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Illinois Visitors Hit High In 2017

GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER SAYS 2017 WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR TOURISM IN ILLINOIS. 
 

NEARLY 114 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED ILLINOIS LAST YEAR…UP THREE PERCENT FROM 2016. GOVERNOR RAUNER HOPES TO SEE EVEN MORE TOURISTS THIS YEAR AS THE STATE CELEBRATES IT’S 200TH BIRTHDAY.

 

 

 
STATE TOURISM DIRECTOR CORY JOBE CREDITS THE INCREASE TO NEW MARKETING EFFORTS.
 

 

 
17 PERCENT OF TRAVELERS CAME TO ILLINOIS FOR BUSINESS IN 2017…AND 83 PERCENT FOR PLEASURE. THE STATE’S TOURISM INDUSTRY SUPPORTS MORE THAN 335 THOUSAND JOBS.  VISITORS TO ILLINOIS SPENT MORE THAN 39 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2017. 
 

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