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Illinois Officials

• State Constitutional Officers

• Governor
• Lt. Governor
• Attorney General
• Auditor General
• Secretary of State
• State Comptroller
  • Comptroller's Information Warehouse
• State Treasurer

Illinois Administrative Agencies
See also: Illinois Boards & Commissions
                  Illinois Administrative Rules, Regulations, & Opinions

• State Agencies

• Bureau of the Budget
• Department on Aging
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Central Management Services
• Department of Children and Family Services
• Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
• Department of Corrections
• Department of Employment Security
• Department of Financial Institutions
• Department of Human Rights
• Department of Insurance
• Department of Labor
• Department of Lottery
• Department of Military Affairs
• Department of Natural Resources
• Department of Nuclear Safety
• Department of Professional Regulation
• Department of Public Aid
• Department of Public Health
• Department of Rehabilitation Services
• Department of Revenue
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Veterans' Affairs

• Appellate Defender's Office
  • Directory
• Appellate Prosecutor's Office
• Criminal Justice Information Authority
• Emergency Management Agency
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Gang Crime Prevention Center
• Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
• Historic Preservation Agency
• Housing Development Authority
• Illinois Prairie State 2000 Authority
• Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
• Public Defender
  • Directory
• State Fair
• State Fire Marshal
• State Geological Survey
• State Police
• State Museum
  • State Retirement Systems
  • State Universities Retirement System
• Teachers' Retirement System
• State Toll Highway Authority
• Office of Banks and Real Estate

Illinois Boards & Commissions
See also: Illinois Administrative Agencies, 
                  Illinois Administrative Rules, Regulations, & Opinions

• Capital Development Board
• Community College Board
• Education Board
• Elections Board
• Higher Education Board
• Judicial Inquiry Board
• Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
• Pollution Control Board
• Property Tax Appeal Board
• Racing Board

• Commerce Commission
• Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
• Human Relations - City of Chicago Commission 
• Human Rights Commission Decisions
• Industrial Commission
• Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission
• Liquor Control Commission
• Medical District Commission
• Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
• Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning
• Student Assistance Commission

• Arts Council
• Health Care Cost Containment Council
• Occupational Information Coordinating Committee

Illinois Legislature
See also: Illinois Legislation

• Illinois General Assembly
• General Assembly Members List

• Illinois Senate
  • Members
  • Journals
  • Schedules
  • Transcripts
  • Rules
  • Votes

• House of Representatives
  • Members
  • Journals
  • Roll Calls
  • Rules
  • Schedules
  • Transcripts
  • Live Session Audio
  • Live Session Video/Audio

• Apportionment Districts
• District Maps
• Organization Chart (PDF)
• Find Districts/Officials Using Address

• Legislative Support Services
  • Joint Committee on Administrative Rules

  • Economic & Fiscal Commission

  • Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission

  • Legislative Audit Commission

  • Legislative Information System

  • Legislative Printing Unit

  • Legislative Reference Bureau

  • Legislative Research Unit

  • Legislative Space Needs Commission

  • Pension Laws Commission

Federal Legislative Representatives for Illinois
See also: Federal Legislation for Illinois

• U.S. Senator Richard Durbin
• U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald

• U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush 1st District
• U.S. Representative Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. 2nd District
• U.S. Representative William O. Lipinski 3rd District
• U.S. Representative Luis V. Gutierrez 4th District
• U.S. Representative Rod Blagojevich 5th District
• U.S. Representative Henry Hyde 6th District
• U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis 7th District
• U.S. Representative Phil Crane 8th District
• U.S. Representative Janice D. Schakowsky 9th District
• U.S. Representative Mark Steven Kirk 10th District
• U.S. Representative Jerry Weller 11th District
• U.S. Representative Jerry Costello 12th District
• U.S. Representative Judy Biggert 13th District
• U.S. Representative Denny Hastert 14th District
• U.S. Representative Timothy V. Johnson 15th District
• U.S. Representative Donald Manzullo 16th District
• U.S. Representative Lane Evans 17th District
• U.S. Representative Ray Lahood 18th District
• U.S. Representative David D. Phelps 19th District
• U.S. Representative John Shimkus 20th District

Illinois Courts
See also: Illinois Court Opinions, Rules, Forms

• Illinois Judiciary

Illinois Local Courts

• Champaign County Circuit Court

• Cook County Circuit Court
  • Cook County Civil Division Docket
  • Clerk of Cook County Circuit Court

• DuPage County Judicial Information
• Macon County Circuit Court
• Monroe County Circuit Court
  • Rules
• Fourth Judicial Circuit of Illinois  
• Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois - Lake and McHenry Counties. 

