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Pet Information 

Dog Parks -  

Dog in Format - Dog Parks, Beaches, and other Dog Friendly places

Hike with your dog - State Parks With Hiking

The Dog Park - Listing of dog parks.  Just type in your city/state and let Dog Park do the searching.  

Highland Park  - Moraine Beach  - Dog Beach  

Wilmette's dog beach - 

Pet Clubs, Associations & Services 

To find more information on Spaying/Neutering your pet, Lost and Found pets or Pet Loss and Bereavement information, other than what is listed here for your state, please click on the links above. 

Responsible pet ownership program - Entry point for information on responsible pet ownership for schools and/or the community 

Fido Finder - List any dog that is lost or found.  

Veterinary Medical Information for Dogs and Cats - Veterinary medical information for dogs and cats. 

Metro Animal Resource Services - Group dedicated to reducing euthanasia by promoting spay/neuter of owned dogs and cats, and feral cats. Information about trap, neuter, return; pet adoption; pet care. Animal friendly local rental directory, with senior section. List of rescue and shelter resources. All volunteer, in the St. Louis, MO metro area.  

Lost cost or free spay/neuter programs  A directory of clinics + programs for low cost or free spay neuter services in U.S. for pet, feral, stray cats. Listed by state and area code.  

Chicago Veterinary Medical Association      

Midwest Missing Pet Network  is a FREE SERVICE that is provided by a network of volunteers throughout the US & Canada. The network is dedicated to helping reunite pet owners with missing companions. If you have lost or found a pet in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, or Wisconsin you may place your ad and a photo at this site free of charge.  

Operation SPOT  Dedicated to eradicating the unnecessary euthanasia of pets/companion animals in the bi-state (Missouri and Illinois) area.  

Spay & Stay  is a non-profit organization dedicated to working with compassionate individuals and local governments to control the growth of the feral cat population in Lake County, Illinois.  

USA Low Cost or Free Spay & Neuter Programs - Low Cost or Free Spay and Neuter Resources in the USA and Worldwide searchable by state, province, country or area code. 

Operation Noble Foster  Helping to find temporary homes for pets belonging to military being called to active duty so they can look forward to return home to their pets.  

Illinois Animal Shelters/Rescuers 

Each day 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. - and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals.  Each year, in this country alone, millions of healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are killed because there are not enough homes for them all. An estimated 15 million dogs and cats must be killed each year in this country because no one wants them. They are abandoned, abused, neglected, and unknown by many people.  Many people don't realize they can find a good pet at their local shelter or animal rescue.  

These animals have originally come from a variety of sources such as (but not limited to): puppy (pet) mills, pet stores, backyard breeders and people who no longer have time for them or didn't realize what all was involved in taking care of that kind of pet.  You will find puppies, kittens, adult cats, trained dogs, small animals, big animals, birds and more.  They are available for adoption at your local shelter or animal rescue group, right now!  In many cases there is absolutely nothing wrong with these animals.  The previous owners just could not keep them for whatever reasons.  Many people don't understand that having a pet is a life commitment for the life of that animal.  Some people can no longer keep their pets, due to life changing issues in their own lives.  Help save a life and adopt a pet today.  Many animals don't have much time.  Visit your local animal shelter or rescue today!  

Some of you are probably saying that the animal shelters/rescues are too strict about adopting their pets.  These organizations CARE about their animals and want to make sure that all animals are going to a good forever home!  There are reasons why they have rules and restrictions.  They are not in it for the money.  They are in it for the animals and future parents(owner's) best interest.  

Unfortunately there are way too many pets that we cannot help or save, but you can help by adopting, donating, volunteering and spaying/neutering your pets!  A shelter's dream is to stop euthanizing a healthy animal because he/she did not find a forever home.  Help your local shelter reach that dream.  

Shelter Wish Lists: Listing of shelter's wish lists in various areas.  Find out how you can help your shelter.  Chances are your shelter may have the same items on their wish lists too.  

URGENT NOTICES:

Urgent notices are notices that these animals do not have much time and will be euthanized if not adopted soon.  Please help make more room in the shelter by adopting a loving pet today!  Also, help by spaying/neutering your pets so that their offspring don't end up on death row.  This is only a small listing of animals needing help NOW, please contact your shelter on how you can help.  

Canton, IL  Humane Society of Fulton County - 700 E Oak St Rm 202A, PO Box 701, Canton IL 61520   Phone: 309-647-5077

Robinson, IL  Crawford County Humane Society - View our pet adoption lists and see the pets that are listed as Urgent.  PTS - means "put to sleep".  Volunteers desperately needed!!  
Address:  911 East Wilkin Street, Robinson IL 62454  

Rushville, IL Schuyler County Humane Society - PO Box 432, Rushville, IL 6268

Animal Shelters/Humane Societies - View in City Order Click Here

Choosing a pet for you      

How to be a responsible pet owner- choosing the right pet for you  

Pet Finder  -  listing in alphabetical order by city.  If you click on this link and your state does not come up right away do a search for your area.   

MuttCats - A listing of some pet shelters in your area.  

Net Pets - A listing of some pet shelters in your area.  Listed by city in alphabetical order.  

World Animal Net - Find animal shelters, animal rescues, sanctuaries and more in your state.  

Animal Net for Pets - Directory and resources for IllinoisHumane Societies, animal shelters, pet adoptions, animal cruelty help and resources, bird rescue and other organizations dealing with animal welfare in Illinois.  

Rescue Clearinghouse - Directory of animal shelters, pet rescues, and humane societies.  Be sure to visit your state's newsletter!  

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If you don't find what you are looking for, we may need to add that shelter or it could be listed under Rescues.  

Aledo, IL  Mercer County Animal Shelter - 1638 State Hwy 17, Aledo, IL 61231   Phone: 309-582-5215  

Alton, IL  Five A Humane Society - 501 E Delmar Rd, Alton, IL 62002  

Anna, IL  Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc - PAWS is a not-for-profit, no-kill animal welfare organization. PAWS was founded as a means of dealing with the increase in the animal population--specifically dogs and cats--in the Union County(Illinois) area. PAWS was formed primarily to prevent the destruction of valuable, adoptable animals.  WISH LIST: Monetary Donations, Spays & Neuters, Paper Towels, Dry Kitten (not Cat) Food, Dry Puppy (not Dog) Food, Dog & Cat Toys, Dog & Puppy Shampoo, Bleach, Dish Detergent, Laundry Detergent, Monthly Bills Paid.  Adoption Center is located at 139 East Vienna Street, Anna, IL 62906 

Arlington Heights, IL   Kay's Animal Shelter - NO WEBSITE!
Address:  2705 N Arlington Heights Rd, Arlington Heights, IL  60004-2100   Phone:  (847) 259-2907  

Arlington Heights, IL  The Buddy Foundation -  The Buddy Foundation (TBF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of homeless & abandoned animals in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago.
Address:  PO Box 334, Arlington Heights, IL  60006-0334   Phone: (847) 813-7206

Aurora, IL  Aurora Animal Control and Care Facility  -  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address: 600 South River Street, Aurora, IL 60506   Phone: (630) 897-5695  

Aurora, IL  Fox Valley Animal Welfare - The Fox Valley Animal Welfare League is organized to prevent cruelty, abuse and neglect of animals and to assure that their well-being is humanely guaranteed by an aware and caring society.
Address:  600 South River Street, Aurora, IL 60506   Phone: (630) 892-9445  

Belleville, IL  Belleville Area Humane Society - 1301 South 11th Street Road, Belleville IL 62223   Phone: (618) 235-3712  

Belvidere, IL  Boone County Animal Control - 1230 S. Appleton Road, Belvidere, IL 61008   Phone: 815-547-7774   

Benld, IL  Benld Adopt A Pet - PO Box 53, Benld IL 62009   Phone: 217-835-2538  

Bloomington, IL Humane Society of Central Illinois - The Humane Society of Central Illinois (HSCI) is committed to the prevention of cruelty, abuse and neglect of animals through its adoption center, cruelty investigations, spay/neuter assistance programs, and humane awareness.  Address:  3001 Gill St, Bloomington, IL 61704   Phone: (309)664-7387    (See new address in Normal, IL) 

Bolingbrook, IL  Bolingbrook Village Animal Shelter - 145 Royce Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440   Phone: (630) 759-0332   

Bolingbrook, IL  Humane Haven Animal Shelter - PO Box 1070, Bolingbrook, IL 60440   Phone: 630-378-4208 

Canton, IL  Humane Society of Fulton County - 700 E Oak St Rm 202A, PO Box 701, Canton IL 61520   Phone: 309-647-5077

Centralia, IL  Centralia Humane Society - PO Box 124, Centralia, IL 62801 

Centralia, IL  Clinton County Humane Society - 121 N. Beech St, Centralia IL 62801 

Charleston, IL  Coles County Animal Shelter - 6818 North County Road 1120 East, Charleston, IL 61920   Phone: 217-345-4112

Chicago, IL Chicagoland Area Animal Shelters - Listing of shelters in and around Chicago.  

