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Illinois' Official Home Page
www.state.il.us
Includes links to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government; state agencies; State Telephone Directory of agency and individual employee contacts; county and municipality search engine and links; Business Service Center; and online employment resources.
Architect
Licensing Board
www.idfpr.com/dpr/who/archt.asp
Contains information on architect licensing; application packets; information on registration renewal and application by examination, endorsement; full text of statutes and rules on the practice of architecture; Design Code Manual; online forms to change address or to send profession-specific e-mail questions to the board. For licensee look-up, see the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation site at www.idfpr.com/.
Attorney General Opinions
www.ag.state.il.us/opinions/index.html
Contains
attorney general opinions from 1995 to the present in PDF format. Users can browse
index of opinions by subject (by clicking on "Attorney General Opinions") or
by date since 1992.
Capital Development Board
www.cdb.state.il.us
State construction management agency. Provides current and archival issues of Bid Information Newsletter, with bidding opportunities, and Professional Services Bulletin, with design services solicitations. Includes re-bid and revised bid date advertisements; upcoming year's A/E selection schedule; A/E manual and forms; Design and Construction Manual; construction manuals and workbooks; standard documents and forms; Professional Services and Fees Handbook; Project Manual Workbook; A/E Manual of Asbestos Procedures; Illinois Accessibility Code; and mandatory Procurement Code disclosure forms. Provides contractor registration information and form; list of registered contractors; calendar of training workshops; request form for automatic e-mail notification of bidding opportunities; list of future projects, project awards and contract changes. Provides A/E prequalification information; prequalified firm listings; selections; A/E Project Manager training workshop schedule. Contains roofing program handbook, forms and specifications. Provides directory of Illinois building requirements for all agencies, searchable by keyword or citation number; local agencies can fill out building requirements survey online. Contains full text of Illinois Building Commission Act; pending regulations; link to Illinois General Assembly for legislative tracking information. Lists commission's responsibilities; monthly meeting schedules, agendas and minutes. Contains State Agency Statutory Requirements for State Construction. School Construction Program lists recent grants and provides program rules. Provides link to Department of Labor prevailing wage rates; payment information; information, photos and contacts for the Art-in-Architecture Program; project status report; Capital Program project list; e-mail address to order MBE/FBE Directory and certification information links.
Department of Central Management Services
www.cms.il.gov/
Contains
"How to Do Business With the State for Commodities, Equipment, and Supplies"
guide; instructions on bidding; bidder's application form; link to Illinois Procurement
Bulletin; Small Business Set-Aside Program eligibility criteria and list of required
documents; Standard Procurement Rules and Code. Provides information on M/S/WBE Program, including
eligibility criteria, certification process overview and contact information.
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
www.commerce.state.il.us
Provides guide and handbook for starting a business; list of financing, tax credit, incentive and infrastructure programs, with program details and contacts; county and community Web links; community profiles, with population, economic development, infrastructure, labor, education and other data; database of available industrial sites and buildings; workforce training information; information on business assistance activities of state agencies; database of business and professional licensing requirements. Illinois Fact Sheets provides large employer list. Includes data on building costs, energy resources, education, enterprise zones, environment and climate, financial industry, infrastructure, transportation, telecommunications, taxes, workforce, manufacturing and other economic indicators. Can view most recent Illinois Economic Bulletin, consumer price index and employment data. Provides information about OSHA onsite consultation program, procedure guides and list of onsite training courses. Offers environmental regulatory workshops for the construction and demolition industries and building code officials; provides small business permitting information. Environmental Services Directory is an online database of environmental companies organized by service and county. Lists small business development and procurement technical assistance centers. Bureau of Workforce Development lists employment and training centers; provides directory of certified training providers. Under Growing a Business, International Trade Office provides Foreign Trade Zone Brochure and information about export development assistance, Sister Cities Program, foreign direct investment. Includes export statistics, map of foreign trade offices, exporter FAQs.
Department of Employment Security
www.ides.state.il.us
Provides
information about unemployment insurance for employers and employees, employer
tax credit programs, and alien labor certification. Contains wage forms, online
hiring guide for employees, new hire reporting information and form, mandatory
posters. Labor Market Information includes labor force and unemployment data, employment projections and industry estimates, occupational wage data, unemployment insurance statistics, layoff figures and job outlook.
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
www.idfpr.com/
Agency issues licenses for more than 48 professions and occupations. Department-wide
license lookup allows for search by personal or business name or license number
and includes a column for noting whether licensee ever has been disciplined. Provides
online license renewal for some professions; online address change form and customer
complaint form; current and archival disciplinary reports by year and month since 1996; licensing-related
news; and rules and regulation by profession.
