Illinois
Top 100 finalists
City Population
Aurora 168,200
Bloomington 69,700
Naperville 141,600
Orland Park 55,500
Other cities
City Population
Arlington Heights 74,047
Berwyn 52,548
Bolingbrook 75,604
Champaign 68,896
Chicago 2,873,790
Cicero 83,179
Decatur 76,631
Des Plaines 58,331
Downers Grove 49,092
Elgin 106,279
Evanston 73,631
Joliet 133,765
Mount Prospect 55,442
Oak Lawn 53,933
Oak Park 50,888
Palatine 64,895
Peoria 111,497
Rockford 152,200
Schaumburg 74,363
Skokie 61,075
Springfield 112,797
Tinley Park 52,966
Waukegan 93,389
Wheaton 55,897
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Illinois companies
FORTUNE: Best to work for
Company Best Companies
2006 Rank
CDW 34
Northwest Community Hospital 50
Wm. Wrigley Jr. 95
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FORTUNE 500
Company F500 rank
State Farm Insurance Cos 22
Boeing 26
Sears Holdings Corporation 33
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Biggest employers
Company Employees
Wachovia Securities Inc 71,262
Aramark Management Services Lp. 11,805
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 11,000
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Top earning cities
  Median household income
Greenwich, CT $112,493
Cupertino, CA $110,518
San Ramon, CA $109,500
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Hottest cities
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
Peoria, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Newport Beach, CA $1,362,500
Greenwich, CT $1,129,000
Santa Barbara, CA $979,500
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Most educated
  % residents with
graduate degrees
Arlington, VA 35.7%
Davis, CA 34.6%
Brookline, MA 32.5%
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Most singles
  % single residents
Bloomington, IN 58.2%
New Brunswick, NJ 54.6%
College Station, TX 54.3%
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Youngest
  Median age
Jacksonville, NC 22.90
Provo, UT 23.28
New Brunswick, NJ 24.16
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