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| * Official Website for the State of Illinois Find government jobs, state employees, legislators, government offices, and government services in Illinois. |
| Bankruptcies, Judgments, Tax Liens Pay Site Search Systems Premium combined database of bankruptcies, judgments, and tax liens statewide in Illinois. |
| Circuit Courts Illinois State Courts list by judicial district for online Illinois Circuit Courts. |
| Company Search | Corporation & Limited Liability Company Registry Search the Illinois Secretary of State records for corporations and limited liability companies registered in Illinois by name, key word or file number. |
| Court Opinions Illinois Supreme Court opinions and dockets and Court of Appeals opinions |
| Crime Reports Search this Illinois State Police database of crime reports for crime information by year, time frame, and category (crime rates, crime numbers, arrest rates, or arrest numbers). |
| Death Records 1916-1950 Search Illinois death certificates by name or county. Gives gender, race, date of death, certificate number, city & county of death, and filing date. Site also includes information on ordering copies of the certificates. |
| Drivers Facilities Search for Secretary of State facilities where you can receive motorist services. Results give you address, phone numbers and hours of service. |
| Inmates & Parolees Illinois Department of Corrections inmate & parolees records. |
| Marriages 1763-1900 Search the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index for the period 1763-1900. Search by groom name and/or bride name statewide or by county. |
| Public Land Sales Search this Illinois State Archives database for Illinois Public Domain Land Tract sales by name of purchaser or legal description. |
| Sex Offender Illinois State Police records of registered offenders. |
| State Vital Records - Archives Search the IL State Archives, a depository of public records of IL state and local governmental agencies which possess permanent administrative, legal or historical research values. |
| Unclaimed Property Illinois State Treasurers office unclaimed property records. Search by name and optionally by city. |
| Warrant Status Illinois Comptroller's office warrant status inquiry system by warrant number. |
| Work - Employer Databases Browse the IL Dept. of Employment Security databases for information on the state labor market. You can look for a job, explore occupations or get help with writing a resume. |
| Animal Shelters Illinois Comptroller's Office index of state animal shelters. |
| ATMs Use this service of the State of Illinois Division of Banking and search for ATMs. |
| Attorney General of Opinions Illinois Attorney General's database of opinions from 1995 to the present. |
| Attorneys Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois database index of licensed attorneys. |
| Banking | Enforcement Actions Illinois DFPR Division of Banking Bank Enforcement actions listed by year. |
| Bills & Resolutions Browse this Illinois General Assembly site for Illinois Senate or House Bills and Resolutions, or search by bill number or keyword. |
| Campaign Finance Illinois campaign disclosure database for committees, candidates, contributions, expenditures, propositions, committee totals. |
| Comptroller Reports Illinois Comptroller's Office accountability, revenue, expenditure, indebtedness, appropriations, bond, and liability reports. |
| Contaminated Fishing Areas Browse the Illinois Department of Public Healths listing/map of contaminated fishing area advisories to view information including fish type, area, sizes, safe levels and contaminant. |
| Contracts State of Illinois Comptroller's database of vendors with state contracts. |
| County Records Search public records free in Illinois counties. |
| Court Opinions | Appellate Searchable index of recent Illinois Appellate Court Opinions. |
| Court Records | U.S. District PACER Pay Site Search regional U.S. District Courts of Illinois PACER Federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy court records. |
| Criminal Histories (info) The Illinois State Police provide this information on how to order criminal history searches under the provisions of the Uniform Conviction Information Act. |
| Deadbeat Parents Illinois Child Support Services list of deadbeat parents who owe $5,000 or more in child support. |
| Death Records before 1916 Search the Illinois State Archives for Illinois death certificates filed before 1916. Gives gender, race, date of death, certificate number, city & county of death, and filing date. Site also includes information on ordering copies of the certificates. |
| Employee Salaries Searchable database of government employee salaries in Illinois. |
| Employees Illinois State Employee phone directory. |
| Federal Township Plats Search this Illinois State Archives database for Federal Township Plats before American settlement. |
| Genealogy Global Search Use this Illinois State Archives global search feature to search all available Illinois State Archives indexes. Includes the 1916-1950 death index, War of 1812 Veterans, Civil War Veterans, marriage indexed, and many more. |
| Hunting & Fishing License Vendors Browse the Illinois Department of Natural Resources listing of hunting and fishing license vendors by zip code to view vendor name, address and phone. |
