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• Online Services for Motorists. Govtech.net, September 18, 2001 -- "An impressive array of new e-government services are going online across the country. Once "online brochures" gave way to interactive services, many government entities put up applications such as driver's license renewals or hunting and fishing licenses. Now, applications are maturing and become a bit more sophisticated as is the case in Illinois. The Secretary of State launched the Online Services for Motorists project that permits users to pay for their license plates online...."

Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales - "The database contains information about nearly 550,000 land sales from the 54,740 square miles of the public domain sold within Illinois. Each purchase entry includes the purchaser's name, purchase date, number of acres, price per acre, numeric code indicating the county in which the land is located, legal description (township, section, range), volume and page numbers of original entry, and variously, the sale type, and the purchaser's sex and residence...." You can search the database by name of purchaser or by legal description.

Illinois Web Accessibility Standards - Illinois Technology Office, Version 1.1, November 20, 2001 "In an effort to address the needs of all users, the Illinois Technology Office has created the Illinois Web Accessibility Standards or IWAS. These standards are based on the Federal Section 508 and W3C guidelines, which were reviewed extensively by a panel of experts during the preparation of IWAS. While the standards are only recommendations at this time, the Illinois Technology Office strongly suggests using them when preparing and updating all web sites."

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Online Pheasant Hunting Permit Application

RouteMAP - is more than just clickable maps, its an internet based site locator application that also generates detailed driving directions.

Illinois throws line to small hospitals, By Jill Rosen. Civic.com, July 31, 2001. "Illinois is giving its smallest hospitals a boost that will provide the institutions with high-speed Internet access now and the infrastructure to eventually practice telemedicine...."

Gov. Ryan Signs Administrative Order With Digital Signature, Govtech.net, February 19, 2002 -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- "Gov. George Ryan accepted the 2001 Digital State Award at a ceremony on Valentines Day and took the occasion to use a digital signature to sign Administrative Order Number One of 2002...."

Illinois becomes first in line to join the Federal Bridge, By Dipka Bhambhani. Government Computer News, 20 February 2003. "Illinois is preparing to become the first state to join the Federal Bridge Certification Authority and make its digital certificates interoperable with those of four federal agencies..."

Illinois small business group plans PKI use, By Dipka Bhambhani. Government Computer News, 26 February 2003. "In Illinois, which plans to be the first state to make its public-key infrastructure interoperable with the Federal Bridge Certification Authority, the Small Business Development Center is building an application that will use the state’s PKI..."

Illinois to join federal PKI project, By Dipka Bhambhani. Government Computer News, v.22, no.6, 24 March 2003. "Illinois this month intends to join the Federal Bridge Certification Authority and make its digital certificates work with those of four federal agencies..."

Illinois to Confront the Digital Divide. News Release - Government Technology, July 30 2003. ROBINSON, Ill. -- "On the last day of a three-day bus tour through eastern Illinois, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich stopped at Lincoln Trail Community College in Robinson to sign legislation that improves the state's efforts to eliminate the "digital divide" in rural communities..."

Illinois Extends Contract for Payment Processing. News Release - Government Technology, September 25, 2003. "CHICAGO, IL, --The Illinois Office of the Secretary of State has signed a multi-year renewal agreement with Moneris Solutions, for payment processing solutions..."

Illinois Department of Employment Security Implements Electronic Hearing Notices - Aims to speed unemployment claims processing, By Miriam Jones. Government Technology, September 2003. "SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has enhanced its unemployment claims processing with a secure and efficient method for transmitting hearing notices electronically..."

Buy Illinois Products. News Release - Government Technology, December 11, 2003. "As part of his innovative Opportunity Returns regional economic development plan, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is soliciting interest for a new Web site that gives Illinois food or agricultural producers the chance to market their company and products on the Internet. The new Buy Illinois Products Web site, created through the Department of Agriculture, is designed to keep the agriculture product industry on top of a constantly changing and competitive market. The Web site will officially launch early next year..."

Illinois Gov. announces Success of Upgraded Amber Alerts. News Release - Government Technology, January 8, 2004. "Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich released figures this week indicating that upgrades made to Illinois' Amber Alert program during 2003 have made a dramatic difference in the system's ability to help law enforcement quickly locate and recover missing children..."