Department of Insurance
www.ins.state.il.us
Contains Auto Insurance Shopping Guide, auto claim filing guidelines and other auto insurance
resources; complaint filing guidelines and statistics; insurance fraud fact sheet;
small employer health insurance fact sheets, HMO fact sheets and reports; other
health insurance information; life insurance information; and insurance industry
publications and resources.
Department of Labor
www.state.il.us/agency/idol
Provides summaries of Illinois labor laws, including the Preference to Illinois Citizens Act, which requires contractors to use Illinois workers on all public works construction and improvement projects if available and qualified, and the One Day Rest in Seven Act, which allows for at least 24 hours of rest in every calendar week; links to full text of labor and wage statutes, rules and regulations, including prevailing wage rates. Includes information about prevailing wage enforcement; conciliation and mediation services; labor and wage law FAQs; forms; required posters; and list of debarred contractors.
Department of Natural Resources
www.dnr.state.il.us/
Office of Realty and Environmental Planning provides information about environmental review process, Endangered Species consultations and permit review. Office of Water Resources provides guidelines for preliminary dam design reports; information about permits for work in and along state rivers, lakes and streams and for the construction and maintenance of dams; permit applications; FAQs; rules; and list of statewide and local permits.
Department of Public Health
www.idph.state.il.us
Division of Environmental Health provides information on licensing of asbestos abatement professionals; applications, instructions and abatement notification forms; database of asbestos licensees; training provider list; and laws. Provides lead statutes; information on lead-based paint; database of licensed lead abatement contractors, training providers, risk assessors, inspectors and supervisors; publications; license application forms. Plumbing Program provides Plumbing Code order form; continuing education course application form; and licensing forms for plumbers, apprentices and irrigation contractors. Water Wells includes technical guidance for location and construction of bored and drilled water wells; permit and construction forms; and links to Illinois Water Well Construction Code, Water Well Pump Installation Code, and Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors License Act and Code. Health Facilities Planning Board includes permit applications; Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act; list of withdrawn projects; state agency reports on projects being considered; public hearings notices. Includes Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries reports. Publications includes permit and application forms; fact sheets; links to Asbestos Abatement Act, Commercial and Public Building Act, Illinois School and Commercial and Public Building Code, Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, Lead Poisoning Prevention Code; Public Area Sanitary Practice Code; manufactured housing installation guidelines; Drinking Water Systems Code; Private Sewage Mound Code; Plumbing Code order form; Swimming Pool and Bathing Beach Code; Swimming Facility Act; Swimming Pool Safety Act; and Youth Camp Code.
Department of Revenue
www.revenue.state.il.us
Provides information for businesses that register with the Department of
Revenue. State tax forms can be downloaded in PDF format; lists service locations
for walk-in assistance; provides information on electronic funds transfer option
for paying corporate taxes; Sales Tax Reference Manual.
Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.il.us
Contractor Services includes prequalification and registration forms; list of prequalified prime contractors and registered subcontractors; pay item summaries; Contractor's Market Place forum for prime contractors and subcontractors interested in getting or providing quotes on items out for bid; rules. Includes bid letting information and schedule; pay item reports; archived bid tabulations; construction forms. Transportation Bulletins include local road service projects; contractor and consultant lettings; proposed schedules; and weekly procurements. Offers project information subscription services. Consultant Services provides RFP/RFQ and schedule bulletins; standard agreement provisions; prequalification and other consultant forms, requirements; prequalified firm list; and facilities cost of capital rates. Small Business Enterprises includes directory, program information and forms. Bureau of Design and Environment includes construction guides, manuals and memorandums; highway specifications and standards; BDE Manual updates and order form; drawings; bridges and structures memoranda; bridge scour and hydraulics programs; CADD cell library; and Guide Bridge Special Provisions. Bureau of Materials provides approved materials list, specifications, policy memos and Project Procedures Guide. Includes procurement rules; environmental forms; latest four years of Schedules of Average Annual Equipment Ownership Expense; oversize/overweight load permit policy manual and application form.
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.state.il.us
Contains Underground Storage Tank Program information, forms and publications; small business compliance resources and online helpline. Includes Bureau of Water information and application forms for financial assistance programs for local water projects; permit information and forms for the construction of sewers, sewage pumping stations, sewage treatment plants, drainage systems and drinking water systems. Provides Bureau of Air permit forms; Bureau of Land permit forms, information on solid waste activities and site remediation; annual Environmental Conditions Report; rules; regulations; publications; enforcement orders.