Federal Courts for Illinois
See also: Federal Court Opinions for Illinois, Rules, Forms
For full list see: Federal Judicial Branch

• U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
  • Settlement Conference Office
  • Docket Sheets
  • 7th Circuit Judicial Conference (PDF)

• U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court - Southern District of Illinois

• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Central District of Illinois
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of Illinois

Illinois Local Governments

• Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
• Illinois City/County Management Association

• Cook County Clerk, Chicago
• Cook County Information Center
• Cook County State's Attorney's Office
• Effingham County State's Attorney
• Lake County Public Defender's Office  
• Will County State's Attorney

Illinois Counties

• County Data Book

Adams Alexander Bond Boone Brown Bureau Calhoun Carroll Cass Champaign Christian Clark Clay Clinton Coles Cook Crawford Cumberland DeKalb DeWitt Douglas DuPage Edgar Edwards Effingham Fayette Ford Franklin Fulton Gallatin Greene Grundy Hamilton Hancock Hardin Henderson Henry Iroquois Jackson Jasper Jefferson Jersey Jo Davies Johnson Kane Kankakee Kendall Knox Lake LaSalle Lawrence

Lee Livingston Logan Macon Macoupin Madison Marion Marshall Mason Massac McDonough McHenry McLean Menard Mercer Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moultrie Ogle Peoria Perry Piatt Pike Pope Pulaski Putnam Randolph Richland Rock Island Saline Sangamon Schuyler Scott Shelby Stark St. Clair Stephenson County Tazewell Union Vermilion Wabash Warren Washington Wayne White Whiteside Will Williamson Winnebago Woodford

Illinois Cities & Towns

• Illinois Municipal League
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Northwest Municipal Conference
• Chicago Transit Authority - CTA

Abingdon Addison Aledo Alexis Algonquin Alsip Alton Andover Anna Antioch Arenzville Arlington Heights Arthur Atlanta Aurora Barrington Barrington Hills Barry Bartlett Beach Park Bensenville Berkeley Belvidere Bishop Hill Bloomingdale Bloomington Bolingbrook Breese Brookfield Buffalo Grove Burr Ridge Byron Cambridge Camp Point Canton Carbondale Carlinville Carlyle Carmi Carolstream Carpentersville Carterville Carthage Cary Centralia Champaign Channahon Chatham Cherry Valley Chicago  Chillicothe Clarendon Hills Coal City Collinsville Columbia Danville Darien Decatur Deer Creek Deerfield DeKalb Des Plaines Downers Grove Dupo Duquoin Earlville East Dundee East Moline Edwardsville Effingham Elburn El Paso Elgin Elk Grove Elmhurst Elmwood Park Elsah Evanston Fairfield Fairview Heights Flossmoor Fox River Grove Freeburg Freeport Galena Galesburg Galva Geneseo Geneva Glendale Heights  Glen Ellyn Glenview Granite City Grayslake Greenville Gridley Gurnee Hanover Harrisburg Hartford Harvey Harwood Heights Havana Hawthorn Woods Hazel Crest Hennepin Henry Highland Park Highwood Hillside Hinsdale Hoffman Estates Homewood Itasca Jacksonville Jerome Johnsburg Jonesboro Justice Kankakee Kewanee Knoxville Lacon LaGrange LaGrange Park LaHarpe Lake Bluff Lake in the Hills Lakemoor Lake Zurich