Illinois governor plots better IT, By Diane Frank. Federal Computer Week, February 19, 2004. "Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich outlined a fiscal 2005 budget for the state that emphasizes consolidation and better use of information technology, particularly in law enforcement..."

Illinois Deploys New Electronic Disease Reporting System. News Release - Government Technology, March 9, 2004. "Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich announced the state has begun deploying an electronic disease reporting system that dramatically improves the way public health surveillance is conducted..."

Illinois disease system starts, By Diane Frank. Government E-Business, March 9, 2004. "Officials this month started rolling out the Illinois National Emergency Disease Surveillance System (I-NEDSS), part of a nationwide effort to improve infectious disease and bioterrorism tracking..."

Illinois Launches Web-based Hospital-Resource Reporting System. News Release - Government Technology, April 26, 2004. "Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich recently announced the launch of a $450,000 Web-based system that provides the state with up-to-the-minute information from more than 200 hospitals in Illinois on the availability of beds and other critical health-care services necessary to guide the response to an act of terrorism or other public health emergency..."

U.S. Departments of State and Energy and the State of Illinois Expand Secure Information-Sharing Capabilities. News Release - Government Technology, May 20, 2004. "At a policy authority ceremony, the U.S. departments of State and Energy, and the State of Illinois, received awards for achieving cross-certification with the Federal Bridge Certification Authority (FBCA)..."

Satellites connect Illinois health, By Diane Frank. Government e-Business, July 9, 2004. "Illinois officials are deploying a satellite-based alert and warning system to link hospitals and public health offices statewide..."

Illinois Governor Announces Electronic Disease Reporting for Hospitals, Health Care Providers. News Story - Government Technology, February 11, 2005. "Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich recently announced hospitals, doctors and other health care providers can now electronically report infectious diseases to the state and local health departments. "We are committed to strengthening the capacity of our public health system to meet health threats," Gov. Blagojevich said. "The roll out of this electronic disease reporting system to private health care providers enhances the state's ability to quickly identify health problems and direct the appropriate response."..."

Ill. Department of Agriculture Taps GIS to Contain Diseases in Animals, By Adam Geller. Government Technology, May 27, 2005. "The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has contracted with GIS Solutions and ESRI to develop geographic information system (GIS) tools that will improve the effectiveness of a coordinated response to a Foreign Animal Disease outbreak..."

State of Illinois Recognized for E-Authentication Initiative. Dallas, Business Wire, June 23, 2005. ''Entrust Congratulates Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) on Federal-State Interoperability Award. Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU), a world leader in securing digital identities and information, today congratulated the State of Illinois on receiving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CIO Partnerships Award. Yesterday's award recognizes Illinois' leadership in facilitating federal-state partnerships that save resources and contribute to the missions of involved agencies..."

Illinois Department of Transportation Building GIS Database for State's Roads. Government Technology, July 22, 2005. "The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has tapped NAVTEQ, GIS Solutions and ESRI to collaborate in the development and implementation of comprehensive statewide digital road network database..."

Federal-state e-authentication project pays off, By Dan Tynan. Government Computer News, v.24, no.23, 15 August 2005. "Illinois reaps the benefits of a pilot with EPA using Entrust technology. When employees for the City of Chicago file reports on the discharge of wastewater into public waterways, they fill out an online form and press a few keys. Then the document is instantly filed with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. No paper changes hands, no personal signatures are required and nothing ever gets lost in the mail..."

Governor Blagojevich creates Broadband Deployment Council to ensure all Illinois residents have access to the Internet - Governor issues Executive Order to bridge the state’s digital divide. Office of the Governor, Press Release, September 6, 2005. "Springfield – Under Executive Order, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced the creation of the Broadband Deployment Council to improve high-speed Internet access for all Illinois residents.  According to a 2004 Pew Research report, only 10-percent of rural Americans have high-speed Internet access in their homes, about one-third the rate of non-rural Americans..."

Protecting Agriculture, By Jennifer Stong. Government Technology, August 31, 2005. "The thought that America's food supply infrastructure could be disrupted has plenty of state and federal officials seeking ways to protect against attacks..."

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