{"id":229,"date":"2017-06-30T22:09:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T22:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2020-05-04T15:28:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T15:28:48","slug":"illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/state\/illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Illinois Government Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#gen\">Illinois General Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#exec\">Executive Branch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#leg\">Legislative Branch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#jud\">Judicial Branch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#agen\">Agencies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#legreg\">Legal and Regulatory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#stat\">Statistical Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#emp\">Employment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/state\/illinois\/#city\">Cities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"gen\" name=\"gen\"><\/a>Illinois General Information<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"noindent\">\n<li><a title=\"The State of Illinois\" href=\"http:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/\">State of Illinois homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Access World News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/proxy\/go.php?url=http:\/\/infoweb.newsbank.com?db=AWNB&amp;s_sources=location\">Access World News: Illinois<\/a>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2017\/06\/illinois-1.gif\" alt=\"illinois\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\" \/><br \/>\nClick Illinois under &#8220;Shortcuts&#8221; in the left hand menu to access a database of news articles about local events and issues in Illinois.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois State Archives\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberdriveillinois.com\/departments\/archives\/home.html\">Illinois State Archives<\/a><br \/>\nAccess the archives by searching one of their many online databases.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois State Library\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberdriveillinois.com\/departments\/library\/home.html\">Illinois State Library<\/a><br \/>\nSearch the library catalog or access other State Library resources and services.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Blue Book\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberdriveillinois.com\/publications\/illinois_bluebook\/\">Illinois Blue Book<\/a><br \/>\nThe Blue Book is a good source for biographical information on elected officials as well as general information about Illinois government.\u00a0 Blue Books from 1900 to the present are also linked from the <a title=\"Illinois Digital Archives\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idaillinois.org\/cdm\/\">Illinois Digital Archives<\/a> site.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Department of Revenue - Illinois Tax Forms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.revenue.state.il.us\/taxforms\/\">Illinois Tax Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Department of Revenue - Tax Rate Finder\" href=\"http:\/\/www.revenue.state.il.us\/Publications\/taxratefinder.htm\">Tax Rate Finder<\/a> (Illinois Department of Revenue)<br \/>\nUse this tool to find local and statewide tax rates from 1990 to the present.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"House.gov - Representative Rodney Davis\" href=\"http:\/\/rodneydavis.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Representative Rodney Davis<\/a> (13th U.S. Congressional District)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Senate.gov - Senator Richard J. Durbin\" href=\"http:\/\/durbin.senate.gov\/\">Senator Richard J. Durbin<\/a> (U.S. Senate)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Senate.gov - Senator Mark Kirk\" href=\"http:\/\/kirk.senate.gov\/\">Senator Mark Kirk<\/a> (U.S. Senate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"exec\" name=\"exec\"><\/a>Executive Branch<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"State of Illinois - Office of the Governor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/gov\/\">Governor<\/a> Bruce Rauner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/news\/Pages\/Governors-Office.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Governor&#8217;s Press Releases Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"State of Illinois - Office of the Lieutenant Governor\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.illinois.gov\/ltgov\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Lieutenant Governor<\/a>\u00a0 Sheila Simon<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"State of Illinois - Office of the Attorney General\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ag.state.il.us\/\">Attorney General<\/a> Lisa Madigan<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"State of Illinois - Office of the Secretary of State\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberdriveillinois.com\/\">Secretary of State<\/a> Jesse White<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"State of Illinois - Office of the Comptroller\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ioc.state.il.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comptroller<\/a> Leslie Geissler Munger<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"State of Illinois - Office of the Treasurer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.treasurer.il.gov\/\">Treasurer<\/a> Michael W. Frerichs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"leg\" name=\"leg\"><\/a>Legislative Branch<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois General Assembly\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/\">Illinois General Assembly Bills, Public Acts and Statutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois General Assembly - State Senators\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/senate\/\">State Senators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois General Assembly - State Representatives\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/house\/\">State Representatives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"jud\" name=\"jud\"><\/a>Judicial Branch<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Courts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.il.us\/court\/\">Official Site of the Illinois Courts<\/a> Links to official sites, court rules, and opinions for the Illinois Supreme, Appellate, and Circuit Courts.<\/li>\n<li>Illinois <a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.il.us\/court\/Opinions\/recent_supreme.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supreme Court Opinions<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.il.us\/court\/Opinions\/recent_appellate.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Appellate Court Opinions<\/a> This site has yearly search capability since 1996 for Opinions of the Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Courts.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SIU Law Library - Illinois Judicial Circuit Court Rules\" href=\"http:\/\/www.law.siu.edu\/lawlib\/illaw\/illjccr\/index.htm\">Illinois Judicial Circuit Court Rules<\/a>, This site is operated by Southern Illinois University School of Law Library and has links to the Illinois judicial circuit court rules available online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"agen\" name=\"agen\"><\/a>Agencies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois.gov - State Agencies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/SitePages\/Agencies.