Top 100 Biggest Cities in Illinois

Rank	City	2024 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Chicago	2,664,452	-0.9%
2	Aurora	177,563	-0.5%
3	Joliet	150,489	0.1%
4	Naperville	150,245	0.2%
5	Rockford	146,120	-0.6%
6	Elgin	113,310	-0.4%
7	Springfield	112,544	-0.5%
8	Peoria	110,460	-0.7%
9	Champaign	89,189	0.3%
10	Waukegan	87,642	-0.6%
11	Cicero	81,004	-1.5%
12	Bloomington	78,587	0.2%
13	Schaumburg	75,750	-1.2%
14	Evanston	75,070	-1.6%
15	Arlington Heights	74,495	-1.3%
16	Bolingbrook	74,088	0.1%
17	Decatur	68,670	-0.9%
18	Skokie	64,937	-1.4%
19	Palatine	64,869	-1.4%
20	Des Plaines	58,010	-1.4%
21	Orland Park	57,074	-0.8%
22	Oak Lawn	55,734	-1.4%
23	Berwyn	54,414	-1.5%
24	Mount Prospect	54,298	-1.4%
25	Tinley Park	53,886	-1.1%
26	Wheaton	52,938	-0.4%
27	Normal	52,618	-0.6%
28	Oak Park	52,055	-1.4%
29	Hoffman Estates	50,179	-1.4%
30	Downers Grove	49,706	-0.3%
31	Plainfield	47,448	1.9%
32	Glenview	46,904	-1.2%
33	Elmhurst	45,336	-0.2%
34	Lombard	43,779	-0.4%
35	Buffalo Grove	42,482	-0.5%
36	Moline	41,965	-0.7%
37	Romeoville	40,955	0.9%
38	Crystal Lake	40,861	0.5%
39	Belleville	40,726	-1.2%
40	DeKalb	40,211	-0.2%
41	Bartlett	39,992	-0.9%
42	Carol Stream	38,966	-0.7%
43	Quincy	38,803	-0.5%
44	Urbana	38,209	-0.1%
45	Park Ridge	37,897	-1.4%
46	Streamwood	37,780	-1.4%
47	Wheeling	37,725	-1.3%
48	Carpentersville	37,099	-0.7%
49	Oswego	37,074	2.2%
50	Hanover Park	36,165	-1.1%
51	Rock Island	36,132	-0.8%
52	Addison	35,167	-0.5%
53	Calumet City	34,358	-1.4%
54	Northbrook	33,977	-1.1%
55	Woodridge	33,566	-0.6%
56	St. Charles	32,654	-0.4%
57	Glendale Heights	32,409	-0.8%
58	O'Fallon	31,968	-0.4%
59	Mundelein	31,790	0.2%
60	Elk Grove Village	31,350	-1.4%
61	Pekin	31,126	-0.5%
62	North Chicago	30,416	0.3%
63	Highland Park	30,272	0.1%
64	Gurnee	30,193	-0.5%
65	Algonquin	30,134	0.5%
66	Niles	29,513	-1.5%
67	Galesburg	29,130	-1.0%
68	Lake in the Hills	28,661	-0.3%
69	Glen Ellyn	28,347	-0.5%
70	Huntley	28,269	0.6%
71	McHenry	28,251	1.4%
72	Danville	28,206	-1.0%
73	Burbank	28,164	-1.3%
74	New Lenox	28,047	1.0%
75	Lansing	27,713	-1.4%
76	Wilmette	27,026	-1.2%
77	Granite City	26,908	-1.0%
78	Round Lake Beach	26,783	-0.6%
79	Edwardsville	26,698	1.8%
80	Vernon Hills	26,677	-0.2%
81	Lockport	26,537	0.5%
82	Batavia	26,235	0.2%
83	Oak Forest	26,199	-1.4%
84	Chicago Heights	26,184	-1.5%
85	Woodstock	25,699	0.2%
86	Belvidere	25,297	0.1%
87	West Chicago	25,116	-0.6%
88	Alton	25,006	-0.8%
89	Yorkville	24,693	4.6%
90	Homer Glen	24,546	0.1%
91	South Elgin	24,277	0.6%
92	Zion	24,206	-0.6%
93	Morton Grove	24,131	-1.4%
94	Westmont	23,933	-0.6%
95	Collinsville	23,779	-1.0%
96	Melrose Park	23,666	-1.4%
97	Kankakee	23,503	-0.9%
98	Elmwood Park	23,369	-1.4%
99	Loves Park	23,335	-0.0%
100	Rolling Meadows	23,329	-1.1%

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What is the largest city in Illinois?

The largest city in Illinois is Chicago, with a population of 2,664,452. Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the US. The second largest city is Aurora, with a population of 177,563, and is the 149th largest city in the US.

What are the major cities in Illinois?

The major cities in Illinois are Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Rockford, Elgin, Springfield and Peoria. There are 8 major cities in Illinois, which are cities with a population greater than 100,000.

What is the capital of Illinois?

The capital of Illinois is Springfield, whose most recent population was 112,544. Springfield is the 7th largest city in the state of Illinois.

What is the fastest growing city in Illinois?

Among the 100 largest cities in Illinois, the fastest growing city is Huntley, whose population has grown 354.6% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in Illinois?

Among the 100 largest cities in Illinois, the fastest shrinking city is Chicago Heights, whose population has declined 20.0% since the year 2000. Chicago Heights's peak populuation was 33,070 in the year 1990, and it's current population of 26,184 represents a 20.8% decline from it's peak. Chicago Heights was once the 841st largest city in the US, but it's now the 1,505th largest.