Each listing in this directory includes the name, address, phone number, contact person(s), board president and the are served by a local arts council, arts center, or university/college with community arts development interests in Illinois. A local arts council is defined as a community or regional organization or agency of city government, which provides financial support, services or other programs for a variety of arts organizations, individual artists and the community. The main listing of agencies is divided into seven geographical regions. Within each regional listing, the agencies are listed alphabetically by the agency's name (using the town or county name as the main identifying factor). (p. 4)

CONTENTS
Introduction to the Illinois Arts Council.
How to use this directory.
Regional breakdown of Illinois by counties map.
Regional listing. 
Region A: Northern Illinois. 
Region B: Chicago and surrounding suburbs. 
Region C: West Central Illinois. 
Region D: Central Illinois. 
Region E: East Central Illinois. 
Region G: Southern Illinois.
Resources for Local Arts Agencies:
     National.
     State or Regional.
     Written resource materials. 
     Illinois Arts Council Field Depots.
     Index of Organizations.

Each listing in this directory includes the name, address, phone number, contact person(s), board president and the are served by a local arts council, arts center, or university/college with community arts development interests in Illinois. A local arts council is defined as a community or regional organization or agency of city government, which provides financial support, services or other programs for a variety of arts organizations, individual artists and the community.