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Illinois State Government

Illinois Organizations and Associations

United States Government

National Organizations and Associations

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Counties and Municipalities

• City of Chicago
• Cook County
• DuPage County
• Kane County
• Lake County
• McHenry County
• Will County
• Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG)
• DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference 
• Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
• Northwest Municipal Conference
• South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
• West Central Municipal Conference
• Will County Governmental League
• Communities (NorthStarNet)
• South Suburbs (LincolnNet)

Civic and Planning Organizations (Regional)

• Bi-State Regional Commission (Quad Cities Area)
• Campaign for Sensible Growth
• Center for Neighborhood Technology
• Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS)
• Chicago Metropolis 2020
• Chicago Wilderness
• Chicagoland Chapter, Urban & Regional Information Systems Assoc. (URISA)
• Chicagoland Environmental Network
• The Civic Federation
• Eastern Will County Regional Council
• The Institute for Metropolitan Affairs (Roosevelt University)
• LincolnNet - South Metro Region
• Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities
• Metropolitan Planning Council
• North Central Illinois Council of Governments
• Northeastern Illinois ARC Technology Users' Group
• NorthStarNet - North Suburban Library System
• Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
• Openlands Project
• Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
• Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties)
• U.S. Green Building Council (Chicago Chapter)
• Wisconsin-Illinois Upper Des Plaines River Ecosystem Partnership
• World Business Chicago (non-profit economic development organization)

Census and Other Data Providers

• Illinois Census 2000 Data
• American Factfinder (on-line Census Bureau data)
• U.S. Bureau of the Census
• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Chicago Area Geographic Information Study (CAGIS)
• Greater Chicago Housing and Community Development Website
• Metropolitan Chicago Information Center (MCIC)
• University of Chicago Library - maps
• Illinois State University, Census and Data User Services
• Northern Illinois University, Center for Governmental Studies
• Illinois Business and Industry Data Centers
• FEDSTATS: Data from over 70 Federal Agencies
• Government Information Sharing Project, Oregon State University
• EconData.Net (Links to Over 600 Socioeconomic Data Sites)
• Missouri Census Data Center

Illinois State Government

• State of Illinois Home Page
• Illinois Comptroller's Office - Local Governments Page
• Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
• Illinois Department of Employment Security
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Illinois Department of Transportation
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Illinois Labor Market Information (LMI)
• Illinois Natural History Survey
• Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

Illinois Organizations and Associations

• Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management
• Illinois Geographic Information Council (ILGIC)
• Illinois GIS Association (ILGISA)
• Illinois Lake Management Association (ILMA)

United States Government

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-Region V
• FirstGov - access to all online U.S. Government resources
• Natural Resources Conservation Service in Illinois
• THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Department of Labor
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Geological Survey

National Organizations and Associations

• Alliance for Regional Stewardship
• American Planning Association
• Association of State Floodplain Managers
• Association of State Wetland Managers
• Great Lakes Information Network
• National Association of Regional Councils
• North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
• Urban Land Institute

Visitors' Center

• Chicago Public Library - "About Chicago"
• CTA - Chicago Transit Authority
• Metra Information Center
• Pace Suburban Bus Service
• Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
• Chicago Botanic Garden
• Chicago Tribune
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Daily Herald
• Chicago digitalcity.com
• Chicago Weather

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