Illinois cities
Explore LifeRiskIQ city profiles in Illinois.
Start with the top 25 cities by population, then search the remaining cities with populations over 10,000 for deeper local context.
Each city profile includes a LifeRiskIQ Risk Score, risk factor subscores, and narrative drivers so you can compare risk exposure across the state.
Highest risk cities
Snapshot depth
This city snapshot spans 31.9 points from Maunie (70.0) to Mound Station (38.1).
Highest in snapshot
Maunie
Score 70.0
Lowest in snapshot
Mound Station
Score 38.1
Spread signal
High spread
Top group avg 68.8 vs bottom group avg 38.8.
City directory
Top 25 cities by population in the coverage dataset.
Chicago
Cook County
Population: 8,489,066
Rockford
Winnebago County
Population: 274,256
Peoria
Peoria County
Population: 262,461
Round Lake Beach
Lake County
Population: 252,224
Aurora
Kane County
Population: 179,867
Springfield
Sangamon County
Population: 156,240
Joliet
Will County
Population: 149,785
Naperville
DuPage County
Population: 149,424
Champaign
Champaign County
Population: 148,477
Bloomington
McLean County
Population: 133,107
Elgin
Kane County
Population: 114,106
Waukegan
Lake County
Population: 88,919
Decatur
Macon County
Population: 84,629
Cicero
Cook County
Population: 83,223
Alton
Madison County
Population: 77,583
Schaumburg
Cook County
Population: 76,780
Evanston
Cook County
Population: 76,552
Arlington Heights
Cook County
Population: 76,220
Bolingbrook
Will County
Population: 73,813
Kankakee
Kankakee County
Population: 67,925
Palatine
Cook County
Population: 66,548
Skokie
Cook County
Population: 66,427
Des Plaines
Cook County
Population: 59,408
Orland Park
Cook County
Population: 57,961
Oak Lawn
Cook County
Population: 57,098
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