Chicago, IL PAWS - Pets Are Worth Saving! - Chicago - is the city's largest non-profit, no-kill humane organization. Our work is focused on alleviating our city's tragic pet overpopulation problem--over 21,000 dogs and cats were euthanized in Chicago in 2005.
Address:  3516 W 26th St, Chicago IL 60623   Phone: 773-521-1408  

Chicago, IL Anti-Cruelty Society - SPCA of Illinois - Since 1899, The Anti-Cruelty Society has been dedicated to helping companion animals and their guardians forge closer relationships. We offer adoptions, humane investigations, a spay/neuter clinic, a low-income clinic, humane education, dog training classes, a behavior hotline, volunteer opportunities, and much more. Located in Chicago, The Anti-Cruelty Society is one of the largest and oldest humane societies in the country. 
Address:  510 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60610 
Address:  157 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60610   Phone: (312) 644-8338

Chicago, IL  Lake Shore Animal Shelter - Chicago's pioneer no-kill shelter, is a 501(c)3 non-profit animal welfare organization.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  1328 W Lake St, Chicago IL 60607   Phone: 312-409-1162  

Chicago, IL Red Door Animal Shelter - Red Door Animal Shelter is a no-kill shelter committed to helping animals in need. Its primary focus is on the rescue, shelter and adoption of cats, dogs and rabbits—the three most popular pets in the United States.  Address:  2410 W Lunt Ave,  Chicago, IL 60645-4662     Phone:   (773) 764-2242  

Chicago, IL  Animal Welfare League - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  6224 S Wabash, Chicago, IL 60637   Phone: 773-667-0088

Chicago Heights, IL   South Suburban Humane Society - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  1103 West End Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411  

Chicago Ridge, IL  Animal Welfare League - Visit our kennels and meet some of the greatest pets in the world. We have hundreds (really) of wonderful furry friends to choose from.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  10305 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415   Phone: 708-636-8586

Clinton, IL  DeWitt County Animal Shelter - RR 4 BOX 223B, Clinton, IL 61727   Phone: 217-935-3033  

Cobden, IL  Union County Animal Shelter - Union County is a small county in the Southern tip of Illinois.  We are located half way between Anna and Cobden in Union County.
Address:  385 Kaolin Road, Cobden, IL 62920   Phone: 618-833-4915

Collinsville, IL Collinsville Animal Control Shelter - 298 Simpson Place, Collinsville IL 62234

Crystal Lake, IL Assisi Animal Foundation - The home of the Assisi Animal Foundation, a no-kill, cageless, non-profit animal shelter for dogs and cats in Crystal Lake, Illinois.  
Address:  PO Box 143, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0143   Phone: 815-455-9411  

Crystal Lake, IL Helping Paws - a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization, was founded in 1971.  Helping Paws is a no-kill animal shelter for stray and abandoned dogs and cats in McHenry County and surrounding areas.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  257 King St, Crystal Lake IL 60014   Phone: 815-459-2641   

Danville, IL  Vermilion County Animal Shelter - 14775 Catlin/Tilton Road, Danville, IL 61834   Phone: (217) 431-2660 

Danville, IL  Danville Humane Society - 1225 North Collett Street, Danville, IL 61832   Phone: (217) 446-4110

Darien, IL  A Caring Place Humane Society - is a no-kill, non-facility, all-volunteer humane society that rescues dogs and cats primarily from other shelters, animal control facilities, pounds, and veterinary care offices who are at highest risk of getting killed due to lack of space, lack of commitment, or opportunity - rehabilitating and rehoming them.  Mailing address:  PO Box 2481, Darien, IL 60561   PHone: 630-375-7976  

Decatur, IL  Humane Society of Decatur & Macon County - 2890 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Decatur, IL 62526   Phone: 217-876-0000

Riverwoods (Deerfield), IL  Orphans of the Storm - We have been quietly serving northeast Illinois since 1928.  We operate one of the country’s oldest and largest animal shelters, offering refuge and rehabilitation, finding warm and loving adoptive homes for thousands of stray and abandoned dogs and cats every year.
Address:  2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods (Deerfield), IL 60015   Phone: 847-945-0235  

DeKalb, IL  TAILS Humane Society - 2250 Barber Greene Road, DeKalb, IL 60115  

Downers Grove, IL PACT Humane Society - An all-volunteer, no-kill, not-for-profit humane society and animal shelter based in Downers Grove, IL, operating from the PETsMART Luv-A-Pet Adoption Centers in Schaumburg/Woodfield and Darien, IL.  Address:  PO Box 841, Downers Grove IL 60515   Phone: 630-375-7017  

Downers Grove, IL West Suburban Humane Society - West Suburban Humane society Downers Grove, Illinois, Pet care, DOGS, CATS, non-profit organization, ASPCA, no-kill animal shelter.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  1901 W. Ogden Avenue, Downers Grove, IL   Phone: 630-960-9600  

Du Quoin, IL  Perry County Humane Society - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  8365 State Route 14, DuQuoin, IL   Phone: 618-542-DOGS (3647)  

Edwardsville, IL  Metro East Humane Society - Volunteers and Donations needed!  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  8495 State Route 143, Edwardsville, IL  62025    Phone: (618) 656-4405  or toll free at 888-285-1405

Effingham, IL  Effingham County Humane Society - Village Square Mall, 1910 South Banker Street (south Route 45), Effingham, IL  62401   Phone: (217)347-7297  

Elgin, IL  Kindness Inc. - No-Kill Shelter.   
P.O. Box 7071 , Elgin, IL 60121-7071 

Elgin, IL  Anderson Animal Shelter - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address: 1000 South LaFox (Rte 31), South Elgin, IL 60177  Phone: (847)697-2880 

Elizabeth, IL  Safe Haven Humane Society - A Humane Society for Jo Daviess County, IL  Address:  PO Box 305, Elizabeth, IL 61028-0305   Phone: (815) 858-2265  

Elizabeth, IL  Jo Daviess County Animal Control - 791 US Hwy 20 W, Elizabeth IL 61028   Phone: 815-858-2405 

Elk Grove Village, IL  Second Chance Animal Adoption - is a not-for-profit all volunteer rescue and foster home organization focused primarily on cats and kittens. Most of our foster homes and veterinarians are located in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago.
Address:  PO Box 91916, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007   Phone: (630) 415-2978

Evanston, IL Community Animal Rescue Effort - C.A.R.E.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  P.O. Box 1964, 2310 Oakton, Evanston, IL 60204   Phone: 847-705-2653

Fairfield, IL  Wayne County Humane Society - 518 SE 4th Street, Fairfield, IL 62837

Freeport, IL  Friends For Ever Humane Society - is to provide a temporary home for stray, unwanted, and abused companion animals of Northwest Illinois.  
Address:  966 Rudy Rd, Freeport, IL 61032   Phone: (815)232-6164  

Freeport, IL  Stephenson County Animal Control - 15 N. Galena Ave, Freeport, IL 61032   Phone: 815-235-8276

Galesburg, IL  Knox County Humane Society - Knox County Humane Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of cruelty and neglect of animals in west central Illinois.  The Prairieland Animal Welfare Center is located within the Hawthorne Center in Galesburg.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  1855 Windish Drive, Galesburg, IL 61401   Phone: (309)342-1275  

Geneseo, IL  Henry County Animal Shelter Geneseo Chapter - is a small, no-kill animal shelter.  SHELTER OVERLOAD! We have lots of very nice pets available right now.  
Address:  PO BOX 145, 14606 Roos Hill Road, Geneseo, IL 61254   Phone: 309-944-4868 

Geneva, IL  Kane County Animal Control -   719 S Batavia Ave., Building H, Geneva IL 60134   Phone:  630-232-3555  

Genoa, IL  Dekalb County Animal Shelter -  The shelter is located about 1/2 way between the towns of Genoa and Sycamore IL - 2 1/2 miles east of Rt.23  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  16173 Baseline Rd, Genoa, IL 60135   Phone: 815-784-5924

Godfrey, IL  Alton Area Animal Aid Association Humane Society - 5 A's  Address: 501 East Delmar, Godfrey IL 62035   Phone: 618-462-3721  

Grand Ridge, IL  Pet Project Inc - is dedicated to saving the lives of unwanted, abused, or abandoned pets. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Our shelter is a NO-KILL animal shelter.  We are in need of VOLUNTEERS.
Address:  2190 IL Route 23, Grand Ridge, IL 61325   Phone: 815-249-5221

Granite City, IL  Granite City Humane Society - 2000 Edison, Granite City IL 62040

Grayslake, IL Save A Pet Adoption Center - Save-A-Pet Adoption Center is a not for profit volunteer organization working to prevent cruelty, abuse, neglect, abandonment and exploitation of cats and dogs by locating a caring and loving home home for our animals. Learn how to adopt our animals, see our animals and learn how you can help us.  
Address:  31664 North Fairfield Rd, Grayslake, Illinois 60030   Phone: 847-740-7788  

Greenville, IL Bond County Humane Society  We continue to receive inquiries as to where our "shelter" is located.  Although it is one of our primary goals, we still cannot afford to purchase property and build a shelter so we continue to foster our animals in our homes.
We take our furry kids to the Glen Carbon, IL PetSmart Store on Route 159 on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Saturdays, and to the PETCO Store on Route 159 in Fairview Heights, IL on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month.
Address: PO Box 292, Greenville, IL   Phone: (618) 664-4068  

Highland, IL  Highland Animal Shelter - 510 W Monroe St, PO Box 307, Highland, IL 62249  Phone: 618-654-6067  

Hinsdale, IL  Hinsdale Humane Society - 22 North Elm Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521  Phone: 630-323-5630  

Homer Glen IL  T.L.C. Animal Shelter - 13016 West 151st Street Homer Glen IL 60491   Phone: (708)301-1594  

Huntley, IL Animal House Shelter, Inc - Animal House is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), "No-Kill" shelter for all breeds of dogs, cats and bunnies.   View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  13005 Ernesti Rd, Huntley, IL  60142   Phone: 847-961-5541  

Jacksonville, IL  Morgan County Animal Control - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  202 W Oak St, Jacksonville, IL 62650   Phone: (217) 245-4015  

Joliet, IL  Joliet Animal Control Center - 2807 McDonough St, Joliet, IL 60436   Phone: 815-725-0333

Kankakee, IL  Kankakee County Humane Society -  a No-Kill 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Shelter.  Visit us at: 2 1/4 Miles South of Rt. 17 on Rt. 1
Address: PO Box 2115, Kankakee, IL 60901   Phone: (815) 933-5999  

Kewanee, IL  Henry County Animal Shelter Kewanee Chapter - is a Not For Profit, No Kill facility for cats and dogs.  Visit our Petfinder website and see some of our beautiful animals up for adoption.  
Address:  PO Box 595, Fisher Avenue, Kewanee, IL 61443   Phone: 309-852-0040 

Lake Shore, IL Lake Shore Animal Shelter - Chicago's pioneer no-kill shelter for dogs and cats, has worked to reduce the needless killing of pets through shelter and adoption programs, public humane education efforts, spay/neuter promotion, and through community participation since 1966.  Address:  1328 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607   Phone: 312-409-1162

Lawrenceville, IL  Lawrence County Animal Control Shelter - RR 3, Lawrenceville, IL 62439   Phone: (618) 928-2392 

Lincoln, IL Logan County Animal Control - 1515 N Kickapoo St, Lincoln, IL 62656   Phone: 217-735-3232 

Macomb, IL  Animal Shelter of McDonough County - 204 S Western Ave, Macomb, IL 61455-1986   Phone: (309) 837-5611  

Marion, IL  Williamson County Animal Shelter -  RR 3, Marion IL 62959   Phone: 618-933-6075  

McHenry, IL  Animal Outreach Humane Society of McHenry County - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.   Address:  PO Box 396, McHenry, IL 60051-0396   Phone: (815) 385-0005

Metropolis, IL  Project Hope Humane Society - is no-kill, non-profit 501(c)(3) Animal Rescue Organization.  
Address:  PO Box 125, 1698 West 10th Street, Metropolis, IL 62960   Phone: 618-524-8939

Milan, IL Quad City Animal Welfare - A no-kill animal shelter serving the Iowa-Illinois Quad City Area.  Address:  724 West Second Avenue, Milan, Illinois 61264   Phone: (309) 787-6830  

Milan, IL  All Animals Humane Society - 5111 78th Avenue, Milan, IL 61264  Phone: (309) 799-5554   Phone: (309) 799-5554  

Moline, IL  Animal Aid Humane Society - “We are a cage-less, no-kill shelter”. Animal Aid is staffed only with volunteers.  Please visit our No-Kill animal shelter 4th Ave and 50th St. Moline, IL.  239 50th Street, Moline, IL 61265   Phone: (309) 797-6550  

Moline, IL   Moline Animal Shelter - The MOLINE ANIMAL SHELTER is closed as of February 1, 2006.  All animals are now taken to the New Rock Island County Animal Shelter. 

