The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) issues Prairie Pioneer Certificates to applying direct descendants of pioneers who settled in Illinois prior to 1881. The three categories of commemorative certificates are: 1) 1818 and earlier, 2) 1819-1850, and 3) 1851-1880. To date, the ISGS has published two volumes, which provide information from certificate applications approved through 1987 in this ongoing project.
Press release: Whiteside County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.
Press release: The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is asking Illinoisans to take a few minutes this weekend to change and test the batteries in their smoke alarms while setting their clocks back an hour. Clocks fall back an hour for Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, November 4.