State and Local Government Information
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Core Web Resources
State Government Information
- State Blue Books - - For those US states that have an electronic version of their official manual this page has links to the online copy. Otherwise, this site links to WorldCat to help locate a print copy in a library.
- State Legislatures Internet Links - - from the National Council of State Legislatures, this is another source for links to and about state government.
- State Statutes - - provides links to pages for the Governor, Legislature, state agencies and code for all fifty states.
- EconData.Net - - links to data sources on regional economic activity, including some non-governmental sources.
- Govengine.com - - This site is a “comprehensive directory of official federal, State, and local government and court links” maintained by Govengine, Inc. a Florida-based non-profit organization.
- GovSearch [NIU subscription] - - This database publishes news from agencies of the federal government and also includes a directory of government offices from the national to the local level
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- Links to State Tax Forms - - tax forms from the fifty States. This page is maintained by the Federation of Tax Administrators.
- State and County QuickFacts - - from the Census Bureau, this site provides basic data covering population, race, education, income, business and geography. Data is for States, Counties and Cities of 25,000 or more.
- State Government: USA.gov - - provides links to websites of individual states and territories, and sites related to state and local governments.
- StateList: The Electronic Source for State Publication Lists - - This site provides links to catalogs of 32 State Libraries of the United States. The various catalogs list publications from their state governments. Many are full-text electronic documents.
- State Legal Sources on the Web - - this page includes some library resources specific to Michigan, but most of the links are to web pages for the whole country.
- Statistical Abstract: State Abstracts - - a list of links to the statistical abstract for each state, or the closest similar publication available.
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Illinois Information
- State of Illinois web site - - a centralized website for State of Illinois government news and links to agencies.
- Illinois General Assembly - - this site includes the: as well information on General Assembly action.
The site has a link to Legislator Lookup, which will provide mailing address, phone and FAX numbers, and homepage for Illinois legislators in the General Assembly, US Senators and Representatives in Washington. It will also give information for Illinois statewide officials such as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller and Treasurer. Search is by district, official's name, or street address of the constituent.
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Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois - - Second edition of the Inventory, published in 1997. The search page provides an index of the contents arranged by agency. Further down the page are links to download the electronic edition in different formats. This site also includes a database of material held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD). Here you can search the IRAD Local Governmental Records Database.
- Find-It! Illinois - - search 226 State of Illinois websites, and search digital archives from Illinois public libraries.
- IllinoisAtlas - - “is an ongoing project of the Data & Mapping Services Division of the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University. The Data & Mapping Services Division has been creating computer generated maps since the early 1990's.”
- Illinois Constitution - - full text of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.
- Illinois data - - this site is maintained by the Northern Illinois Business and Industry Data Center, a cooperative effort of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Regional Development Institute of NIU. Data here is provided primarily in html format with some pdf and xls (Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet) format files.
- Illinois Department of Revenue: Tax Forms/Publications - - find tax forms for Illinois.
- Illinois Digital Archives - - Browse this digital collection of archival material from selected Illinois libraries. Among the types of material you can find here are photographs, ledgers, posters, and sound files from the 19th century to the present. The collection includes detailed records for each item, and a URL if a digitized item is available on another site.
- Illinois Electronic Documents Initiative Homepage - - “provides permanent public access to official publications of the State of Illinois.” This site covers current material published by state agencies.
- Illinois Homeland Security - - described as “the central resource for information and guidance from the State of Illinois regarding security and emergency-related issues. The site offers information ranging from guidelines for county and municipal governments, to emergency checklists, and links to state and federal websites, making it a key component of state preparedness.”
- Interactive Illinois Report Card - - test scores and other accountability data for Illinois schools. Organized by school, district, city and county. This site was created by a partnership between NIU and the Illinois State Board of Education.
- IPLAN - - designed for use in health needs assessments of communities in Illinois, this site offers data on vital statistics at the community and county level.
- NASS - Illinois Reports and Statistics - - from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, this site provides statistics for Illinois agriculture, by commodity at the state level, and by crop and livestock at the county level. Also includes publications from the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
- State Government Publications & Forms - - including the Illinois Blue Book and
Handbook of Illinois Government.
- USGS-Illinois Water Science Center Searchable Publications Database - - offers keyword and author searches and allows you to generate lists based on general topics, Illinois regions, or report series.
- Illinois Supreme Court and Apellate Court Opinions - - includes opinions from 1996 to the present. Available in html and WordPerfect format, however, with the warning that the html “ may not contain appendices used by the courts and cannot always show matter emphasized by the courts.” For that you need to view the WordPerfect version.
- Supreme Court Rules - - available in html and WordPerfect formats.
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Local Government
- Local Governments: USA.gov - - USA.gov hosts this page of useful links to sites related to local governments.
- Governments PDF Publications - - from the Census Bureau, this page provides full-text PDF versions of documents from the Census of Governments for 2002, 1997 and 1992, and related reports on Federal, State and Local Governments.
- City of DeKalb - - homepage for the city government of DeKalb, Illinois. Also includes the Municipal Code.
- City of Sycamore - - homepage for the city of Sycamore, Illinois. The site includes planning documents, the Muncipal Code, and a directory of city contacts and departments.
- Illinois Communities A–Z - - provides profiles for Illinois cities. Each profile gives data on employment, education, transportation, utilities, etc., also lists websites for Illinois counties.
- Illinois Municipalities Directory - - listing of contacts for municipalities in Illinois, with links to city homepages. Page hosted by the Illinois Municipal League.
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