Items listed under State Reports have been received by the Documents Unit, Illinois State Library, Springfield, and are usually available from public libraries in the state through inter-library loan. Issuing agencies may have copies available. For items listed under Other Reports, write to the publisher as noted.

State Reports

■ Household Hazardous Wastes: Feasibility of Operating a Collection and Disposal Assistance Program, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 2200 Churchill Rd., P.O. Box 19276, Springfield 62794-9276 (February 1989), 24 pp.

Research and pilot projects conducted during 1988 by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency indicate that collection and disposal on a community or regional basis can be safe and efficient. However, appropriate disposal is relatively expensive and participation rates are likely to be only 1-2 percent.

■ Getting Started in Community Preservation, Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, Office of Urban Assistance, 620 E. Adams, Springfield 62701 (March 1989), 23 pp.

This how-to guide provides very practical information about such things as the need for a local preservation committee, a comprehensive survey of local landmarks and a site feasibility study. It also offers guidelines for rehabilitating historic buildings, gives tips on fundraising and lists public financial assistance programs as well as technical assistance resources.

■ Garbage. . . the Mounting Crisis, Department of Energy and Natural Resources, 325 W. Adams, Rm. 300, Springfield 62704.

This is a video rather than a printed report of the sort usually described in this column. It is so well done and deals with such an important issue that it nonetheless deserves mention here. Its message is quite simple: If present trends continue, Illinois will have no place to put its garbage by the end of 1996. All residents need to become a part of the solution to this problem. Showing this half-hour video at meetings of civic organizations and in schools may help. VHS copies may be borrowed by calling the ENR Clearinghouse at 1-800-252-8955; copies are also available through the audio visual section of the State Board of Education.

■ Illinois: A State of Art and Mind, Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, State of Illinois Center, Suite 3-400, 100 West Randolph, Chicago 60601 (July 1989), 120 pp.

This is the first issue of a magazine that could become an annual publication. It was designed to promote industrial development, foreign investment, and domestic and international tourism in this state. The magazine, which has been sent to a targeted business audience and potential investors throughout the country around the world, contains short articles – some of them humorous, some quite serious, all extremely interesting – about a wide variety of subjects touching on all geographical parts of the state.

Other Reports

■ A Children's Agenda: Into the '90s, Voices for Illinois Children, 53 W. Jackson, Suite 515, Chicago 60604 (1989), 31 pp.; $6.

Voices for Illinois Children, which came into existence in 1987, is governed by a board of civic, community and business leaders and is funded by foundations and corporations. Thit is its second report. It is divided into two sections: " A Good Start for Babies and Young Children," which highlights preventive strategies, from prenatal care to preschool and public education; and "A Fair Chance for Families," which recommends economic strategies to address poverty and economic opportunity, family stability, juvenile justice and housing. Of particular importance is the proposed tax credit for children in poverty, which would allow low-income families with children who qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to claim a state credit on the state income tax form for 25 percent of the federal EITC.

■ Handbook for County Board Members and Commissioners, Office of the Illinois Attorney General in cooperation with the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs and the Community and Education Service (April 1989), 80 pp.; available from CES, Suite 202, 302 E. John, Champaign 61820; $12.

This handbook is designed to provide county board members with information about many of the statutes that relate to county government. It is arranged by broad topics and, within those topics, by subject headings. Relevant statutes and court cases are cited throughout.

■ Administrative Rulemaking in Illinois: A Handbook for Rulemakers and Practitioners, by Robert John Kane, Center for Legal Studies, Sangamon State University, Springfield 62794-9243 (1989), 106 pp. plus 11 appendices; $50.

The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (IAPA), enacted in 1975, sets forth the minimum procedures that must be followed to promulgate administrative rules properly. The IAPA provides numerous ways for the public to obtain information about proposed and adopted rules and opportunities to comment on them. This manual should be useful to administrative personnel, regulated industries and businesses, attorneys and others interested or involved in the rulemaking process.

Anna J. Merrill

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