Moline, IL  Rock Island County Animal Shelter - 75th Ave & Hwy 150, Moline IL 61265   South-East corner of Moline Airport   Phone: 309-558-DOGS (558-3647)  

Monmouth, IL   Warren County Animal Control 830 186th Ave, Monmouth, IL 61462   Phone: (309) 734-2546

Mt Vernon, IL  Jefferson County Animal Shelter/Control - 107 E. Perkins, Mt. Vernon IL 62864   Phone:  618-244-8024  

Mt Vernon, IL  Lobo Animal Rescue Shelter - We are a small shelter located on private property. Staffed solely by volunteers, we do not have the coverage required for drop in visits. Animals may be viewed by appointment only.  
Address:  P.O. Box 190, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864   Phone: (618)242-8895  

Mundelein, IL  Lake County Department of Health Animal Control - 
29278 N Hwy Route 83, Mundelein, IL 60060-9525   Phone: (847) 949-9925  

Murphysboro, IL  Humane Society of Southern Illinois - 95 Humane Rd, Murphysboro, IL 62966   Phone: (618)457-2362

Naperville, IL  Naperville Area Humane Society - 1620 W. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563   Phone: 630-420-8989 

Naperville, IL  A.D.O.P.T. Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment -  Pet Food Donations Desperately Needed!
Address:  420 Industrial Drive, Naperville IL, 60563   Phone: (630) 355-2299  

Naperville, IL  Animal Heartline Humane Assoication -  We are a no-kill organization staffed entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to finding homes for stray and unwanted pets.
PO Box 4401, Naperville, IL 60567-4401   Phone: 630-341-3411 

Normal, IL  Humane Society of Central Illinois -  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.  
Address:  423 Kays Drive, Normal, IL 61761   Phone: (309) 451-1000   

Northbrook, IL  Heartland Animal Shelter - is a no-kill shelter for dogs and cats.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.  SPECIAL REQUEST -- PLEASE BE A VOLUNTEER AND HELP US TRAIN OUR DOGS.
Address:  2975 Milwaukee Ave. Northbrook, IL 60062   Phone: 847-296-6400  

O'Fallon, IL  Spencer Memorial Animal Network - We are a no-kill organization.  We have recently acquired a shelter! While some of our animals reside there, some do still stay in foster care in loving homes.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
1405 East Hwy 50, O'Fallon, IL 62269   Phone: 618-632-7387

Oak Park, IL  Animal Care League Shelter - 1013 Garfield Ave, Oak Park IL 60304   Phone: 708-848-8155 

Olney, IL  Humane Society of Olney - 928 W. North Ave, Olney, IL 62450   Phone: 618-392-2699 

Oquawka, IL  Henderson County Animal Control - 9th & Henry, Oquawka, IL 61469   Phone: 309-867-6677  

Paris, IL  Edgar County Animal Shelter - 1023 N High St, Paris, IL 61944   Phone: (217) 466-9415

Pekin, IL  Pekin Humane Society - 2675 Allentown Road, Pekin, IL 61554   Phone: (309)353-8277  

Pekin, IL  Tazewell Animal Protective Society (TAPS) - TAPS - Animal Adoption Center and Shelter is a no-kill shelter that gives dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens a home until permanent homes can be found.  
2675 Allentown Rd., Pekin, IL 61554   Phone: 309-353-8277  

Peoria, IL  Peoria Humane Society - PO Box 3592, Peoria, IL  61612-3592  Phone: (309)682-9015  

Peoria, IL  Peoria Animal Welfare Shelter - PAWS is the animal control agency and only animal shelter in Peoria County, Illinois.  In recent years, PAWS has received more and more animals each year.  In the last 12 months, more than 8,300 dogs, cats, and other animals have arrived at the full-service shelter. Most of these animals are young, healthy, friendly pets just waiting for a new home. Please take a look at our adoptable pets!  Get a coupon to spay or neuter your pet!  See some of the animals we have  for adoption HERE.  
2600 NE Perry Avenue, Peoria IL 61603   Phone: 309-494-8911  

Peoria, IL  Foster Pet Outreach - is a non-profit organization dedicated to placing unwanted and abused animals in caring, loving homes.  FPO is based in central Illinois but has active members throughout the country.
Address:  PO Box 5084, Peoria, IL, USA 61601-5084   Phone: (309) 682-1122

Pittsfield, IL  Pittsfield City Animal Shelter Pike County - RR 3, Pittsfield, IL 62363   Phone: (217) 285-4811  

Pittsfield, IL  Pike County Illinois Animal Shelter - We are located on HWY 107, North edge of Pittsfield, Il. We have 20-25 Dogs of all kinds and breeds at all times. Shelter is open 8am-5pm, Monday thru Friday. Call for an appointment, 217-285-4811. We are a County operated not-for-Profit Animal Shelter, we do accept cash donations, dog and cat food, litter and cleaning supplies. Cash donations can be sent to PO Box 12 Pittsfield, Il 62363. Your Donations help us to keep our pets longer for Adoption.

Plainfield, IL  Humane Society of Plainfield -  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  14411 S Route 59, Plainfield IL 60544   Phone: 815-436-8387

Pontiac, IL Livingston County Humane Society - 21179 N 1358 East Rd, Pontiac, IL 61764   Phone: 815-842-1025  

Quincy, IL Quincy Humane Society - 3411 South 12th, Quincy, IL  62306  Phone: (217)223-8786  

Ringwood, IL  Pets in Need Midwest - A No-Kill animal shelter for homeless cats and dogs.  
Address:  PO Box 58, Ringwood, IL 60072   Phone: (815) 728-1462

Riverwoods (Deerfield), IL  Orphans of the Storm -  2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods (Deerfield), IL 60015   Phone: 847-945-0235  

Robinson, IL  Crawford County Humane Society - 911 East Wilkin Street, Robinson IL 62454   Phone: 618-544-8698

Rockford, IL Humane Society of Winnebago County -  PO Box 7722, Rockford IL 61126   Phone: 815-749-1400  

Rockford, IL Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary, Inc - is a non-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate the euthanasia of cats and dogs through rescue with a No-Kill Policy.  
Address:  111 N. First Street, Rockford Il. 61107   Phone: 815-962-2767

Rushville, IL  Schuyler County Humane Society - PO Box 432, Rushville, IL 62681   Phone: 217-322-4132

Savanna, IL  Humane Society of Carroll County - Savanna, IL 61074   Phone: (815)273-5331 

Seneca, IL  Just Animals Shelter - We are a small no-kill shelter in Seneca, Illinois. Our cats and dogs come from Animal Control or from owners who can no longer keep them.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE. 
Address:  2996 26th Rd., Mailing address: PO Box 647, Seneca, IL 61360   Phone: 815-357-1223

Shorewood, IL  Will County Humane Society - is Will County's oldest No-Kill animal shelter.  Visit our other Petfinder Website Here. Address:  24109 W. Seil Rd, Shorewood, IL 60431   Phone: (815) 741-0695  

South Elgin, IL  Anderson Animal Shelter - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address: 1000 South LaFox (Rte 31), South Elgin, IL 60177  Phone: (847)697-2880 

Sparta, IL  Randolph County Humane Society - is a no-kill animal shelter.  Visit our website for more information.  Click here for our Home Website.     
Address:  414 W Belmont St, Sparta, IL 62286  Phone:  618-443-3363  

Springfield, IL Animal Protective League - 1001 Taintor Rd, Springfield, IL 62702 

Springfield, IL Illinois Humane - View some of the animals we have for adoption Here.  
Address:  2520 S Grand Ave East, PO Box 3364, Springfield, IL 62708   Phone: 217-698-3804  

St. Charles, IL  Animal Heartline Humane Assoication -  We are a no-kill organization staffed entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to finding homes for stray and unwanted pets.
PO Box 223, St. Charles IL 60174   Phone: 630-341-3411  

Sterling, IL  Humane Society Happy Tails - 16761 Hickory Hills Rd, Sterling, IL 61081   Phone: (815) 626-2994  

Sterling, IL Whiteside County Pound -  2350 W. Lynn Boulevard, Sterling, IL 61081   Phone: 815-625-3507  

Tinley Park, IL  PAWS Animal Shelter - (Peoples Animal Welfare Society)
8301 West 191st Street, PO Box 542, Tinley Park, IL 60477   Phone: (815) 464-7298 

Urbana, IL   Champaign County Humane Society - 1911 East Main Street, Urbana IL 61802   Phone: 217-344-7297

Virginia, IL  Cass County Animal Control - 5401 County Shed Rd, Virginia IL 62691    Phone: 217-452-3763  

Waterloo, IL  Humane Society of Monroe County - Phone: 618-281-5199

Wheaton, IL DuPage County Animal Control - View some of the animals up for adoption HERE.
Address:  120 N. County Farm Rd, Wheaton, IL  60187   Phone: 630-407-2800  

Wilmette, IL  Wilmette Animal Control - 710 Ridge Rd, Wilmettem IL 60091   Phone: 847-256-1200  

Wood Dale, IL  Saint Francis Pet Foundation - 6 N 441 Catalpa Ave, Wood Dale, IL 60191  

Woodstock IL  McHenry County Animal Control - Pet ownership is a big responsibility and a long time commitment. All aspects of ownership should be considered before you look for a new pet.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address: 11608 Banford Road, Woodstock IL 60098   Phone: 815-334-4470  

Woodstock, IL  Hooved Animal Humane Society - 10804 McConnell Road, Woodstock, IL 60098   Phone: 815-337-5563

Yorkville, IL   Kendall County Animal Control Shelter - Kendall county Animal control is in need of many volunteers to fill a variety of roles at the facility.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  802 John Street, Yorkville, IL 60560   Phone: (630) 553-9256

Animal Rescuers 

Please note that not all of the US organizations or individuals are registered 501(3)(c) nonprofits. If they claim 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(3) pending & it's important to you or you have doubts about the organization, you can check on their status using Guide Star or IRS Non-Profit Search.  

