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Electronic Documents of Illinois

The Electronic Documents of Illinois provides permanent public access to official publications of the State of Illinois which have been deposited in electronic form.

Creator Organization: Illinois State Library

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Welcome to the Bright Start College Savings Program

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Did you know that next to retirement the cost of college education is going to be one of the greatest expenses you and your family are likely to face? Thats why the Illinois State Treasurers Office, working with Citigroup Asset Management, has created the Bright Start College Savings Program. Learn how an investment in Bright Start, a tax-advantaged Section 529 Plan, is designed to help parents, grandparents, relatives or friends nationwide plan for the high cost of a college education. Invest today to take advantage of the benefits of Bright Start.

Date Created:
2004-12-01

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Waivers of School Code Mandates: Spring 2002 Summary Report

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

As required by Section 2-3.25g of the School Code 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g , the following report provides summaries of requests for waivers of School Code mandates being transmitted to the Illinois General Assembly for its consideration. Also included are summaries of requests for waivers and modifications acted on by the State Board of Education and of applications that have been returned to school districts or other eligible applicants.

Date Created:
2002-04-30

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Water-level trends and pumpage in the deep bedrock aquifers in the Chicago region, 1991 - 1995

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

The deep bedrock aquifer system in northeastern Illinois is encountered at depths ranging from about 200 feet in areas of central northern Illinois to an average of about 1,000 feet below land surface at Chicago. The aquifers have a collective thickness of 300 to 1,300 feet in the Chicago region, averaging 700 feet. They are composed chiefly of sandstones and dolomites, although most of the water is derived from the sandstone units. Pumpage from deep bedrock wells for public and self-supplied industrial supplies in the Chicago region increased from 200,000 gallons per day (gpd) in 1864 to a peak withdrawal of 182.9 million gallons per day (mgd) in 1979. Between 1991 and 1994, pumpage decreased from 112.7 mgd to 67.1 mgd, mostly due to a shift to Lake Michigan water, particularly in DuPage County. As a result, water levels in deep wells rose between 1991 and 1995, particularly in southern Lake, eastern DuPage, and western Cook Counties. Average annual water-level rises during the four-year period varied from one foot in Kendall County to 38 feet in DuPage County and averaged about 14 feet. This marked the first time that average water-level changes were upward in all eight counties of the Chicago area since detailed record-keeping began in the 1950s.

Date Created:
2004-09-24

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University of Illinois Foundation. Financial Audit Fiscal Year 2007

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

University of Illinois Foundation Financial Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 with independent auditors' report.

Date Created:
2008-01-17

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Unique 2004 growing season weather conditions resulting in record high crop yields in Illinois and the Midwest.

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Weather during the 2004 growing season in the Midwest, along with improved plant genetics and farming practices, produced exceptionally high yields of all major crops with resulting record yields 10 to 25 percent above prior records, an exceptional increase. Record corn and soybean yields in Illinois and five other states had profound effects on crop prices, given the large foreign demand and the decreasing dollar value, resulting in a huge income increase for Midwestern farmers, $13- $14 billion. Crop experts, regional farmers, and crop-weather models failed to detect and predict the enormous magnitude of the final yields. This inability to assess the magnitude of the 2004 crop yields likely resulted from a lack of information about the presence and effect of the frequent days with clear skies in 2004. The number of clear days, 50 percent to 105 percent above average across the entire Midwest, also were accompanied by much below average temperatures and normal rainfall. Examination of Illinois climate conditions over the past 117 years reveals that when many clear days occurred, most summers were quite hot and dry. Only one prior summer (1927) had comparable conditions to those in 2004. Summer 2004 weather conditions also were unusual in other respects, including having characteristics that were beneficial for all crops. For example, prior record high yields occurred in 2003 for corn, in 1994 for soybeans, in 2001 for sorghum, and in 1990 for alfalfa. Seldom does the entire Midwest experience near uniform summer weather conditions, reflecting another climatologically-unique aspect of summer 2004 weather. Canadian high-pressure centers, resulting from the intrusion of 20 strong cold fronts, frequently dominated the atmospheric circulation across the central United States during the summer, limiting the movement of warm, moist air into the region and creating the season's high frequency of clear days.

Date Created:
2005-02-24

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Uncertainty of estimates of groundwater yield for the Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer in northeastern Illinois

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Illinois State Water Survey simple bounding estimates suggest that the practical sustained yield of this aquifer in northeastern Illinois could range from 28 mgd million gallons per day to 180 mgd as a consequence of parameter and conceptual uncertainties. The analysis also suggests revising the current approach to estimating groundwater availability.

Date Created:
2003-08-19

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Walk Across Illinois School Fitness Program Newsletter

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Walk Across Illinois School Fitness Program Newsletter including items called Awesome Activity Bags At Whittier School; 167 Miles Here We Come! Looking For Ideas For Eating Healthy? Get Healthy, Feel Great In 2008; Keep Walking Your Way To Fun Incentives In The New Year; And Get Your Family Involved

Date Created:
2007-10-01

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Walk Across Illinois

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Newsletter of the Walk Across Illinois program. Taling and Walking Turkey, with a few ways to incorporate more walking into your daily routine.

Date Created:
2006-11-03

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Illinois Libraries

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

This issue includes articles on the History of the Law Library at Western Illinois University; Using OCLCs WorldCat Collection Analysis to Evaluate Peer Institutions; Language and Literature in Espaol LSTA Grant; Strategic Planning for Academic Library Instructional Programming; and Patented Inventions in Illinois, 1833-1843. It also provides Guidelines for Illinois Libraries Manuscripts, the Illinois State Library Directory and a listing of the 2006 Illinois State Library Advisory Committee members. Systems in honor of their 40 years of service to Illinois

Date Created:
2006-07-07

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Illinois Libraries

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

This special issue of Illinois Libraries focuses on Illinois School Library Media Programs with articles entitled The Status of School Library Programs in Illinois A Snapshot; Libraries and Their Endless Opportunities A Students View; The Importance of School Libraries An Administrators View; Why I Volunteer in the School Library; Why I Volunteer; Why I Became a Librarian; Through a Newbies Eyes; Intellectual Freedom and Illinois School Library Media Programs; Webinar Series for School Librarians: Case Study of Online Professional Development; Issues in Education and Their Impact on School Library Media Programs; It All Started with a Study; Urban School Libraries: Making Effective Use of Prep Time; A Chicago Update: Students Achieve with Quality Libraries; Digital Information Fluency Survival in the Information Age; Thinkers Without Borders: Information Literate Students in Illinois; Reflections on Teachers, Librarians and Collaboration; The Role of Illinois Regional Library Systems in Professional Development for School Library Media Specialists; The Monarch Award Takes Flight; BookinWith Abe: The Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award; and Making a Difference in New Orleans. Also included: Illinois State Library Directory, a listing of the 2006 Illinois State Library Advisory Committee members, and Guidelines for Illinois Libraries Manuscripts. Systems in honor of their 40 years of service to Illinois

Date Created:
2006-10-23

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