Lake Barrington LaSalle Lawrenceville Lemont LeRoy Libertyville Lincoln Lisle Lockport Lombard Long Grove Mackinaw Macomb Manhattan Manteno Marion Mascoutah Matteson McLeansboro Moline Monmouth Montgomery Monticello Morrisonville Morton Morton Grove Mount Carmel Mount Carroll Mount Olive Mount Prospect Mount Pulaski Mount Vernon Mundelein Murphysboro Naperville Nauvoo Neoga New Athens Niles Normal North Utica Northbrook Northlake Oak Brook Oak Park O'Fallon Ogden Oglesby Old Mill Creek Olney Onarga Orion Orland Park Oswego Ottawa Palatine Palos Heights Palos Park Park Ridge Pecatonica Pekin Peoria Peotone Petersburg Pittsfield Princeton Prospect Heights Quincy Rantoul Red Bud Riverdale River Forest River Grove Rochelle Rock Island Rockford Rolling Meadows Romeoville Roselle Round Lake Beach Round Lake Park Saint Charles Salem Savoy Schaumburg Schiller Park Shelbyville Shiloh Skokie Sleepy Hollow South Elgin South Holland South Jacksonville Springfield Spring Valley Staunton Streamwood Streator Sugar Grove Sullivan Sycamore Taylorville Tinley Park Toluca Tower Lakes Tuscola University Park Urbana Vermont Villa Park Walnut Warren-Newport Warrenville Waterloo Watseka West Chicago West Frankfort Western Springs Westmont Wheaton Wheeling Willowbrook Wilmette  Winnetka   Wood Dale  Woodridge Woodstock Wyoming Yorkville Zion

Illinois Native American Organizations

Illinois Law    TOP

Illinois Legislation
See also: Illinois Legislature

Illinois Constitution & Statutes

• Illinois Constitution
• Illinois Constitution (alternate)
• 1970 Illinois Constitution Annotated for Legislators

• Illinois Compiled Statutes
• Public Acts
• Legislation-Status and Text - Bill Tracking
• Legislative Reports

• Organization of the Illinois Compiled Statutes

• Illinois Revised Statutes to ILCS cross-reference (1992)

Illinois Local Codes & Ordinances

• Illinois Municipal Codes - municode.com
  • Search

• Beach Park Municipal Code - Book Publishing Company
• Schaumburg Code of Ordinances - Book Publishing Company
• Wheeling Municipal Code - Book Publishing Company

Federal Legislation for Illinois
- Thomas Legislative Services
See also: Federal Legislative Representatives for Illinois

• Congressional Record - Illinois
• Illinois Bills

• Senator Durbin's Bills
• Senator Fitzgerald's Bills

• Representative Biggert's Bills
• Representative Blagojevich's Bills
• Representative Costello's Bills
• Representative Crane's Bills
• Representative Davis' Bills
• Representative Evans' Bills
• Representative Gutierrez's Bills
• Representative Hastert's Bills
• Representative Hyde's Bills
• Representative Jackson's Bills
• Representative Johnson's Bills
• Representative Kirk's Bills
• Representative LaHood's Bills
• Representative Lipinski's Bills
• Representative Manzullo's Bills
• Representative Phelps' Bills
• Representative Rush's Bills
• Representative Schakowsky's Bills
• Representative Shimkus' Bills
• Representative Weller's Bills

Illinois Court Opinions

Illinois State Court Opinions
See also: Illinois Courts, Rules, Forms

• Supreme and Appellate Courts Opinions
  • Recent Modifications
  • Search opinions
  • Caution on the finality of opinions

• Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court Slip Opinions - FindLaw.

• Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court Slip Opinions
• Illinois Court Reports
• Illinois Courts Bulletin

Federal Court Opinions for Illinois
See also: Federal Courts for Illinois, Rules, Forms
For full list see: Federal Judicial Branch

• U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) Opinions
  • Seventh Circuit Citation Lists
  • Download Orders
• U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) - Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT
• U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) Opinions - FindLaw
• Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals Opinions - Emory University

• U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois Opinions
• U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois Opinions

• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Central District of Illinois Opinions

Illinois Court Rules
See also: Illinois Courts, Opinions, Forms

Illinois State Court Rules

• Illinois Supreme Court Rules
• Illinois Judicial Circuit Court Rules

• Illinois Code of Civil Procedure
• Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure
• Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct

• Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board Rules of Procedure
• Illinois Courts Commission Rules of Procedure
• Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct
• ISBA Ethics Opinions
• Rules of Professional Responsibility -- proposed amendments concerning electronic legal services

• Circuit Court of Cook County Rules

Federal Court Rules for Illinois
See also: Federal Courts for Illinois, Opinions, Forms
For full list see: Federal Judicial Branch

• U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) Rules (PDF)
  • Proposed Rule Changes
  • Standards for Professional Conduct 
  • Misconduct Complaint Rules (PDF)
  • Seventh Circuit Operating Procedures
• 7th Circuit Rules - Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT

• U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois Rules
• U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois Rules
• U.S. District Court - Southern District of Illinois Rules
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Illinois Rules
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of Illinois Rules