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alphabetical Listing of Illinois Agencies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois General Assembly - Legislative Support Agencies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/agencies.asp\">Legislative Support Agencies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"legreg\" name=\"legreg\"><\/a>Legal and Regulatory<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"LexisNexis State Capital\" href=\"http:\/\/sfx.carli.illinois.edu\/sfxuiu?rft.object_id=63750000000000323&amp;svc.fulltext=yes\">LexisNexis State Capital<\/a>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2017\/06\/illinois-1.gif\" alt=\"illinois\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\" \/><br \/>\nThis site allows you check the status of each state&#8217;s bills, laws and regulations as well as various other issues related to state government.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois General Assembly - Illinois Compiled Statutes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs.asp\">Illinois Compiled Statutes<\/a><br \/>\nThis site contains provisions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes from databases that were created for the use of the members and staff of the Illinois General Assembly.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois General Assembly - Joint Committee on Administrative Rules - Illinois Administrative Code\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/commission\/jcar\/admincode\/titles.html\">Illinois Administrative Code<\/a><br \/>\nThe Joint Committee on Administrative Rules of the Illinois General Assembly has made this unofficial version available on the Internet.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"State of Illinois - Office of the Attorney General - Opinions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ag.state.il.us\/opinions\/index.html\">Illinois Attorney General Opinions<\/a><br \/>\nThe Opinions of the Illinois Attorney General since 1972.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Human Rights Commission - Decisions\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.illinois.gov\/ihrc\/Pages\/Decisions.aspx\">Illinois Human Rights Commission Decisions<\/a><br \/>\nThe Decisions of the Illinois Human Rights Commission from 2001 forward.\u00a0 The Illinois Human Rights Commission is an administrative agency which is responsible for adjudicating claims of discrimination under the Illinois Human Rights Act.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Commerce Commission - Chief Clerk's Office\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icc.illinois.gov\/chiefclerk\/default.aspx\">Illinois Commerce Commission &#8211; Chief Clerk&#8217;s Office<\/a><br \/>\nSearch for decisions and documents related to public utilities operating in Illinois.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"stat\" name=\"stat\"><\/a>Statistical Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Library - Government Information - Illinois Statistics Arranged by Subject and Agency\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/govinfo\/u-of-i-unit-library-homepage\/researchtools\/guides\/statistics\/ilstats\/\">Illinois Statistics Arranged by Subject and Agency<\/a><br \/>\nA guide to statistics published by Illinois state agencies in print and on the Internet, arranged by broad subject area.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Census.gov - Illinois state and county profiles \" href=\"http:\/\/quickfacts.census.gov\/qfd\/states\/17000.html\">U.S. Census Bureau: Illinois state and county profiles<br \/>\n<\/a>Contains longitudinal location, Tiger Map, links to Census data, <em>USA Counties<\/em> general profile and <em>County Business Patterns<\/em> economic profile. \u00a0Use menus to select a county or city.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>example: <a title=\"Census.gov - Illinois state and county profiles - Champaign County\" href=\"http:\/\/quickfacts.census.gov\/qfd\/states\/17\/17019.html\">Champaign County<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Data\" href=\"http:\/\/www.illinoisdata.com\/index.htm\">illinoisdata.com<\/a><br \/>\nComing Soon!&#8211;This site was cooperatively developed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and several academic institutions to provide demographic and industry statistics for northern Illinois to businesses and industrial concerns. It is set to be released in early 2015.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Department of Public Health - Illinois Vital Statistics\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idph.state.il.us\/health\/statshome.htm\">Illinois Vital Statistics<br \/>\n<\/a>From the Illinois Department of Public Health. Includes population, birth, death, communicable disease, marriage and divorce statistics on the state and county levels.<br \/>\n*This link is currently broken. Check back for further updates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.locationone.com\/(S(kafb5lbpu3hakl45ajewr255))\/StateMainPage.aspx?source=handler&amp;type=state&amp;profileid=IL-DCCA&amp;appsection=community\">Community Profiles<\/a> (formerly\u00a0Communities A-Z)<br \/>\nFrom the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.\u00a0 Detailed information on many Illinois counties, towns, and cities, including transportation, utilities, health facilities, employment, educational facilities, and municipal services.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iira.org\/data-tools\/%20\">Rural Data<\/a><br \/>\nThis page from the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University currently gives demographic, housing, agricultural, and health data for counties in Illinois.\u00a0 A database of county zoning ordinances is also accessible from this page, as is data about biodiesel and wind energy.\u00a0 Several directories are also available.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Data.illinois.gov\" href=\"https:\/\/data.illinois.gov\/\">Data.illinois.gov<\/a>\u00a0This is a clearinghouse of various data sets. Development of this portal is aimed at increasing access to public data or the data used in the operations of government, and making it accessible to the citizens of Illinois in a conventional method. This portal includes datasets, maps, and charts in such categories as housing, public health, and recreation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"emp\" name=\"emp\"><\/a>Employment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Department of Employment Security\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ides.state.il.us\/\">Illinois Department of Employment Security<\/a><br \/>\nIDES operates the state&#8217;s unemployment insurance program, the Illinois employment service, job training and other special workforce development programs for the unemployed and underemployed, and matches employer labor needs with the skills of job seekers.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois.gov - Find Jobs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.illinois.gov\/employment\/Pages\/FindJobs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Jobs<\/a><br \/>\nSearchable databases of job openings in Illinois and federal government agencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"city\" name=\"city\"><\/a>Cities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Illinois Municipal League\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iml.org\/\">Illinois Municipal League\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois General Information Executive Branch Legislative Branch Judicial Branch Agencies Legal and Regulatory Statistical Resources Employment Cities Illinois General Information State of Illinois homepage Access World News: Illinois\u00a0 Click Illinois under &#8220;Shortcuts&#8221; in the left hand menu to access a database of news articles about local events and issues in Illinois. 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