Illinois State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

Illinois

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: None; 4-year term)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:	20	(4.60% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	19	(4.37% of 435)
2004 Electors:	21	(3.93% of 535)
1990 Census:	11,430,602	(4.59% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	12,439,042	(4.41% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):	7,129,026
Estimated Voting age population (2000):	8,983,000
Capital:	Springfield

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States Alphabetically Current Illinois Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of Illinois
	Organized as a Territory: 3 February 1809. 2 Stat. 514: effective 1 March 1809; previously, part of Indiana Territory
	Admitted to the Union as a State: 3 December 1818 by a Joint Resolution of Congress (3 Stat. 536)
	The 21st state.


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: MIDWEST
	Region: Great Lakes
	Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 18 April 1818 [3 Stat. 428: authorizing formation of a State government and Admission thereafter]

• 1st (1818-1848) [Adopted: 26 August 1818 Convention convened, 1 August 1818, Ratified: 26 August 1818 not submitted to the People; effective upon Admission, 3 December 1818]

• 2nd (1848-1870) [Adopted: 31 August 1847 Convention convened, 7 June 1847, Ratified: 5 March 1848 ratified by vote of 59,887 to 15,859; effective, 1 April 1848]

• 3rd (1870-1971) [Adopted: 13 May 1870 Convention convened, 13 December 1869, Ratified: 2 July 1870 ratified by vote of 134,227 to 35,443; effective, 8 August 1870]

• 4th (1971--) [Adopted: 3 September 1970 Convention convened, 8 December 1969, Ratified: 15 December 1970 effective, 1 July 1971]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
	• GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
	• Lieutenant Governor [elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2008 Office holders
	• Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None
	• Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor
	• Secretary of State: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
	• Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
	• Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
	• Comptroller: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
	• GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Upper House
	• Senate
Lower House
	• House of Representatives

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
	• Supreme Court
Intermediate Appellate Court
	• Appellate Court [IN: district FOR: State]

Local Government


PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• county [Type: Limited, Executive and Legislative: Board of Supervisors]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• township [Type: Broad, Executive: Supervisor, Legislative: TOWN[SHIP] MEETING]
PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• County [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• precinct [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]

Incorporated Municipalities All States

Localities
	• Illinois Civil Divisions and Municipalities


Key Statewide / Federal Officials All States
	Illinois Officials

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
	• 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in November in even-numbered years. (IL Compiled Statutes 10-5/2A-1.1(a)... in conformity with IL Constitution Article III, Section 6)
Presidential Primary All States
	• (--2007) same as date of State Primary [3d Tuesday in March in even-numbered years. (IL Compiled Statutes 10-5/2A-1.1(a) )] in Presidential Election years. (IL Compiled Statutes 10-5/7-5(a) )
	• (2007--) same as date of State Primary [first Tuesday in February in even-numbered years. (IL Compiled Statutes 10-5/2A-1.1(a) )] in Presidential Election years. (IL Compiled Statutes 10-5/7-5(a) )
State Primary All States
	• (--2007) 3d Tuesday in March in even-numbered years. (IL Compiled Statutes 10-5/2A-1.1(a) )
	• (2007--) In even-numbered years ... an election to be known as the general primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday in February (IL Compiled Statutes 10-5/2A-1.1(a) )
Polling times All States
	• Polls open: 6 AM local time Polls close: 7 PM local time (IL Compiled Statutes 10-5/17-1)

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution
	• Illinois Constitution
Election Authority
	• Illinois State Board of Elections
Legislature
	• Illinois General Assembly
Democratic
	• Democratic Party of Illinois
	• Illinois House Democrats
Republican
	• Illinois House Republican Organization
	• Illinois House Republicans
	• Illinois Republican Party
	• Illinois Republican Party - We Are Illinois
	• Illinois Senate Republican Caucus
Third Party
	• America First Party of Illinois
	• Illinois American Reform Party
	• Illinois Green Party
	• Illinois Marijuana Party
	• Independence Party of Illinois
	• Libertarian Party of Illinois
	• Moderate Party
	• Reform Party of Illinois (Not affiliated with the Reform Party USA)
Media & others
	• Belleville News-Democrat
	• Benton Evening News
	• Carmi Times
	• Chicago Sun-Times
	• Chicago Tribune
	• Daily American News - West Frankfort
	• Daily Herald - Arlington Heights
	• Daily Review Atlas - Monmouth
	• Daily Southtown - (Chicago) - Tinley Park
	• Daily Times - Pekin
	• DC's Political Report - Illinois
	• Du Quoin Evening Call
	• Edwardsville Intelligencer
	• Herald & Review - Decatur
	• Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
	• Illinois Times - Springfield
	• Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - Mattoon
	• Modern Vertebrate - Chicago
	• NewsLink.org - Illinois
	• Peoria Journal Star
	• Pioneer Press - Chicago
	• Politics1.com - Illinois
	• Rockford Register Star
	• Sauk Valley - Dixon - Sterling - Rock Flats
	• Sparta News-Plaindealer
	• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
	• Star Courier - Kewanee
	• Star Publications - Tinley Park
	• Suburban Chicago Newspapers
	• The Capitol Fax Blog
	• The Courier News - Elgin
	• The Daily Journal - Kankakee
	• The Daily Ledger - Canton
	• The Daily Register - Harrisburg
	• The Herald News - Joliet
	• The Journal - Chicago's Northwest Suburbs
	• The Macomb Journal
	• The Naperville Sun
	• The News-Gazette - Champaign - Urbana
	• The Pantagraph - Bloomington-Normal
	• The Quincy Herald-Whig
	• The Register-Mail - Galesburg
	• The Southern Illinoisan - Carbondale
	• The State Journal-Register - Springfield
	• The Telegraph - Alton
	• The Times-Press - Streator
	• The Zephyr - Galesburg
	• WBBM TV - CBS - Chicago
	• WBEZ - Chicago Public Radio
	• WEEK TV - NBC - East Peoria
	• WLS TV - ABC - Chicago
	• WMAQ TV - NBC - Chicago