Illinois drainage districts and drainage commissioners (IL)
Explains that Illinois drainage districts are local bodies that build and maintain drains and levees, are headed by drainage commissioners, and tax the land inside the district. Commissioners file annual financial reports with the county or circuit court, and the State Archives describes the district records that survive.
Illinois drainage districts and drainage commissioners
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- Provided by
- Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois State Archives (official)
- Covers
- Illinois statewide
- Link status
- Opened normally at the last check
- Link checked
- Oct 20, 2026
- Web address
- https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/irad/drainage.html
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