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Illinois public records

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Illinois has 56 official public-record sources in the SOS.city library, most on housing, buildings and business (11), transport (10) and safety and emergencies (9). The official open-data portal is data.illinois.gov. Of those 56, 96% have been opened and checked by us, 73% offer an API and 2% a bulk download. Another 187 from United States and World cover it.

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Emergency alerts in Illinois

Ready Illinois alert guidance, from Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security: IEMA guidance to receive alerts via Wireless Emergency Alerts, FEMA app and NOAA weather radio

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Drinking water quality in Illinois

Illinois Drinking Water Watch, from US Environmental Protection Agency: Quality of water produced by Illinois community water supplies

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Grants you can apply for in Illinois

Illinois grant programs: Catalog of State Financial Assistance (GATA) (Illinois), from Illinois Governor's Office of Management and Budget: The State's Grant Accountability and Transparency Act site: the catalog of every state grant program, open funding opportunities and how to apply Updates: when it changes.

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Free · no accountAlerts for Illinois Severe weather warnings, strong earthquakes nearby, disaster alerts and changes in travel advice, from the agencies that issue them, plus our safety pages. Only when something happens.
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61searchable by address
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Inside Illinois

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  • State regulations / administrative code and registerFound
  • State grants portal or grants listFound
  • State emergency management agency and public alert sign-upFound
  • State drinking water program data (public water systems and violations)Found
  • Public utility commission and outage reports/dataFound
  • Police, fire and EMS calls for service (Chicago)Not published
  • Parking ticket records (Chicago)Not published
  • Eviction records (Chicago)Researching
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