All Animal Rescue 

- These are rescue groups that rescue more than one type of animal.  

Animal Rescues & Shelters - Illinois

Rescue Network Organization - The PetHobbyist family of web communities, and its staff, volunteers, users, and sponsors, support the responsible and ethical rescue of all kinds of animals: companion animals, working animals, and wildlife.

PGAA Rescue contacts - Provides dog and other pet rescue and adoption contacts in Illinois.  

Arlington Heights, IL  The Buddy Foundation -  The Buddy Foundation (TBF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of homeless & abandoned animals in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago.  We NEED YOUR HELP!  
Address: PO Box 334, Arlington Heights, IL 60006   Phone: (847) 813-7206  

Barrington, IL  Animal House Shelter - A No-Kill & Animal Shelter for all breeds of dogs and cats.  
Address:  206 Otis Rd, Barrington, IL 60010  

Batavia, IL  Homes for Endangered & Lost Pets -  is a state-licensed and not-for-profit organization.  We need your Help!  

Fairview Heights, IL  Bark Rescue - Belleville Area Rescue of K-9's.  Cats available too!    Address:  PO Box 4619, Fairview Heights, IL 62208

Hinckley, IL 60520  Recycling Animals In Need - is a State Licensed, Not-For-Profit, Tax Deductible 501(c)3 humane organization, staffed entirely by volunteers, working to find new homes for unwanted and/or homeless dogs and cats.  
Address:  PO Box 810, Hinckley, IL 60520  

Monmouth, IL 60520  Western Illinois Animal Rescue - 2014 62nd St, Monmouth, IL 61462   Phone: 309-734-5227 

Mt. Prospect, IL Adopt-A-Pet Network of Foster Homes - North/Northwest Suburbs & Chicago North, PO Box 408, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056   Phone: 847-870-8999  

Roodhouse, IL  The Dog PEN  - is a tax deductible, non-profit organization that promotes pet ownership responsibility, provides behavioral training and rehabilitation of homeless, abused and/or neglected dogs and cats.  We Need Your Help!  Our organization is always in need of pet fosters, for dogs and/or cats. If you are interested in opening your heart and home to a homeless pet, we would love to talk to you about joining our operation.  
Address:  PO Box 2, Roodhouse, IL 62082   Phone:  (217)589-4269

Vandalia, IL  Second Chance Animal Rescue of Fayette County - Second Chance Animal Rescue of Fayette County, Illinois.  Address:  Rt. 2 Box 128, Vandalia, Illinois 62471 

Animal Rescue Haven - We take animals out of a shelter with an adopting home set up for them. They are vet checked, vaccinated and house trained. Our animals will be from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota. We do not kill our animals. If a animal says URGENT that means we cannot save it from a different humane society because we do not have room in our rescue to save them.  
Address:  

Adopt a Rescue Pet - Central US Humane Societies and Animal Shelters 

Strays Halfway House - A Pet Rescue Organization.  Strays Halfway House does not have a central "shelter". All of our animals are placed in foster homes where they can be adopted from.   Phone: 630-351-3150 

Illinois Valley Rescue - P.O. Box 284, Peru, Illinois 61354  

Southern Illinois Pet Society - is not an animal shelter. We are a small group of Pulaski County residents thought it was time to do something about the animal abuse and abandonment in their communities. In recent years, the society has expanded and we now serve Alexander County as well.  

Avian Rescue 

Bird Adoption Groups  - BirdAdoption.org - Bird Adoption - Adopt a parrot or another captive bird instead of contributing to the homeless bird problem by buying from a breeder. Educate yourself on proper bird care BEFORE adopting a bird. They make difficult, demanding 'pets' because they are wild animals!  

A Refuge for saving the Wildlife Parrot  - A Not-For-Profit organization for parrot and bird refuge & rescue and parrot avian adoption services and exotic bird sanctuary.  
Address:  3149 Dundee Road, Suite # 229, Northbrook, IL  60062-2402  

See also Bird Information  or Avian Rescues  

Cat Rescue 

Juggling Cats -  Listing of Illinois cat rescues 

Chicago, IL Harmony House for Cats - Chicago's Harmony House for Cats is a cageless no-kill shelter that rescues & places cats in need. Learn how to adopt, volunteer, donate. 
Address:  PO Box 18098, Chicago, IL 60618   Phone: 773-463-6667  

Chicago, IL Felines, Inc. - is a licensed cageless, no-kill cat shelter located on the north side of Chicago. We care for over 160 cats and kittens in our two floor house.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  6379 N Paulina, Chicago IL 60660   Phone: 773-465-4132

Chicago, IL Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too & Touched by an Animal -  is a not-for-profit 501-C-3 charitable organizations.  Welcome to the pages of Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too and Touched by an Animal, charities dedicated to helping the elderly keep their companion animals and helping lost and found kitties.  Address:  PO Box 59067, Chicago IL 60659   Phone: 773-728-6336  

LaGrange Park, IL  CatNap from the Heart -  is a nonprofit animal shelter located in LaGrange Park Illinois specializing in cats, kittens, birds, and certain small mammals-we also have guinea pigs and hamsters available for adoption.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  1101 Beach Ave, LaGrange Park, IL 60526   Phone: 708-352-3914  

Lombard, IL Cat Guardians - Cat Guardians, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed to help with the feline overpopulation and homelessness problem in DuPage County, Illinois.  A no-kill animal shelter for cats in Lombard, Illinois in the western suburbs of Chicago.  
Address:  932 E St. Charles Rd, Lombard, Illinois 60148 

Purebred Cat Rescue  - A 501c3 Non-Profit organization celebrating 10 years of finding quality homes for abandoned/surrendered purebred cats in the southeastern Wisconsin/Northern Illinois areas!  

Chicago, IL Tree House Animal Foundation - A cageless no kill cat shelter.  
Address: 1212 W Carmen Ave, Chicago IL 60640  Phone: 773-784-5488  

Dog Rescue 

Senior Dog Rescue  Looking out for older dogs 

Deaf Dog Rescue - USA   

Blind Dog Rescue - Owners of dogs that are blind or visually impaired canines.  Information on joining the blind dog email list.  

Metro Animal Dog Rescue - Listing of Dog Rescues

Help our Lil Dogs - Dog Rescue.  The Marion Animal Control in Marion, Illinois also has a lot of great dogs for adoption. Their phone number is 618-993-2991.  

Elk Grove Village, IL Chicagoland Dog Rescue - By helping as many dogs as we can, we keep them from being brought to various societies or kill shelters where 15,000 dogs are put to death daily in Illinois.
Address: PO Box 91927, Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-1927  

Fairview Heights, IL  BARK Rescue: Belleville Area Rescue of K-9's - is an all breed rescue located in Belleville, IL that works to rescue animals, place them into foster homes, and find permanent, loving homes. We are a rescue group, meaning we have no shelter facility.  
Address:  PO Box 4619, Fairview Heights, IL 62208   Phone: 618-624-7770

Hillside, IL Magnificent Mutts Inc - We are volunteers dedicated to finding loving homes to the homeless, abandoned, and abused animals of our community. Animals waiting for adoption are housed in foster homes.  We are licensed by the state of Illinois, we receive no government funding.   
Address:  755 N Wolf Rd, Hillside, IL 60162  

Jacksonville, IL The Dog P.E.N. - is a tax deductible, non-profit organization that promotes pet ownership responsibility, provides behavioral training and rehabilitation of homeless, abused and/or neglected dogs and cats. Through volunteer efforts, animals in Animal Control Facilities in Greene and Morgan counties are rescued, fostered and adopted to loving, permanent homes.  Donations and Foster Homes Needed!!  
Address:  PO Box 2, Roodhouse, IL 62082   Email: dogpetednet@netscape.net  

Virginia, IL  Pound Dog Rescue - is a non-profit community based group organized in February of 2005. PDR rescues and finds homes for stray and unwanted animals in the Cass County Region.  
Address:  PO Box 41, Virginia, IL. 62691   

Winchester, IL Scott County Dog Rescue - is a volunteer, non-profit 501 (c) organization developed to provide assistance to homeless dogs in Scott County, IL. Since our inception in August 2003, not one healthy stray dog has been euthanized in Scott County!  
PO Box 22, Winchester, IL 62694   Phone: 217-742-5792  

Wood Dale, IL  Illinois Bird Dog Rescue - is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving, transporting, vetting, fostering, and adopting homeless American Field-bred English Pointers and English Setters - a group of canines commonly known as BIRDDOGS.  

Airedale Terrier Rescue - Address:  1123 Vesper Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103   Services the following states:  Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada 

Midwest Akita Rescue Society  -  Serving the Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin Areas.  

Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue - Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association - serving Illinois and portions of surrounding states since 1989.  
Address:  200 East Evergreen  Suite 103, Mt Prospect, Illinois 60056 

American Eskimo Dog Rescue of Northern Illinois - American Eskimo Dog Rescue is a website dedicated to all aspects of dog ownership including adoption, rescue, training, health, nutrition, and memorial.  