Governor's Home Page
www.illinois.gov/gov/
Provides
information about Illinois FIRST, a $12 billion infrastructure, roads, schools
and transit initiative designed to rebuild the state's infrastructure. Includes
contact information, speeches, press releases, executive orders, list of state boards and commissions,
and links to strategic planning programs.
Historic Preservation Agency
www.state.il.us/hpa/
Provides
information about architectural services, community preservation programs and
financial incentives for historic building rehabilitation.
Housing Development Authority
www.ihda.org
Contains program guidelines, deadlines, underwriting guidelines, and examples of recent projects for the HOME, Trust Fund, Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and Multifamily Financing programs. Visitors can request program applications online. Contains agency Guidelines for Architectural Planning and Construction; construction forms.
Illinois Development Finance Authority
www.idfa.com
Provides
information about development participation loans, rural development loans and
Title IX revolving loans.
Industrial Commission
www.state.il.us/agency/iic/
This
agency resolves workers' compensation cases. Contains forms, calendar, FAQs, Handbook
on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Diseases, guidelines on accident reporting
and claim filing, statistics, information about insurance and self-insurance, full text of the Illinois
Workers' Occupational Diseases Act and Workers' Compensation Act.
Landscape Architect Board
www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/lanar.asp
Contains information on state licensing of landscape architects; application
packets and information; full text of the act and rules relating to the practice
of landscape architecture. Provides form to send profession-specific e-mail questions
to the board; can send address changes by e-mail. For list of licensees, see the
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation site at www.idfpr.com/.
Land
Surveyors Licensing Board
www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/lansv.asp
Contains information on state licensing of land surveyors, land surveyors-in-training
and registered design firms; application packets; information about application
by examination or endorsement; full text of act and rules relating to the practice
of land surveying. Provides a form to send profession-specific e-mail questions
to the board; can send address changes by e-mail. For list of licensees, see the
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation site at www.idfpr.com/.
Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program
www2.illinoisbiz.biz/osha/index.htm
Provides information about consultation services; online request form; downloadable safety guides, programs, checklists and videos; list of training classes.
Pollution Control Board
www.ipcb.state.il.us
Agency is responsible for adopting Illinois' environmental regulations and deciding contested environmental cases. Provides rules, regulations, legislation, rulemaking and Illinois Environmental Protection Act; complaint forms. Can search board cases by case number, type, name or parties involved.
Roofing Advisory Board
www.idfpr.com/dpr/who/roof.asp
Contains information on state licensing of roofing contractors; renewal information; application
packets and information; full text of act and rules relating to roofing contractors.
Provides form to send e-mail questions to the board; can send address changes
by e-mail. For list of licensees, see the Illinois Department of Professional
Regulation site at www.idfpr.com/.
Secretary of State
www.sos.state.il.us
Business Services Department provides corporation forms and fees; corporate/LLC name availability database; business organizations acts; office locations to order certificates of good standing; UCC text and resources. Vehicle Services Department provides statewide office directory; commercial driver's license requirements and study guide; truck registration fee schedule; title and registration information; and online change of address and registration renewal forms. State Library provides state government reference database and links.
State Board of Professional Engineers
www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/pe.asp
Contains information on state licensing of professional engineers, professional
engineers-in-training and registered design firms; application packets and information;
full text of act and rules relating to the practice of professional engineering.
Provides a form to send profession-specific e-mail questions to the board; can
send address changes by e-mail. For list of licensees, see the Department of Professional
Regulation site at www.idfpr.com/.
State Fire Marshal
www.state.il.us/osfm/
Division of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety contains Boiler Safety Act and rules; violation and inspection reports; inspection and code FAQs. Division of Fire Prevention includes telecommunications facilities rules; above-ground storage tank rules and application forms; and Life Safety Code Review of Building Plans form. Petroleum and Chemical Safety includes list of UST contractors; UST applications, rules and regulations; contractor licensing and permitting FAQs.
State Toll Highway Authority
www.illinoistollway.com
Current construction bidding opportunities are listed by opening date and include planholders' lists, addendum lists, project pay item lists, bid lists, tabulations, schedule and awards. Also provides non-construction bids and results; active and expired contracts; and supplemental specifications. Professional Service Bulletin includes current consulting proposal opportunities, selection results and required forms. Provides oversized vehicle permit information.
Structural
Engineering Board
www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/se.asp
Contains information on state licensing of structural engineers; application
packets; information on application by examination or endorsement; full text of
the act and rules relating to the practice of structural engineering. Provides
form to send profession-specific e-mail questions to the board; can send address
changes by e-mail. For list of licensees, see the Department of Professional Regulation
site at www.idfpr.com/.
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