Illinois Administrative Rules, Regulations, & Opinions
See also: Illinois Administrative Agencies, Illinois Boards & Commissions

• Illinois Administrative Code–Table of Contents
  • Illinois Register - Updates Code

RULES

• Alcohol, Horse Racing and Lottery Rules and Regulations
• Banking and Real Estate Regulations
• Children and Family Services
  • Day Care Standards
• Commerce Commission
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Pollution Control Board
  • Environmental Regulations
  • Underground Storage Tank Regulations
• Human Rights
  • Discrimination, Equal Employment and Equal Opportunity Rules and Regulations
• Industrial Commission
  • Workers' Occupational Diseases Act
• Public Aid
  • Medical Assistance and Child Support Administrative Rules
• Labor
  • Child Labor Act and Rules
  • Minimum Wage and Overtime Act and Rules
  • Wage Payment and Collection Act and Rules
• Professions Acts and Rules
• Property Tax Appeal Board
• Nuclear Safety
  • Radiation Rules and Regulations
• Revenue
  • Tax Regulations
  • Tax Administrative Hearings

• Attorney General Opinions From 1995 to the present.

Illinois Law Libraries    TOP
For full list see: Law Libraries

• Illinois, Supreme Court of - Library
• William J. Campbell Library of the U.S. Courts  - Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• Illinois Nineteenth Judicial Circuit William D. Block Memorial Law Library
• Chicago-Kent College of Law Library 
• Chicago, University of - Law School Library 
• DePaul University College of Law Library
• Illinois, University of - College of Law Library
• John Marshall Law School Library
• Loyola University School of Law Library
• Northern Illinois University, David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library
• Northwestern University School of Law Library
• Southern Illinois University School of Law Library

• ILLINET online catalog

• Chicago Association of Law Librarians

Illinois Legal Education    TOP

Illinois Law Schools
For full list see: Law Schools

• Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Chicago, University of - Law School
• DePaul University College of Law
• Illinois, University of - College of Law
• John Marshall Law School
• Loyola University School of Law, Chicago
• Northern Illinois University College of Law
• Northwestern University School of Law
• Southern Illinois University School of Law

Illinois Bar Exam
For more info see: Bar Exam

• Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar (IBABY)
• FindLaw Law Schools - Bar Exam

Illinois Continuing Legal Education
For more sources see: Continuing Legal Education

• Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
• CLE Institute - Chicago Bar Association
• Community Law Project - Cook County Bar Association
• Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE)
• Illinois State Bar Association CLE
• Northwestern University School of Law CLE

Illinois Legal Groups    TOP

Illinois Bar & Professional Associations
For full list see: Bar & Professional Associations

• Illinois State Bar Association

• 7th Circuit Bar Association
• Illinois Judges Association

• Appellate Lawyers Association
• Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area
• Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago  
• Champaign County Bar Association
• Chicago Association of Law Librarians
• Chicago Bar Association
• Chicago Council of Lawyers
• Cook County Bar Association
• Decatur Bar Association
• DuPage County Bar Association
• East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association
• Kane County Bar Association
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• Metropolitan St. Louis, Illinois, Bar Association of 
• National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)–Illinois
• Peoria County Bar Association  
• Will County Bar Association
• Winnebago County Bar Association  

Illinois Non-Profit Legal Services & Monitors
For full list see: Non-Profit Legal Services & Monitors

• ABA Pro Bono Services Directory - Illinois
• ACLU of Illinois
• CARPLS; Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
• Chicago Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA)
• Cook County Bar Association Community Law Project, Inc. 
• Farmers Legal Action Group
• Illinois ACLU  
• Illinois Bar Foundation
• Illinois Center for Renters Rights
• Illinois Civil Justice League
• Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
• IllinoisLawHelp.org
• Illinois Legal Aid
• Illinois Pro Bono Center
• Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
• Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
• Prairie State Legal Services
• Self Help Legal Center - Southern Illinois University School of Law
• West Central Illinois Legal Assistance

Illinois Legal Journals & News    TOP

Illinois Legal Journals
For full list see: Legal Journals

• Illinois Bar Journal
• Capitol Fax
• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
• Criminal Law Digest - State Appellate Defender
• First Reading - Legislative Newsletter

• Chicago-Kent Journals
  • Chicago-Kent Law Review
  • Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law

