For additional material on programs administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency: http://www.illinoishistory.gov For information on City of Chicago Landmarks and Historic Districts: For information on Cook County Historic Districts: For information on Lake County Historic Districts: For news from Landmark Preservation Council of Illinois, a not-for-profit preservation advocacy organization and the programs they offer, including their easement program and their endangered property grant program. The preservation guidelines that are followed when building owners apply for the Property Tax Assessment Freeze Program or the Federal Income Tax Credit: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. Some of the communities where we regularly work include the following: Chicago: http://www.ci.chi.il.us/landmarks/index.html Evanston: http://www.cityofevanston.org/government/bcc/preservation.shtml Wilmette: http://wilmette.com/ Winnetka: http://www.villageofwinnetka.org/ Glencoe: http://www.goglencoe.com/village/web/index.htm Highland Park: http://www.cityhpil.com/govern/comm/historicpreserve.html Lake Forest: http://www.cityoflakeforest.com/ci/ci2.htm Lake Bluff: http://www.lakebluff.org/ Hinsdale: http://www.vil.hinsdale.il.us Oak Park: www.oprf.com River Forest: http://www.riverforest.org Naperville: http://www.naperville.il.us/ The following are other interesting sites, many with great links: Chicago Historical Society: http://www.chicagohistory.org Art Institute of Chicago, Burnham and Ryerson Libraries: http://www.artic.edu National Trust for Historic Preservation: http://www.nationaltrust.org/ Evanston Historical Society: http://www.evanstonhistorical.org/ Wilmette Historical Museum: http://www.wilmettehistory.org/ Kenilworth Historical Society: http://www.kenilworthhistory.org/ Kenilworth Matters: http://Kenilworthmatters.net Winnetka Historical Society: hwww.waukeganhistorical.org Glencoe Historical Society: http://www.glencoehistoricalsociety.org/home/index.shtml Highland Park Historical Society: http://www.highlandpark.org/historic/home/ Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society: http://www.lflbhistory.org/ Lake Forest College, Donnelley Library: http://lfc.edu Lake Forest Preservation Foundation: http://www.lfpf.org Lake County Forest Preserve District (Lake County Discovery Museum, Ryerson Woods Visitor's Center: http://www.lcfpd.org/ Waukegan Historical Society Haines Museum: http://www.waukeganhistoricl.org For more information on the Register and on each district, go to: |