Political atlas of Illinois

Information resources in Illinois are generally underdeveloped. Practitioners, participants, and interested citizens often are unable to locate basic information without engaging in major research efforts on their own. As a result, some quickly give up the effort, basing their decisions on intuitive understanding of bits and pieces of information, rather than on analysis of a complete range of data. Others pursue the effort to a conclusion, squandering resources in the process by covering the same ground as still other independent researchers.