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Illinois Helpful Web Links

The following links are provided to give you quick links to helpful government and small-business resources in Illinois.

  • GRT Impact Study
  • Illinois Department of Employment Security
    A direct link to Illinois workforce services: job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, employment and training programs, career and labor market information, payroll tax filing, and more!
  • Illinois Department of Revenue
    The primary responsibility of the Department of Revenue is to serve as the tax collection agency for state government and for local governments.
  • Illinois Election Guide
    Powered by Capitol Advantage, the Illinois Election Guide includes voting dates, polling places and other important election information.
  • Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
    The mission of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is to safeguard environmental quality, consistent with the social and economic needs of the State, so as to protect health, welfare, property and the quality of life.
  • Illinois General Assembly
    The home page of the Illinois General Assembly.
  • Illinois SBA Online
    The U.S. Small Business Administration was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small-business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
  • Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
    Workers' compensation is a no-fault system of benefits paid by employers to workers who experience job-related injuries or diseases. The Commission operates the state court system for workers' compensation cases.
  • IRS Small Business One-Stop Resource
    Learn about operating a business with employees, deductions and credits, recordkeeping and accounting methods. Additional resources include the Small Business Tax Calendar, Tax Topics for Businesses, and Frequently Asked Questions.
  • Protect Free Enterprise
    Political Action That Makes a Difference for Small Business!
  • Report Workers' Compensation Fraud: Division of Insurance
    From the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
  • SBA Office of Advocacy
    In 1976, Congress created the Office of Advocacy within the Small Business Administration to protect, strengthen and effectively represent the nation's small businesses within the federal government's legislative and rule-making processes.
  • SBA Office of Small Business Development Centers
    The U.S Small Business Administration administers the Small Business Development Center Program to provide management assistance to current and prospective small-business owners.
  • Small Business Legal Assistance for Unemployment Claims
    According to their Web site, the Illinois Department of Employment Security contracts with private law firms to provide limited free legal services (consultation and/or representation at IDES administrative hearings) to claimants and small employers who are eligible for this service. These are independent law firms and are not part of IDES.
  • State of Illinois
    The official Web site of the State of Illinois.
  • Tell Your Story
    Tell Us Your Story: How would the governor's Gross Receipts Tax scheme affect your small business?
  • www.StopTheGRT.com
    Gov. Rod Blagojevich has unveiled the largest tax increase in the history of Illinois, coupled with a threat of a 3 percent payroll tax for businesses that don't comply with his health-care mandate.