Chicago
Cook County and Illinois
See Also
State and Regional Information
- Cook
County Information Center
Includes directories
of Cook County governmental agencies, Commissioners, and other countywide
elected officials.
- Cook
County Clerk's Office
The official record
keeper for births, deaths and marriages that take place in the City of Chicago
and suburban Cook County.
- Digital
Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 (for Illinois)
Large-scale plans
of a city or town created to assist fire insurance companies in risk assessment;
the maps list street blocks and building numbers in use at the time the maps
were made.
- IAM
(Illinois Assoication of Museums) Directory of Illinois Museums
This on-line version
of the IAM Directory contains only information for IAM member institutions
(including Historical, Cultural, and Scientific Agencies) only.
- Illinois
Census 2000
One page summaries
of 2000 Census data for each governmental unit in the state including the
state of Illinois, all counties, all townships, and all communities (incorporated
places). Profiles are also available for Illinois' Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (MSAs) and our 106th Congressional Districts.
- Illinois
County Data Book (published periodically)
The major demographic, economic, and political
statistics for each Illinois county.
- Illinois
Fact Sheets
(Illinois Department
of Commerce and Community Affairs).
- Illinois
State at a Glance
(Bureau of Labor
Statistics)
- Illinois
Statistical Abstract
A comprehensive compilation of economic
and demographic data relating to Illinois and to political subdivisions within
the state.
- Illinois
Violence Fact Sheet
(Illinois Violence
Prevention Authority)
- IllinoisAtlas.com
Illinois (and U.S.) maps based
on a wide variety of characteristics, including data from the U.S. Census
Bureau and other government sources (Regional Development Institute at Northern
Illinois University).
- IllinoisData.com
Current and
historical demographic and economic statistics (Northern Illinois University
and the Center for Governmental Studies and the Illinois Department of Commerce
& Economic Opportunity).
- State
& County QuickFacts
Summary profiles
showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs
at the national, state, and county level.
- State
and Local Government on the Net
U.S. states, counties, and cities.
- State
Health Facts Online
The latest state-level
data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage,
access, financing, and state legislation (Kaiser
Family Foundation).
- State
Legislatures Internet Links
Information from
the websites of the fifty state legislatures, the District of Columbia and
the Territories.
- State
of Illinois
Official page for
the State of Illinois.
- Stateline.org
State-level news,
statistics, and public policy (Pew Center for the States).
- U.S.
States and Territories
Government links
and legal guides (Law Library of Congress).
- Vital
Records Information: Illinois
Information about
where to obtain copies of Illinois vital records, such as birth & death
certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees.
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