American Eskimo Dog Rescue, Inc - We are an all-volunteer nationwide American Eskimo dog rescue organization with chapters in many states throughout the country, and we are always adding more. We rescue stray, orphaned, unwanted or abused Eskies from humane societies, pounds, shelters, etc.  We can also be found on Petfinder.com in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington state.  We need volunteers, transporters and foster homes.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.

Michigan American Eskimo Rescue  - Our dogs are in foster homes.  We work closely with folks in IL, IN, OH.
Dearborn, MI 48124   Email:   tandybear@hotmail.com.  

Midwest Australian Cattle Dog Rescue - Midwest ACD Rescue.  Our goal is to rehome as many needy Australian Cattle Dogs (aka Blue or Red Heelers) as we possibly can. We cooperate with local shelters and other rescue groups to take in strays and foundlings in the hopes of finding them new "forever" homes.  
Address:  Sidney, IL 61877 - southeast of Champaign-Urbana, IL.  

Illinois Bird Dog Rescue - is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving, transporting, vetting, fostering, and adopting homeless American Field-bred English Pointers and English Setters - a group of canines commonly known as BIRDDOGS.  
Wood Dale, IL 60191 

Great Lakes Border Collie Rescue - A 501(c)3 tax-exempt corporation dedicated to the rescue and permanent placement of Border Collies.  Serving Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.   Address:  PO Box 113, Eagle, MI 48822  

Midwest Border Collie Rescue - LOOKING TO ADOPT A DOG, THINK ABOUT FOSTERING FIRST. WE ARE IN URGENT NEED OF FOSTER HOMES in WI, IL, MN, IN, OH, MI and other Midwest states. Rescue offers an excellent opportunity to learn more about the breed and network with people who understand the breed.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE. 

Illinois Pug & Boston Terrior Rescue - We are a state-licnsed Pug And Boston Terrier Rescue, and a member of Purebred Dog Rescue of St. Louis, Inc., a tax-exempt breed rescue charity.  We supply veterinary care for and rehome displaced pugs and BTs.  

Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue - PO Box 671, Yorkville, IL 60560  

Chihuahua Rescue USA -  We are an all-volunteer rescue, transport, foster and adoption group. It is our belief that irresponsible breeding of animals for profit is unethical and seek to encourage potential pet guardians to consider adoption as their first choice in selecting a loving canine addition to their family.  Chihuahua Rescue focuses on the mid-west region of the United States which includes Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee.

Illinois Cocker Rescue - rescue abandoned and homeless Cocker Spaniels.  
Address:  P.O. Box 384, Harvard, IL 60033

Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois - an organization dedicated to the rescue and adoption of purebred collies.  Address:  PO Box 4169, Lisle, Illinois 60532  

Almost Home Dachshund Rescue - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.  
Springfield, IL  

Midwest Dachshund Rescue - Areas covered:  WI, IL, MN, MO, IA, IN, MI, OH 
Address:  305 West 3rd Street, Byron, Illinois 61010  

Illinois Doberman Rescue - Rescue and placement of dogs in need. List of available animals, articles on the breed, and related information. Based in Naperville, Illinois.  

Central Illinois German Shepherd Rescue - A small, all-volunteer, registered not-for-profit, foster-based rescue in Urbana, Illinois, dedicated to find loving, permanent homes for German Shepherd Dogs. Profiles and photographs of available dogs, alumni photographs, FAQ, application forms, newsletter, events calendar, training classes, and links. Address:  P.O. Box 17464, Urbana, IL 61803 

Northern Illinois German Shepherd Rescue - Chicago - 
Address:  PO Box 596 • Plainfield, IL 60544 

German Shepherd Rescue - GSR is a state licensed, NO KILL animal shelter based in the Chicagoland area. We are a 501(c)3, non-profit organization.
Address:  P.O. Box 5092, Skokie, IL 60077  

Chicagoland German Shepherd Rescue - CSR specializes in the rescue, rehab and rehoming of shelter and stray German Shepherds.  
Address: PO Box 147, Hines, IL 60141  

Illinois German Shorthair Rescue - Illinois Shorthair Rescue operates as a not-for-profit breed rescue group based in Northern Illinois. The goal of ISR is to help German Shorthaired Pointers in need, to place them into responsible, permanent homes, and to educate the public about the breed. Our dogs come from animal control organizations, humane societies, and owner give-up situations.  

Midwest Greyhound Adoption - PO Box 338, Sugar Grove IL, 60554   Phone: 630-466-4022

Adopt a Husky - A Siberian Husky Rescue Serving the Midwest & Pacific Northwest Regions.  A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization  Address:  PO Box 275, Salem, WI 53168-0275 

Keeshound Rescue of the Central States - 

Midwest Labrador Retriever Rescue - MLRR is a Chicago and Chicagoland Illinois all volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to finding loving, permanent homes for unwanted or abandoned Labrador Retrievers.  
Address:  P.O. Box 1473, Lombard, IL 60148-8473

Northern Illinois Labrador Retriever Rescue - Labrador Retriever rescue serving Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Ways to help, behavior tips, list of events, and pictures of available dogs.  Address:  P.O. Box 164, Island Lake, IL 60042 

Mastiff Club of America Rescues - Great Lakes Region - Mastiffs available for adoption. Help us help them.  Serving IN, IL, OH, MI, MN and WI. 

Miniature Pinscher Service, Inc - Miniature Pinscher Service, Inc 

Northern Illinois Pug Rescue - Northern Illinois Pug Rescue & Adoption, Inc is dedicated to providing care and shelter to young and old pug dogs in order to ensure humane treatment and care for unwanted, lost, or abandoned pugs.  We are a "virtual" organization. We are an all volunteer organization and we do not have an "office" where you can come see the dogs during office hours. The dogs are all fostered at volunteer's homes.  

Illinois Pug & Boston Terrior Rescue - We are a state-licnsed Pug And Boston Terrier Rescue, and a member of Purebred Dog Rescue of St. Louis, Inc., a tax-exempt breed rescue charity.  We supply veterinary care for and rehome displaced pugs and BTs.  

Recycled Rotts, Inc -  Recycled Rotts of Chicago dedicates itself to the rescue, placement and education of the breed known as Rottweiler.  
Address:  PO Box 1082, Oswego, IL 60543  

Rescue a Shar-Pei -  is a volunteer group with a concern for abandoned and abused Shar-Pei in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and surrounding areas. Our purpose is to place such Shar-Pei into quality homes where proper care and love will be provided for life. 

Central Illinois Sheltie Rescue   - 

Secondhand Shelties Ltd -  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
PO Box 714, Addison, IL 60101    Phone:  630-628-8322

New Beginnings Shih Tzu Rescue -  is a Shih Tzu rescue group based in Wisconsin. Currently we will adopt dogs only in the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa and Indiana.  

Horse Rescue 

HARPS Hooved Animal Rescue  - The main goals of the HARPS organization continues to be the rescue, protection and rehabilitation of abused horses and hooved animals, as well as education and legislative advocacy
Address:  331 Old Sutton Rd, Barrington Hills, Illinois  60010 

Chances Miniature Horse Rescue - is a not for profit organization dedicated to the well-being of all miniature horses.  

Lazy Maple Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation Center -  We strive to give them a second chance at life through rehabilitation and a lot of TLC. Several state approved humane investigators on staff.  
Address:  2622 Kane Rd, Leland, IL 60531-8004  

Crosswinds Equine Rescue  - Crosswinds is a non-profit rescue agency focused on saving, rehabilitating, and finding new homes for horses and ponies.  
Address:  1476 N County Route 1350 E, Tuscola IL 61953 

Woodstock, IL  Hooved Animal Humane Society - The mission of the Hooved Animal Humane Society is to promote and ensure the humane treatment of hooved animals through education, investigation, and when necessary, legal intervention.  
Address:  10804 McConnell Road, Woodstock, IL 60098 

Wild Horse Spirit  - Wild Horse Spirit is a hands-on, private, tax-exempt Wild Horse Advocacy Organization and Sanctuary for rescued wild horses since 1993. Among our mission statements: humane treatment, rescue and rehabilitation of injured or jeopardized wild horses, rigid adoption guidelines to prevent adopted wild horses going to auction/slaughter, preservation/protection of wild horses on public and private ranges, etc.  Address:  25 Lewers Creek Road, Carson City, NV 89704 

Hope for Horses    We are an all volunteer run 501 (c) 3 non-profit.  All donations and adoption fees go toward recovering the cost to save the horses we have and to help save more horses.   Donations and help needed!  

United Pegasus Foundation    is a 501(c)(3)racing charity that provides California's Thoroughbreds with a chance at a second career or a humane and deserved retirement.  We also have PMU horses available.  
Contact: 120 First Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006   Phone: (626) 279-1306 or (951) 487-2770 

PMU Horse Rescue - PMURescue.org was launched in December 2003 in response to the massive production cuts in the Premarin industry.  We help save horses from slaughter.   PMURescue.org is a project of United Animal Nations (UAN).

Other animal rescue                         See Also Wildlife Rescue  

Greater Chicago Ferret Association - We are the Oldest and Largest Ferret Association in the Greater Chicago Area!  

House Rabbit Society of Chicago - We are a non-profit, all-volunteer organization devoted to rescuing rabbits and finding good homes for them. We also have a mission to educate the public on issues of rabbit health and behavior.  

The Critter Corral - is a small animal rescue specializing in guinea pigs. We were founded in April, 1999. As of January 1st we have taken in over 1500 homeless and unwanted Guinea Pigs! 95% of the Guinea Pigs in our rescue come from shelters and animal controls.   View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  PO Box 291, Steger, IL 60475   Phone: 708-672-9920  

Pig Pals Sanctuary - Pig Pals Sanctuary is non profit and provides medical care, a healthy diet, and a permanent home with loving kindness for pot bellied pigs. You will also find current heath care articles, lots of pictures and links.  
Address:  8000 Dustman Rd, Worden, IL 62097   Phone: 618-459-3619   

Wildlife Rescue 

US Wildlife Rehabilitators - IL 

Wildlife Care - IL  A list of wildlife rehabilitators in Illinois.  

Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation - Find a rehabber in Northern Illinois  

Illinois Wildlife Rehabilitators - On-line resource for outdoor activities, native wildlife and more. Wildlife Rehabilitators in Illinois.  

Illinois Wildlife Rescue Help Don't Hurt - Wildlife rescue tips and more! 

