Links

The following links point to CMAP partners' web sites and other places of interest.  CMAP was created by merging the staffs of the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC).

Links by Category

• Counties and Municipalities
• Civic and Planning Organizations (Regional)
• Census and Other Data Providers
• Illinois State Government
• Illinois Organizations and Associations
• United States Government
• National Organizations and Associations
• Visitors' Resources

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Counties and Municipalities

• City of Chicago
• Cook County
• DuPage County
• Kane County
• Kendall County
• Lake County
• McHenry County
• Will County
• Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG)
• DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference 
• Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
• Northwest Municipal Conference
• South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
• West Central Municipal Conference
• Will County Governmental League
• Communities (NorthStarNet)
• South Suburbs (LincolnNet)
   

Civic and Planning Organizations (Regional)

• Bi-State Regional Commission (Quad Cities Area)
• Campaign for Sensible Growth
• Center for Neighborhood Technology
• Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS)
• Chicago Metropolis 2020
• Chicago Wilderness
• Chicagoland Chapter, Urban & Regional Information Systems Assoc. (URISA)
• Chicagoland Environmental Network
• The Civic Federation
• Eastern Will County Regional Council
• The Institute for Metropolitan Affairs (Roosevelt University)
• LincolnNet - South Metro Region
• Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities
• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
• Metropolitan Planning Council
• North Central Illinois Council of Governments
• Northeastern Illinois ARC Technology Users' Group
• Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
• NorthStarNet - North Suburban Library System
• Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
• Openlands Project
• Regional Transportation Asset Management System (RTAMS)
• Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
• Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties)
• U.S. Green Building Council (Chicago Chapter)
• Wisconsin-Illinois Upper Des Plaines River Ecosystem Partnership
• World Business Chicago (non-profit economic development organization)
   

Census and Other Data Providers

• Illinois Census 2000 Data
• American Factfinder (on-line Census Bureau data)
• U.S. Bureau of the Census
• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• The Geography Network (Census spatial data)
• Encyclopedia of Chicago Online
• Greater Chicago Housing and Community Development Website
• Metropolitan Chicago Information Center (MCIC)
• University of Chicago Library - maps
• Illinois State University, Census and Data User Services
• Northern Illinois University, Center for Governmental Studies
• FEDSTATS: Data from over 70 Federal Agencies
• Government Information Sharing Project, Oregon State University
• Ecanned Updates (Economic Data)
• EconData.Net (Links to Over 600 Socioeconomic Data Sites)
• Missouri Census Data Center
   

Illinois State Government

• State of Illinois Home Page
• Illinois Comptroller's Office - Local Governments Page
• Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
• Illinois Department of Employment Security
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Illinois Department of Transportation
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Illinois Labor Market Information (LMI)
• Illinois Natural History Survey
• Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
   

Illinois Organizations and Associations

• Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management
• Illinois Geographic Information Council (ILGIC)
• Illinois GIS Association (ILGISA)
• Illinois Lake Management Association (ILMA)
   

United States Government

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-Region V
• FirstGov - access to all online U.S. Government resources
• Natural Resources Conservation Service in Illinois
• THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Department of Labor
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Geological Survey
   

National Organizations and Associations

• Alliance for Regional Stewardship
• American Planning Association
• Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
• Association of State Floodplain Managers
• Association of State Wetland Managers
• Great Lakes Information Network
• National Association of Regional Councils
• North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
• Urban Land Institute
   

Visitors' Resources

• Chicago Public Library - "Learn Chicago"
• CTA - Chicago Transit Authority
• Metra Information Center
• Pace Suburban Bus Service
• Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
• Chicago Botanic Garden
• Chicago Tribune
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Daily Herald
• Chicago digitalcity.com
• Chicago Weather