www.state.il.us/HPA
The Agency operates over 60 historic sites and memorials. The Agency also administers the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, the state’s chief historical and genealogical research facility that is home to the state’s world-renowned Abraham Lincoln collection. The library will house the Agency’s collection of more than 12 million items of Illinois history and the museum will feature many of our Lincoln artifacts as well as two main theaters.

We administer all state and federal historic preservation and incentive programs in Illinois, including the National Register of Historic Places. Agency services include: Illinois Main Street Design; Publications; Education Services; Streaming FAQ; Illinois Association of Museums; National Register Designation; Museum Grant Application; Historical Library Catalog; History Fair; Property tax freeze; Federal tax credits.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
112 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701

Additionally, The Preservation Services Division has created the Historic Architectural and Archaeology Resources Geographic Information System (HAARGIS) to enable the public to locate and retrieve information about Illinois’ cultural resources.
http://www.state.il.us/hpa/ps/haargis.htm

www.state.il.us/HPA/ps/mainstreet.htm
In communities across the United States, civic leaders are working to bring life back to Main Street. Whether it’s the major downtown corridor in a small town or the commercial center of a larger city, Main Street is being rediscovered. As they work to reinforce and rekindle the economic vitality and values that Main Street stands for, communities are turning to the comprehensive Main Street Approach to revitalization. In Illinois, the assistance comes from Illinois Main Street, a program administered in the Office of Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn. Illinois Main Street helps communities: Build an effective volunteer-driven downtown management organization guided by professional staff and broadly supported by the public and private sectors. Enhance the downtown’s design and appearance through historic preservation.

Create a unified, quality image and develop promotional strategies to bring people downtown

Retain and strengthen existing downtown businesses

Recruit appropriate new businesses

Develop economic restructuring strategies to sustain the vitality of downtown

www.prairie.org
The Illinois Humanities Council is an educational organization dedicated to fostering a culture in which the humanities are a vital part of the lives of individuals and communities. Through its programs and grants, the IHC promotes greater understanding of, appreciation for, and involvement in the humanities by all Illinoisans, regardless of their economic resources, cultural background, or geographic location.
Organized as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1973, the IHC is now a private nonprofit (501 [c] 3) organization that is funded by contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations; by the Illinois General Assembly through the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; and by the NEH. The IHC creates and funds numerous humanities activities throughout the state, including library discussions, seminars, lectures, performances, exhibitions, films, and written materials. Through these activities, IHC serves as a catalyst in imaginative ventures, which bring scholarship into the public forum.
All our programs utilize a broad definition of the humanities — their topics can range from history and literature to philosophy, folklore, historic preservation, archaeology, jurisprudence or comparative religion — but all are committed to providing lifelong learning. The IHC has been at the crossroads of ideas, energizing cultural and civic life in Illinois for more than 30 years.

Illinois Humanities Council
Suite 2020
203 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60601-2417
(312) 422 5580
ihc@prairie.org

www.prairienet.org/iha
The Illinois Heritage Association perpetuates the history and heritage of Illinois by providing professional services to educational institutions, local government bodies and nonprofit agencies. It recognizes the contribution of people and nature to the shaping of the cultural heritage of the state of Illinois. In furthering such purposes, the Illinois Heritage Association researches and documents the history of Illinois, makes available the services of qualified personnel to assist with the needs of agencies entrusted with the perpetuation of Illinois history, provides educational services and benefits to the public, and builds coalitions with other groups that have similar objectives.

Illinois Heritage Association
602 ½ E. Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820
plmxiha@prairienet.org

www.iahpc.org
The Illinois Association of Historic Preservation Commissions is a nonprofit preservation organization that was formed in 1982 in order to encourage local government participation in historic preservation and to aid preservation commissions throughout the state. The purposes of the Association are to:

Share information among the members; too provide training on historic preservation commission activities

Facilitate cooperation with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in carrying out state and federal programs

Be a source of information to local, county, and state legislators

Create a resource center of historic preservation commission-related materials

Illinois Association of Historic Preservation Commissions
P.O. Box 5337
Springfield, IL 62705-5337
(217) 785 5730