Saint Francis Pet Foundation - 6 N 441 Catalpa Ave, Wood Dale, IL 60191

Research: 

Encyclopedia - Academic Kids.com Free online encyclopedia with thousands of free articles 

State Library - 

Find it Illinois - Library Directory and more!

Illinois Digital Archives - 

Archives  -  Click on the County name to go directly to that county's GenWeb page.    

Genealogy   -  More than 209,300 links! 206,850 links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 160 categories.   

Kindred Trails - Illinois Genealogy 

Homework Help - Several variety of subjects to choose from. 

Homework Help - Homework help for students and parents.  Various links to homework help websites.  

Rockford, Illinois Homework Helpers - Links to various sources.  

Research Buzz  - ResearchBuzz is designed to cover the world of Internet research.  

College of Education -  

State Information - ClassBrain’s State Reports has state books, history & statistics, maps, photos, quick facts, state symbols, tourism resources, printable worksheets, puzzles, clip-art, study aids, and graphs of top commodities and exports for each of the fifty states. 

Illinois - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  

State Information - Information on the state of Illinois.  

Airports:    

USA Airports Directory - Illinois Airports and Accommodations directory. Airports and Airline tickets, lodging near airports and airport car rentals.  

AirNav Directory - Airport listings.  

Central Illinois Regional Airport - Flight schedules, directions, press releases, newsletters airfares, and information on future plans can be found.

Quad City International Airport  - The Quad City International Airport (QCIA) serves travelers from Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois regional areas.  

Willard Airport  - University of Illinois' airport that offers details on carriers, flight schedules, ground transportation, news and events.  

Illinois Airport Directory  - 

Area Codes & Telephone Directory:      

Area Codes - By Hometown Locator 

Illinois Area Codes - By All Area Codes 

Phonebook of Illinois - Search for phone numbers.   

Illinois Telephone Directory - Illinois Phone Book and Illinois Phone Directory makes searching for businesses and people in Illinois easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in Illinois.

Chicago Yellow Pages - Chicago Yellow Pages ...find local info, white pages, demographics and more using Areaconnect Chicago.  

Chicago Yellow.com - Chicago Yellow Pages - find Chicago area businesses faster by searching multiple Chicago Yellow Pages from one form.

Attractions:   

Roadside America  - State offbeat attractions, road trip sights and virtual vacation highlights.  

Enjoy Illinois  - Listing weekend getaways, tourist attractions, trip planners, and information on restaurants, sports, and theater.

USA Tourism             Trip Advisor          

Haunted Stays - The Inn at 835

See America Visit Illinois - SeeAmerica.org’s travel guide to the State of Illinois will provide you with travel information pertaining to Illinois accommodations, attractions and activities – even Illinois State Parks. Visit Illinois today!  

Illinois Attractions - Illinois Attractions - MYTravelGuide - Reviews and research on all Illinois Attractions, Hotels, Restaurants and more. Plan your next trip at MyTravelGuide.  

Free Attractions - Search Illinois for area attractions. We list free museums, parks, parades, festivals, and things to do. 

Illinois Chicago Attractions by Planetware - Listing of attractions in the surrounding state area.  Find links to other attractions in the Illinois state.  

Illinois Attractions - Listing of attractions, places of interest and cities.  

Oprah Winfrey Show -  Oprah's Daytime show located in Chicago, IL.  

Border States:  

Indiana         Kentucky         Missouri         Iowa         Wisconsin  

Camping: 

Go Camping - Illinois community

Camping Trip - Illinois camping trip information 

All Campgrounds - Absolutely the best campground directory for Illinois, with links to RV parks and campgrounds, including modem friendly and pet friendly. 

Illinois Camping & Service Network - Access The CIS' RV-America site to find RV campgrounds and RV services in Illinois.

Benz's Campground Directory - An outdoor recreation directory featuring campgrounds with hyperlinks campground web pages across the united states, Canada and Mexico. Campers with tents, motorhomes, pop-ups, and fifth wheelers can look up campgrounds by state and town. 

RV Parks & Campgrounds 

KOA Campgrounds - KOA Illinois Camping - Campground, Cabin and RV Park Directory

IL Campgrounds    

Charities & Donations:

See Also: Volunteer Opportunities 

Have some stuff you need/want to get rid of?  Here is a list of places that need a variety of donations.  

New Homes for old stuff - 

Illinois Charities -  Find Charities listed by city.  

Kars4kids - Car Donations Illinois - Free Hotel when you donate a car in IL  

Golden Years - We are dedicated to helping low income senior citizens, living in low income subsidized housing to a bit of holiday cheer when loneliness and depression can be unbearable.

Donate for Charity - car donations of all types accepted in Illinois--your selected charity will receive between 70-80% of the cash proceeds when you donate a car in Illinois.  

Car for Causes - Illinois car donation, cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, RV to charity and receive a donation receipt for your tax deduction. Donate car in Illinois IL to charity.

Organ & Tissue Donations - Gift of Hope!  

Locks of Love - 

Wigs for Kids - Wigs for Kids is a non profit organization that provides a hair replacement system to any eligible child who has lost hair as a result of chemotherapy, radiation treatments, alopecia, burns, or other medical circumstances.  

Illinois AMVETS Donation Drop-offs -  offers specific locations to drop off donations of household goods and clothing.  Call 708-388-7800 for further assistance. 

Animal Shelters and Rescuers need Volunteers, Donations and more! 

Illinois Non-Profit Art Organizations & Centers - Nonprofit Art Organizations and Community Art Centers.  

Habitat for Humanity of Illinois

Cities & Towns:  

Hometown Locator - Illinois community profiles with census, demographic and income data, parks, schools, libraries, hospitals, airports, environmental conditions, local newspapers, media outlets, employment, maps and aerial photos.  Zip codes        Area codes 

Bigger Cities  - Illinois Bigger Cities (over 6000 residents) 

Smaller Cities  - Illinois Smaller Cities, Towns, and Villages (between 1000 and 6000 residents)

Small Towns  - Illinois Very Small Towns and Villages (fewer than 1000 residents) 

Colleges:  

Illinois Colleges, Career Colleges and Technical Vocational Colleges  Links to and information about colleges, universities, career colleges, technical colleges, schools, and online degree programs in Illinois. Free online scholarship searches.  

Illinois College Search  Illinois Colleges, Community Colleges, & Universities

University of Illinois - Homepage for the University system. Main campuses in Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign.  

Illinois College - 1101 West College Ave, Jacksonville, IL 62650  

Southeastern Illinois College - 3575 College Rd, Harrisburg, IL 62946  

University of Illinois College of Law - 504 E Pennsylvania Ave, Champaign, IL 61820 

Illinois College of Optometry - 3241 S Michigan Chicago, IL 60616 

Constitution:   

21st State   - Illinois became a state on December 3, 1818  

Illinois's Constitution  

Counties:   

Illinois Counties - Alphabetical List of IL State Counties.

Illinois County Quick Facts - Quick Facts Illinois County Map.  

US Counties - The premier local directory of official county, city and township government web sites.  

Capital Impact - Illinois Map of Counties 

 Illinois Counties - Easy-to-use directory of state, regional, county & city web sites in Illinois. Includes official & unofficial sites. 

Current Time: 

Georgia - by World Time Savers 

Illinois - by Time Genie  

Chicago - by Time & Date  

Illinois - by Convert it  

Current Local Time - by Time & Temperature  

Time Zone - by The Official US Time 

Directory:    

Better Business Bureau - Chicago and Northern Illinois 

Better Business Bureau - Central Illinois 

Better Business Bureau - The St. Louis Better Business Bureau serves 50 counties in Eastern Missouri and 49 counties in Southern Illinois.

Chamber of Commerce      

Directory of Chambers    

Illinois Blue Book - The Illinois Blue Book is the official state directory and fact book about all levels of government in Illinois and much more.   

Snare Directory  - Directory of arts, business, community, entertainment, travel, recreation, and government sites.         

Directory of Lodging - A directory of hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts, and vacation rental property throughout Illinois.  

IL Live Web Cam Directory - How to find Illinois webcams for Bourbonnais, Chicago, Moline, Oak Park, Quincy, Rock Island, Solider Field. Webcambiglook shows full screen pictures live from IL web cam directory.  

Leonards Webcams - Use this highly organized Illinois webcam directory to look at current, live views throughout the state.

Haunted Houses - Haunted Attractions in Illinois.  

Great Illinois - The largest Illinois directory and guide to everything.  

Illinois Top Wedding Sites - Illinois Wedding, Chicago wedding services, chicagoland wedding sites including, limousines, bands, music, limo, DJ, photography, officiants, limo and all services located in Illinois.  

Driving, Road Conditions & Guides: 

DMV   - Services for Motorists.       

Illinois Driving Laws and Speed Limits - 

Driving Report - Illinois Traffic Information.   Illinois Travel Advisory Construction Report.  Other Travel Information       

Travel Advisory - National Weather Service 

Department of Transportation - 

Illinois Traveler Information - Construction, Maps, tourist information and more!  

Highway Conditions - Illinois information about road conditions, highway conditions, flight delays, traffic, transit, driving directions, and weather for travelers. 

Hwy Road & Travel Conditions - Where to find Illinois Highways - travel road condition updates with live traffic cams, Illinois highway travel weather maps and Illinois road information updated

Online Highways - Online Highways Guide to Travel, Leisure and Recreation in North America and beyond.  

Emblems & Seals: 

State Animals  

State Amphibian: Eastern Tiger Salamander  Ambystoma tigrinum  Adopted in July 2005 

State Animal:   white-tailed Deer  Odocoileus virginianus   Adopted in 1982 

State Bird:   Cardinal    Cardinalis cardinalis      Adopted in 1929 

State Dance:  Square Dance  

State Facts:  Facts            IL State Facts           IL State Facts   

State Fish:  Bluegill  Lepomis macrochirus    Adopted in 1986 

State Flag:  

State Flower:   Illinois Native Violet   Violacea    Adopted in 1907 

State Fossil:   Tully Monster  Tullimonstrum gregarium   Adopted in 1989 

State Prairie Grass:   Big Bluestem   Adropogon gerardii   Adopted in 1989 

State Insect:   Monarch Butterfly      Adopted in 1975 

State Mineral:   Fluorite      Adopted in 1965 

State Motto:  State sovereignty, national union  

State Nickname:  Prairie State 

State Reptile:   Eastern Painted Turtle    Chrysemys picta   Voted in July 2005 

State Snackfood:   Popcorn      voted a state food in 2003 

State Soil:   Drummer Soil  

State Song:   Illinois, Illinois   

State Tree:  White Oak        Adopted in 1973 

State Profile    

State Seals & Emblems

State Seals & Emblems   

State Seals, Emblems & Map - Facts, Map and State Symbols by Enchanted Learning

State Seals & Emblems  

State Seals & Emblems  - Facts and information about Illinois.  