• Chicago, University of - Journals
  • The Chicago Journal of International Law
  • The University of Chicago Law Review
  • The University of Chicago Law School Roundtable
  • The University of Chicago Legal Forum
  • The Journal of Law & Economics
  • The Journal of Legal Studies
  • The Supreme Court Review

• Illinois, University of - College of Law Journals
  • Law Review
  • Elder Law Journal
  • Journal of Law Technology & Policy
  • Comparative Labor Law Journal

• John Marshall Law School Journals
  • Law Review
  • Journal of Computer & Information Law

• Loyola University School of Law, Chicago Journals
  • Children's Legal Rights Journal
  • Loyola Consumer Law Reporter
  • Loyola Law Journal
  • The Health Lawyer

• Northern Illinois University Journals
  • Northern Illinois University Law Review

• Northwestern University School of Law Journals
  • Northwestern University Law Review
  • Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
  • Journal of International Law and Business

• Southern Illinois University School of Law Journals
  • Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Illinois News Organizations
For full list see: Legal & Other News

• Capitol Fax Media Links (recommended)

• Arlington Heights Daily Herald
• Belvidere Daily Republican
• Bloomington Pantagraph
• Champaign News-Gazette
• Chicago Reader
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Chicago Tribune
• Davenport Leader
• Du Quoin Evening Call
• Edwardsville Intelligencer
• Illinois Law (American Lawyer Media)
• Inside Publications
• Journal & Topics Newspapers
• Law Bulletin Publishing Company
• Moline Dispatch
• Pekin Daily Times
• Pioneer Press
• Quincy Herald-Whig
• Rock Island Argus
• The Daily Journal
• The Macomb Journal
• The Pantagraph
• The State Journal-Register
• Wednesday Journal
• Zephyr

Illinois Practitioner Forms    TOP

Illinois State Forms

• Standard Interrogatories
• Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court Forms

• Child Support Order
• Child Support Data Sheet
• Declaration for Mental Health Treatment Form (PDF Format)
• Department of Business Services Forms  
• Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order (PDF Format)
• Living Will Declaration Form (PDF Format)
• Illinois Consumer Compliant Form (PDF)
• Tax Forms

• Illinois State Forms - Findlaw

Federal Court Forms for Illinois
See also: Federal Courts for Illinois, Opinions, Rules
For full list see: Federal Judicial Branch

• U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) Filing Tips, Handouts, & Forms
  • Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions (PDF)
• U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit) Forms - Findlaw

• U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois Forms
• U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois Forms
• U.S. District Court - Southern District of Illinois Forms
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Illinois Forms
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Central District of Illinois Forms
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of Illinois Forms

Illinois Practitioner Guides    TOP

• Illinois Law
• Illinois Lemon Law Information

• County Data Book
• David Loundy's E-Law Page
• Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Revised Handbook
• GT Legal Software compilation of Illinois legal materials

• Guide to Drafting Legislative Documents

• Guide to the Illinois Statutes of Limitation

• "Illinois Bar and the World Wide Web" - Legal Marketing Management, Inc.
• Illinois Law Firms and Listservs
• IllinoisLawHelp.org
  • Consumer
  • Education
  • Family & Juvenile
  • Get Legal Help
  • Going to Court
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Life Planning/Wills
  • Public Benefits
  • Work
• How a Bill Becomes Law in Illinois
• ISBA Discussions and Forums
• Law Lists: Illinois
• Laws for Youth
• Laws for Older Adults
• Lawyer's Toolbox - Illinois State Bar
• Legislation FAQs
• Medical Malpractice Law Summary -  McCullough, Campbell & Lane
• Public Information Pamphlets

• Researching Legislative History

• Statement of Illinois Law on Advance Directives (English and Spanish)

• Tax Handbook for Legislators

Illinois Public Records    TOP
See also: Illinois Local Governments

• Illinois State Archives

• Corporate Name Availability
• Liquor Licenses
• Missing Children
• Public Land Sales
• Sex Offenders- by city/county/zip code
  • City of Chicago Sex Offenders
• Unclaimed Property
• War Veterans
• Yahoo! Real Estate Home Values

• Cook County Assessor
• Cook County Recorder
• Cook County Court Records
• Cook County Property Records
• DuPage County Recorder
• Lake County Assessor
• Lake County Recorder
• McHenry County Recorder
• Kane County Recorder
• Kane County Treasurer
• Piatt County, IL Marriage & Cemetery Records
• Will County Recorder
• Will County Treasurer