About Us
The job of the Illinois Historic Preservation Division is to protect the state’s historic resources and promote them so that the public enjoys them and learns from them.
Learn more about the agency’s mission, historic sites, budget and contact options in the Division Overview section.
Details and contact information about the Board of Trustees, agency director and senior staff are available in Trustees and Staff
For the latest news about the agency’s programs and services visit the News section.
Many basic questions about the agency – from the address to how a building gets on the National Register of Historic Places – are answered in Frequently Asked Questions.
A list of the IHPA’s museums, online collections and supportive organizations can be found in Resources.
A listing of Illinois Department of Natural Resources Forms