandy Creek (NC) SAN-di 
 
 Sangamon River (C) SANG-uh-muhn 
 
 Shoal Creek (SW) SHOHL 
 
 Silver Creek (SW) SIL-ver 
 
 Sixmile Creek (WC) SIX-MEYEL 
 
 Skillet Fork (SE) SKIL-et 
 
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 Skokie River (NE) SKOH-kee 
 
 Somonauk Creek (NC) SAHM-uh-nok 
 
 Spoon River (WC) SPOON 
 
 Spring Creek (C) SPRING 
 
 Sugar Creek (WC; also C) SHOO-ger 
 
 Swan Creek (WC) SWAHN 
 
 Troublesome Creek (WC) TRUHB-'l-suhm 
 
 Vermilion River (NC; also SE) ver-MIL-yuhn 
 
 Wabash River (E) WAH-bash 
 
 Wolf Creek (C) WOOLF 
 
 Wood River (SW) WOOD 
 
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 PRONUNCIATION OF STATE PARKS 
 IN ILLINOIS 
 
 Apple River Canyon State Park (Jo Daviess) 
 
 AP-puhl RIV-er KAN-yuhn 
 Argyle Lake State Park (McDonough) 
 
 ahr-GEYEL LAYK 
 Beaver Dam State Park (Macoupin) BEE-ver DAM 
 Black Hawk State Park (Rock Island) BLAK HAWK 
 Buffalo Rock State Park (La Salle) 
 
 BUHF-uh-loh RAHK 
 Cahokia Mounds State Park (Madison and St. Clair) 
 
 kuh-HOH-kee-uh MOWNDS 
 Cave-in-Rock State Park (Hardin) KAYV-in-RAHK 
 Chain O'Lakes State Park (Lake) 
 
 CHAYN-oh-LAYKS 
 Channahon Parkway (Will) 
 
 SHAN-nuh-hon PAHRK-way 
 Dixon Springs State Park (Pope) 
 
 DIKS-uhn SPRINGS 
 Feme Clyffe State Park (Johnson) FIRN KLIF 
 Fort Chartres State Park (Randolph) 
 
 FOHRT CHAHR-ters 
 
 Fort Creve Coeur State Park (Tazewell) 
 
 FOHRT KREEV KOOR 
 Fort Kaskaskia State Park (Randolph) 
 
 FOHRT kas-KAS-kee-yuh 
 Fort Massac State Park (Massac) 
 
 FOHRT MAS-SAK 
 Fox Ridge State Park (Coles) FOX RIJ 
 Fox River State Park (La Salle) FOX RIV-er 
 Gebhard Woods State Park (Grundy) 
 
 GEB-hard WOODS 
 Giant City State Park (Jackson and Union) 
 
 JEYE-uhnt SIT-ee 
 Grand Marais State Park (Saint Clair) 
 
 GRAND muh-REYE-uh 
 mini State Park (La Salle) il-LEYE-neye 
 Illinois and Michigan Canal Parkway State Park 
 
 (Du Page, Will, Grundy, and La Salle) 
 
 il-i-NOY and MISH-i-guhn kun-NAL PAHRK-way 
 Illinois Beach State Park (Lake) il-i-NOY BEECH 
 Kankakee River State Park (Kankakee) 
 
 kang-kuh-KEE RIV-er 
 Kickapoo State Park (Vermilion) KIK-uh-poo 
 Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park (Stephenson) 
 
 LAYK lee-AK-wuh-nuh 
 Lake Murphysboro State Park (Jackson) 
 
 LAYK MUHR-fees-buhr-oh 
 
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 Lincoln Log Cabin State Park (Coles) 
 
 LING-kuhn LOG KAB-in 
 Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park (Macon) 
 
 LING-kuhn TRAYL HOHM-sted 
 Lincoln Trail State Park (Clark) LING-kuhn TRAYL 
 Lowden Memorial State Park (Ogle) 
 
 LOW-den muh-MOHR-i-uhl 
 Matthiessen State Park Nature Area (La Salle) 
 
 MATH-thuhs-sen STAYT PAHRK NAY-choor 
 
 AIR-i-uh 
 Mississippi Palisades State Park (Carroll) 
 
 mis-i-SIP-i PAL-i-SAYDS 
 Nauvoo State Park (Hancock) nah-VOO 
 New Salem State Park (Menard) NU SAY-luhm 
 Pere Marquette State Park (Jersey) 
 
 PEER mahr-KET 
 Prophetstown State Park (Whiteside) PROF-its-town 
 Ramsey Lake State Park (Fayette) RAM-zee LAYK 
 Red Hills State Park (Lawrence) RED HILS 
 Siloam Springs State Park (Adams and Brown) 
 
 SEYE-LOHM SPRINGS 
 Spitler Woods State Park (Macon) SPIT-ler WOODS 
 Spring Lake State Park (Tazewell) SPRING LAYK 
 Starved Rock State Park (La Salle) 
 
 STAHRVD RAHK 
 Weldon Springs State Park (DeWitt) 
 
 WEL-duhn SPRINGS 
 White Pines Forest State Park (Ogle) 
 
 WHEYET PEYENS FOR-est 
 
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