This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of Illinois. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Many Illinois jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."
A Addison Triggiano, Italy
B Bartlett Miaoli, Taiwan
Belleville Paderborn, Germany
Belvidere
Schwieberdingen, Germany Vaux-le-Pénil, France
Bensenville Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico
Bloomington
Asahikawa, Japan Caibarién, Cuba Canterbury, England, United Kingdom Remedios, Cuba Vladimir, Russia
Bolingbrook
Brazzaville, Congo San Pablo, Philippines Sialkot, Pakistan Xuchang, China
C Carbondale
Shimla, India Tainai, Japan Tainan, Taiwan
Chicago
Accra, Ghana Amman, Jordan Athens, Greece Belgrade, Serbia Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Bogotá, Colombia Busan, South Korea Casablanca, Morocco Delhi, India Durban, South Africa Galway, Ireland Gothenburg, Sweden Hamburg, Germany Kyiv, Ukraine Lahore, Pakistan Lucerne, Switzerland Mexico City, Mexico Milan, Italy
Osaka, Japan
Petah Tikva, Israel Prague, Czech Republic Shanghai, China Shenyang, China
Toronto, Canada Vilnius, Lithuania Warsaw, Poland
Chicago Heights
Asuogyaman District, Ghana Cedral, Mexico San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Wadowice, Poland
Columbia Gedern, Germany
Crystal Lake Holzgerlingen, Germany
D Decatur
Seevetal, Germany Tokorozawa, Japan
Des Plaines Nailuva, Fiji
Dixon
Castlebar, Ireland Dikson, Russia Herzberg, Germany Thika, Kenya
E Elgin Vientiane, Laos
Elk Grove Village Termini Imerese, Italy
Evanston
Belize City, Belize Dniprovskyi (Kyiv), Ukraine
F Franklin Park
Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland Victoria de Durango, Mexico
G Galesburg Ma'anshan, China
Galva Gävle, Sweden
Glen Ellyn
Le Bouscat, France Calatayud, Spain
H Hanover Park
Cape Coast, Ghana Valparaíso, Mexico
Highland Sursee, Switzerland
Highland Park
Ferrara, Italy Modena, Italy Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Yeruham, Israel
Hoffman Estates Angoulême, France
L Lake Zurich Nittenau, Germany
Lockport Asiago, Italy
M Millstadt Groß-Bieberau, Germany
Mount Prospect Sèvres, France
N Naperville
Benito Juárez, Mexico Nitra, Slovakia Pátzcuaro, Mexico
Niles
Leixlip, Ireland Limanowa, Poland Nafplio, Greece Pisa, Italy
Normal
Asahikawa, Japan Caibarién, Cuba Canterbury, England, United Kingdom Remedios, Cuba Vladimir, Russia
Northbrook Diegem (Machelen), Belgium
P Palatine Fontenay-le-Comte, France
Park Ridge Kinver, England, United Kingdom
Peoria Friedrichshafen, Germany
Q Quincy Herford (district), Germany
R Richton Park Cat Island, Bahamas
Rockford
Borgholm, Sweden Brovary, Ukraine Changzhou, China Cluj-Napoca, Romania Ferentino, Italy Taszár, Hungary Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
Rolling Meadows Hénin-Beaumont, France
Roselle Bochnia, Poland
S Schaumburg
Namerikawa, Japan Schaumburg (district), Germany
Springfield
Ashikaga, Japan Jining, China San Pedro, Mexico
Sterling Canoinhas, Brazil
Stone Park Ocotlán, Mexico
T Tinley Park
Büdingen, Germany Mallow, Ireland Nowy Sącz, Poland
U Urbana
Haizhu (Guangzhou), China Thionville, France Zomba, Malawi
W Waterloo Porta Westfalica, Germany
Waukegan Miyazaki, Japan
West Chicago Taufkirchen, Germany
Western Springs Cannock Chase, England, United Kingdom
Westmont Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Wheaton
Karlskoga, Sweden Wheaton Aston, England, United Kingdom
Wood Dale Cefalù, Italy
Woodstock
Guadalupe, Mexico Zacatecas, Mexico
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