Stately Knowledge  - Facts about Illinois

Events:     

Things to do           

Motorcycle Events - Upcoming Motorcycle Events in Illinois. 

Things to do - by Elsurfo

Outdoors Things to do - Bird Watching          

Famous People: 

Famous People From illinois  

Illinois Famous People 

Famous People born in Illinois    

Figures in Illinois History 

Illinois Biographies and Famous People 

Golfing:

Golf Illinois - Illinois' Golf News and Golf Course Guide, free golf giveaways, golf course and resort reviews.  

Golf Course Online - Find Illinois golf courses in your county. Golf courses that are just right for you and your friends are just two clicks away. 

Illinois Golf courses - Complete Illinois golf course guide from GolfGuideweb.com. Click here for all Illinois golf courses, including descriptions, reviews, stats, tee times, golf packages and more!

Golf course Listings - Choose a destination city.  

Southern Illinois Golf - The Best of the Best in Golf.  

Government:  

Stateline.org - Illinois politics & policy news.  

Illinois Government  - Explore Illinois state government resources at GovSpot.com. 

Office of Governor            Secretary of State              State Government     

Illinois Legislative Action Center - E-mail, call or write the President, Congress or state and local government based on your ZIP code. Find groups' "Take Action" alerts or create your own.  

Legislators     

House Members  

Legislature - Illinois Legislature Archives.  

Write Your Representative - contact your your Congressperson

Directory of State, County & City Government websites - A frequently updated directory of official Illinois state and local government websites. Includes links to cities, counties, and state agencies.

Haunted Places: 

Crawford County Ghost Hunters Society - was founded in 2001, by Jason Snider.  We investigate anywhere in Illinois and parts of Indiana.  Our investigations focus on the Crawford County area and surrounding counties. 

Springfield Ghost Society - Welcome to the Springfield Ghost Society The purpose of this group is to evaluate and investigate reports of paranormal activity in the central Illinois area. We are all in this group for one reason, the need and desire to learn more about the unknown.  

Haunted Chicago Paranormal Research & Investigation - Presents evidence of paranormal activity uncovered in our investigations.  

Illinois Haunted Houses - Real Haunted Houses 

Ghost Towns - The best source of information on ghost towns in the U.S. Ghost towns are listed by state & include biographies, pictures, and other detailed ghost town information. 

Ghosts of the Prairie - Explore the History & Hauntings of Illinois & America with Author Troy Taylor & the American Ghost Society.  

Shadowlands - Listing of haunted places in Illinois.   

Real Haunts - A spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories! Find out where the haunted houses are in your town.  

Chicago Ghost Haunting Tours - Chicago Hauntings Chicago ghost tours offers a glimpse of the Windy City's many haunted locales. Ride the Ghost Bus and see the Windy City's supernatural side.  

The Best Haunted Houses - Haunted House and Halloween portal to finding haunted houses, Halloween events, pumpkin carving, haunted how tos and everything you want to know about the Haunted House Industry. 

Haunted Houses - United States Haunted House Search Engine and Directory

Horrorfind Haunted Houses - Haunted houses.  We are the top haunted house locator on the web.

History: 

Illinois Historical Society  -  Founded to support the State Historical Library and to encourage research and writing on state history.

The US50 - Illinois is a extensive guide to history, outdoors, tourism, events and attractions for the state of Illinois.

Historical Note -  All about Illinois 

Illinois History  -  America's story from America's Library.    

Illinois History Timeline  - Browse a chronological timeline of important events and dates in this state's history. Provides a guide to the state's history, geography, statistical data, and colleges.  

Illinois State Geography  

Chicago City History   

Homework Help

Homework Help - Homework Help offers BJ Pinchbeck's help with homework at DiscoverySchool.com. Also, visit Homework Help & More.  

Homework Help - Find the best K-12 homework resources organized by subject and grade-level at HomeworkSpot.com.  

Homework Center - Infoplease is the world's largest free reference site. Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Almanacs, and Homework Help on English, math, history, geography, science, and social studies. 

Homework Helper - Homework Helper refdesk.com 

Homework Helper - Fact Monster is the largest free reference site just for kids! Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education and health.

A + Math - This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. 

Cybrarian Kids - Librarian's site including links to school curriculum sites and educational links for children in grades 3 through 8. 

Kids Click - Web search for kids by Librarians.  

National Geographic Homework - History, Geography and maps.  

High School Ace - High School Ace is the ultimate guide to free high-quality online learning resources for teens. 

Homework Helper - Homework help on various subjects.  A directory with more than 700 links.  

Job Search:  

State of Illinois Job Opportunities - This site is designed to provide access to the Illinois Skills Match System (ISM), the first place Illinois-area employers come to find qualified job seekers and where job seekers come to find jobs.

Employment Spot - Find the latest Illinois employment opportunities at Employment Spot.  

Job Hunt - Illinois job search and employment resources center - find jobs in business, education, healthcare, banking, and government.  

Job Bank - Visit our site and see how we can help you find the job that's right for you. Thousands of new jobs are posted daily.  

Top USA Jobs - Illinois Jobs and Careers: Search jobs from specialized job search engines. All jobs updated daily.  

Illinois Federal Job Openings - government job delivery engine - Federal Job Search

Employment Guide - Find jobs in your state. 

Career Builder - Looking for Illinois jobs? See currently available job openings on CareerBuilder.com. Browse the current listings and fill out job applications.

Jobs & Salary information    Search for jobs in Illinois by metro area from our list of industry leading niche job boards.  

Jobs at Top Employers  -  You'll find information on government and private employers throughout the State.  

License Plates: 

Illinois        Specialty License Plates   

Lodging: Hotels, Motels, Inns and Bed & Breakfasts 

Directory of Lodging - A directory of hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts, and vacation rental property throughout Illinois.  

Directory of Hotels & Motels - Listing of Illinois Hotels & Motels by city.  

Bed & Breakfast Directory - View bed & breakfast descriptions, photos, reviews, and more. Bed and breakfast gift certificates are also available.  

Bed & Breakfast Inns Online - Illinois, Bed & Breakfast Lodging listings.  

Hotels, Inns & Bed and Breakfasts - Illinois Hotels, Inns, & Bed and Breakfasts. Find the perfect lodging accommodations with over photos, descriptions, and amenities. 

Orbitz - Discount Hotel Rooms, Rates and Reservations at Orbitz. 

Hotels.com - Find the Lowest Hotel Rates Guaranteed! From Luxury Hotels to Budget Accommodations. Hotels.Com has the Best Deals and Discounts for Hotel Rooms Anywhere.  

Trip Advisor -  Illinois hotels, resorts, inns and B& Bs: Visit TripAdvisor, your guide to the best unbiased reviews, travel articles and candid photos about hotels in Illinois, United States. 

All Hotels -  Hotels and hotel reservations by All-Hotels, travel, lodgings and discount hotels worldwide. Instant reservations at 100,000 hotels in 12,000 locations.  

Resorts & Lodges -  Listing of Resorts and Lodges in the Illinois area.  

Lottery: 

Illinois State Lottery - Home page for the Illinois Lottery  

Major Cities: 

List of major cities   

Georgia Cities - Easy-to-use directory of state, regional, county & city web sites in Illinois. Includes official & unofficial sites.

Hometown USA - Illinois information - find info on the State of Illinois and its cities, towns and villages including travel, tourist and visitor information, calendars, city and travel guides, moving guides, history.

Chicago, IL - 3rd Largest City in the US. Detailed profile.   

Largest Cities:  Chicago         Aurora         Rockford         Naperville         Joliet        Springfield        Peoria  

Maps:

Illinois Route Map   - Inside Illinois - route map: Use this page to create a map and get directions to an address in Illinois.

Map   - Mapquest  

Map Collection - Collection of various state maps from historical maps to satellite image maps.  

Merriam Webster Atlas - State map and some quick facts.  

Geography - Illinois state  

World Atlas - County map, Outline Map, Highway Map, Historical Maps and more.  

Illinois Map Quiz - Facts, Map and State Symbols

Maps of the World - Illinois Maps, State Map, Road Map, City Map and more.  

Media:   

Oprah Winfrey Show -  Oprah's Daytime show located in Chicago, IL.  

Illinois Media Links - Illinois Newspapers Radio Television, by the Disaster Center.  

EIN News - Illinois News. Service for global professionals. Constantly updated news and information about Illinois Media.  

Illinois Media Sources - Newspapers and TV 

Radio  - Search for more stations.   Find phone numbers and websites for  commercials you heard on the radio    

Illinois Newspapers  - Links to newspapers and TV stations in Illinois. 

Mondotimes - Illinois USA media. Illinois newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations. At Mondo Times, the worldwide media guide with over 15,000 media outlets.

Television            NewsLink           Television Stations             TV Radio World 

Monuments & Landmarks: 

Chicago Landmarks  - Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Illinois News:  

See Also MEDIA 

Illinois News  -  Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.  

USA Today - Illinois  - 

Chicago Tribune - Chicago's leading online source for local, Illinois and national news, weather and traffic, sports, entertainment, business news, jobs, cars and real estate classifieds.  

Headline Spot  -  Find the best sources for Illinois news at HeadlineSpot.com.

Outdoors: 

Illinois State Parks Trails & Maps - Find detailed information for state park on Trails.com, the most complete outdoor planning resource.  

Swimming Holes - Find swimming holes and hot springs.  

Wildernet - Your guide to outdoor recreation.  

Chicago Wilderness - The Chicago Wilderness consortium is an unprecedented alliance of more than 170 public and private organizations working together to protect, restore, study and manage the precious natural ecosystems of the Chicago region for the benefit of the public.  

