This document contains an inventory of all government records series, by Illinois county, held by the various IRAD centers around the state. IRAD is a program of Illinois State Archives.
This research guide provides a helpful overview of the structure of city government in Chicago and the various repositories which house the records. It also has a section of interviews with various Chicago archivists representing city government records with advice on how to conduct research.
This research guide from Northwestern University Library contains links to key resources related to city departments and data. This is a great resource for more contemporary data on the city.
The purpose of this guide is to bring together the political-related resources held by many Chicago-area archival institutions. The guide includes links to relevant books and published sources as well as lesson plans for educators.
This research guide includes links to Illinois government records at the county, state, and federal level as well as citizen activist organization records held in UIC Special Collections and Archives.