| Illinois Rivers Decision Support System Search the Illinois Rivers Decision Support System by keyword, watershed, river, data type, category, and county for GIS data and maps. |
| Inmates | Population Statistics Illinois Department of Corrections inmate population annual reports. |
| Inmates | VineLink Search VineLink for offenders / inmates in Illinois by facility, name, date of birth or age range. |
| Land Tract Sales - Public Domain Search the Illinois State Archives for 19th Century Public Domain Land Tract Sales by name of purchaser or by legal description. |
| Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Underground Storage Tank Database. |
| Licenses - Professional, Medical, Business Search for and verify Illinois professional, business, and medical licenses, including those for attorneys, physicians, accountants, therapists, dentists, and many more. |
| Lobbyists Search by name for lobbyists or lobbyist entities in Illinois. |
| Missing Children Illinois missing children search. |
| Missing Endangered Adults Browse the Illinois State Police records for endangered missing adults. |
| Mortgage Banking Disciplinary Actions Click on "Mortgage Banking Disciplinary Actions" to browse this list from the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate for Mortgage Banking fines, suspensions, and license revocations in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. |
| Mortgage Banking License Expiration Dates Browse the State of Illinois Office of Banks & Real Estates listing of residential mortgage banking license expiration dates to view institution name, number and expiration date. |
| Most Wanted | Department of Corrections Most wanted escapee and absconder list from the Illinois Department of Corrections. |
| Newspaper Project Database This database includes newspaper titles which have been inventoried and cataloged by both the Down-State Illinois Newspaper Project, located at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the Chicago Illinois Newspaper Project. |
| Nursing Home Violators Browse the Illinois Department of Public Healths quarterly alphabetical index of nursing home violators to view facility name, address, docket #, owner/licensee name and address, details and link to news release. |
| Professional Regulation Illinois Department of Professional Regulation information on profession rules, license applications, certifications and verification for professions that require licensing. |
| Protective Orders Illinois protective orders query by case number, respondent name, and county of issuance. |
| Public Notices Database of public notices published in Illinois newspapers. |
| School Salaries Illinois school teacher and administrator salary database. |
| Servitude and Emancipation Records 1722-1863 Search the Illinois State Archives for Servitude and Emancipation Records for the period 1722-1863. Search by county, name of servant, name of other party, sex, race, document type, and/or date. |
| Statutes Search the Illinois General Assembly for Illinois Compiled Statutes by keyword. |
| Tax Refunds Search Illinois Comptroller's Office records for the status of your refund. |
| Toll Violations Illinois Tollway online database of toll violation images. |
| Trademarks Illinois Secretary of State service mark and trademark search. |
| Traffic Crashes Search this Illinois State Police database for fatal crash data by district, county, city, statewide, or interstate. Further research available for alcohol related and teen driver crashes. |
| Uncashed State Checks Register with the Illinois Comptroller to search for uncashed state checks. |
| Uniform Commercial Code Do a non-certified Illinois Secretary of State (SOS) Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) financing statement search by debtor name or file number. To do a certified search you have to submit a UCC-11 form to the SOS office. |
| Unsolved Crimes Browse the Illinois State Police records for unsolved crimes. |
| Vendor Payments Illinois Comptroller vendor payment search. |
| Veterans - Civil War Rosters Search the Illinois Civil War website for Civil War soldiers by name, residence or regiment. |
| Veterans - State Archives Search the Illinois State Archives for the names, *locations, and burial places of soldiers, sailors, marines, and army nurses who served in any of the wars of the United States and are buried in Illinois.* Includes Civil War, Spanish-American War, War of 1812, Winnebago War and Black Hawk War databases. |
| Voter Registration Status State Board of Elections voter registration verification. Provides your local polling place. |
Illinois is located in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Capital is Springfield and the largest city is Chicago. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx. Illinois is the 5th most populous state in the United States. The 2014 population estimate is 12,880,580 and the 2010 census population was 12,831,587. The land area is 55,518.93 square miles and there are 231.1 persons per square mile.
77.7% of the population is White, 14.7% is Black or African American, 16.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% are two or more races. 87.3% are a high school graduate or higher, and 31.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $182,300. There are on average 2.63 persons per household, the per capita income is $29,666, the median household income is $56,797, and 14.1% of the persons in Illinois are considered below poverty level.
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