Illinois Recreation areas - Recreation.gov  

Illinois Trails - Illinois state trail contacts for advocacy, support group for greenways, rail trail organizations, from American Trails

All Campgrounds - Absolutely the best campground directory for Illinois, with links to RV parks and campgrounds, including modem friendly and pet friendly. 

Benz's Campground Directory - An outdoor recreation directory featuring campgrounds with hyperlinks campground web pages across the united states, Canada and Mexico. Campers with tents, motorhomes, pop-ups, and fifth wheelers can look up campgrounds by state and town. 

KOA Campgrounds - Illinois

Directory of Illinois Counties - Canoeing, Kayaking & Rafting Outfitters in Illinois. 

The Nature Conservancy - Nature and conservation in Illinois 

Population:  

City Population  -  Top cities population.  

US Census Bureau  -  Frequently requested Census statistics for Illinois.

Population of Illinois -  

Population Overview   -  Illinois, state market research. ePodunk profiles cities, towns, villages, museums, colleges, schools and thousands of other places across the United States.  

Population by Counties

State population facts  - includes historic and projected growth.    

Public Records:  

SearchSystem   

Public Record Finder    

Illinois   

State Public Records - You can find out where to write or who to contact for vital records, criminal records, court records, and adoption records.

Recipes:

Illinois PKU Recipes - 

Food Network - Illinois Recipes

Mass Recipes - Illinois Recipes :: Recipes like Illinois Apple Pie

Recipe Source - Your Source for Recipes on the Internet 

Cooks Recipe Source - Recipe Search Engine

Betty Crocker - Betty Crocker offers free recipes and cookbooks for the savviest home chef. Find delicious and great tasting, healthy cooking recipes and ideas from Betty Crocker that make every day homemade.  

All Recipes - All recipes has over 30,000 free recipes – all created, reviewed, and approved by home cooks worldwide.  

Pillsbury - Recipe Search Results Brought to You by Pillsbury  

Campbell's Recipes - Browse more than 1800 quick and easy recipes, delicious dinner recipes, chicken recipes, casserole recipes and more.  

Got Milk Recipes - 

Restaurants:

Restaurant Guide - Restaurants.com show you the best restaurants for dining in Illinois, United States.

Dinning Guide - Find direct links to restaurant reviews all over the web, or write your own review of a restaurant.  

Top Restaurants - Chicago top best restaurants guide, menus, restaurant reviews, the best top Chicago restaurants & dining rooms.  

Illinois Restaurant Association - 

Illinois Restaurants - by Midwest Living 

Peoria Restaurants - 

Chicago Restaurants - 

Sports: 

Illinois Sports Camps - Local sports camps matches youngsters and adults to all types of sports camps in all parts of the USA.  

US Sports Camps - At sport camp you will improve your game and have a blast doing it. Take a peek at our site, we have Nike sports camps and many others just for you!  

KidsCamps - KidsCamps.com - Illinois Camps, Summer Camps in Illinois 

Guide to Illinois Sports - Guide to Illinois Professional, Semi-Pro, and College Sports. Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Football, Motor Sports, Horse Racing, Soccer, etc.

Illinois Sports - Known worldwide for our sports and facilities, Illinois has many stadiums, arenas, and sporting grounds.  

Northern Illinois University Athletics - 

State Search:   

Search & Rescue                  

Law Enforcement Agencies  - Illinois 

Illinois Amber Alert   

Illinois Criminal Record Search   

State/National Parks: 

Illinois Parks - National Historic Sites and Trails.  

State Parks - Online IL State Park information. Park overview, detailed park information, maps of state parks, links to nearby attractions, links to lodging, outfitters, campgrounds, dining.

National Parks  

National Park Service - Listing of national parks, monuments, historic trails and more.  

Statistics: 

Illinois Statistics - 

Illinois A-Z Statistics - 

Health - Cancer - The CDC National Center for Health Statistics provides the following death rates on various forms of cancer.    

Motor Vehicle Crashes - 

Crime Statistics - Illinois crime statistics, rape, murder, property crime, crime index, violent crime, burglary, vehicle theft, larceny, robbery, rate, vehicle theft, crime rates, crime reports 

Transportation Statistics - Illinois Average Commuting time  

City Population - 

Farmland Information Center - 

Illinois Agriculture Statistics   

Statistics for the Crawford County Humane Society  

Taxes:  

Illinois Revenue - The Illinois Department of Revenue collects taxes for state and local governments, administering 74 tax laws. The department has oversight responsibility for the local property tax and administers the Circuit Breaker tax relief and the Pharmaceutical Assistance programs.  

Illinois Business Portal - Illinois Taxes - Tax Descriptions and Rates  

Theme Parks:  

Illinois Amusement Parks, Theme Parks, Waterparks & Zoos 

Santa's Village - Routes 25 & 72 in East Dundee, Illinois 60118  

Kiddieland Amusement Park - 8400 W North Park, Melrose Park IL 60160  

Six Flags - Overview of Six Flags, Inc. with company information and a listing of domestic and international parks.

Transportation:

Chicago Transit Authority - 

Illinois Limousine Directory - Illinois limousines. Find airport limo and prom limos instantly. Search for Illinois limos and airport limousines in all state major airports.  

Transit Chicago - 

Illinois Atlas - 

Metra Rail - Chicago Metra Railroad's Information Center. Metra is the worlds finest commuter rail agency.  

Illinois Transit Options - American Public Transportation Association (APTA)-- Links to web sites for bus, subway, and light rail systems in the state of Illinois.  

Walking & Biking in Northern Illinois - 

Visitors Guide (s):  

Enjoy Illinois - Illinois Bureau of Tourism Official Website.  

Peoria Convention and Visitors Bureau - 

Visitors Guide Champaign County - Convention and Visitors Bureau 

Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau - Discover the best of the Midwest in Springfield, Illinois. Centrally located along the Sangamon River and historic U.S. Route 66, Springfield; full of adventure, history and fun!  

Chicago Traveler - Chicago's best visitor travel directory guide for visitors seeking information on the best hotels, restaurants, dining, nightlife, sightseeing attractions, and local events.  

Danville Convention and Visitors Bureau - Discover our communities' rich heritage through our people and places - from our historic sites to our nearly 15,000 acres of parks.  

Volunteer Opportunities:

See Also: Charities & Donations  

Support your favorite charity or school whenever you search the Internet using Good Search.     Each time you search, revenue is generated for your charity or school!

Volunteer Match - The mission of VolunteerMatch is to help everyone find a great place to volunteer. The nonprofit, online service, is helping thousands of nonprofit organizations attract the volunteer support they need.

Volunteer Illinois - Volunteer Illinois is the web site for The Community Volunteer Center, an outreach of Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL. This web site connects volunteers with organizations to enhance the volunteering experience.  

Volunteer Match - In Chicago Area.   

Planned Parenthood of East Central Illinois - You can volunteer your services at planned parenthood of Delaware. 

Your Local Animal Shelters and Rescuers need Volunteers, Donations and more!  See what you can do to help.  Click here for a local shelter/Humane Society in your area.  

Weather: 

Current Weather - Chicago, IL Weather Forecast and Current Weather 

Current Weather - Rockford, IL Weather Forecast and Current Weather 

Local Weather Forecast - for Illinois by City and Zip Code  

Travel Advisory - National Weather Service 

Illinois Weather                State Forecasts                Weather Central   

Webcams:

IL Live Web Cam Directory - How to find Illinois webcams for Bourbonnais, Chicago, Moline, Oak Park, Quincy, Rock Island, Solider Field. Webcambiglook shows full screen pictures live from IL web cam directory.  

Leonards Webcams - Use this highly organized Illinois webcam directory to look at current, live views throughout the state.

Weather USA - Live Weather Webcams  

Illinois Webcam Locator - Look at Current and Live Outdoor Webcams, Traffic Cameras and Other Web Cam Views Throughout The State of Illinois.  

Chicago Webcams - America's Live Weather Station - Your city's weather radar, live webcam, and forecast resource, plus traffic cams and airport links in one page.

Wildlife Adventures:   

Illinois's Nature and Outdoors - 

Illinois's Wildlife Refuges - Listing of refuges in the state of 

Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Illinois Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control 

Illinois US Fish & Wildlife Service - Illinois Office Directory Listing.   

Illinois Endangered Species - Lists of Endangered Species.   

Illinois Fishing - All about Illinois fishing including fly fishing, bass fishing, trout, walleye and salmon fishing with tips on equipment, boat dealers, fishing gear, rods and tackle plus vacation trip ideas and information on Illinois local lakes and streams.

Illinois Wildlife Viewing Guide - A guide to wildlife viewing in Illinois.  

Illinois's Wildlife Refuges - Listing of refuges in the state of Illinois.  

Top Rated Adventures - Outdoor Resources, Department of Fish & Wildlife, Natural Resources, Fish and Game, State Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Tourism and Travel, Outfitter Associations 

Illinois birding  -  contacts and bird watching information.   Visit the website where traveling birders in Illinois find local contacts and birding information  

Birding - Discover the top birding locations in Illinois. Find out more about Illinois Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Illinois.  

Illinois Freshwater Fishing Charter - 

The Nature Conservancy - Illinois Chapter

Zip Codes: 

Illinois - Listing of Illinois Zip codes  

Zip codes  - by Hometown Locator  

Zip code listings  - by Brainyzip.  Lists City, State, County and population.  

Zip code search  - A zip code finder will help you find a zip code's city and detail information.  Search by City, State or do a reverse zip code search.  

Local Weather Forecast - for Illinois by City and Zip Code

Zoo: 

The American Zoo & Aquarium Association  

USA Zoos Directory - 

American Zoos - 

Miller Park Zoo - 109 E Olive St, Bloomington, IL 61701  

Brookfield Zoo - Over 200 Wild acres.  Address:  3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513  

Lincoln Park Zoo - 2001 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614  

Shedd Aquarium - 1200 South Lake Shore Drive  

Peoria's Glen Oak Zoo - 2218 N Prospect Rd. Peoria, IL 61603   Phone: 309-686-3365  

Henson Robinson Zoo - 1100 East Lake Drive, Springfield, IL 62712

Closely Zoo - The Cosley Zoo in Wheaton, IL is a great little zoo with domestic farm animals and native Illinois wildlife.  
Address:  1356 N. Gary Avenue, Wheaton, Illinois 60187

Wheaton Park Zoo - 1356 Gary Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187

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