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2025 Acquisitions and Preservation
Mission Statement The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission assists and advises the Illinois Supreme Court in acquiring, collecting, preserving, and cataloging documents, artifacts, and information relating to the Illinois judiciary.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Collect documents, artifacts, and information relating to Illinois judicial history.
    1. Disseminate information on Illinois judicial history.
      Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Supreme Court Historic Preservation Fund Statutory Authority 705 ILCS 17/1 et seq.
      Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
      Input Indicators
      Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 2,100.0 $ 2,080.0 $ 1,900.0 $ 1,981.5 $ 2,082.5
      Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 2,100.0 $ 2,080.0 $ 1,900.0 $ 1,981.5 $ 2,082.5
      Average monthly full-time equivalents 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0
      Output Indicators
      Items acquired (a) 250.0 1,700 175.0 203.0 221.0
      Exhibit/event attendance (b) 10,000 5,200 25,000 23,822 58,000
      Website visits 25,000 26,200 20,000 26,372 19,000
      Case files conserved 2,000 1,450 3,000 2,890 441.0
      Outcome Indicators
      Public presentations 120.0 131.0 100.0 104.0 81.0
      Publications 20.0 16.0 20.0 14.0 14.0
      Footnotes
      The items acquired measure was larger this year because of a large collection that was donated to the Commission. Event attendance was lower this year because the Commission did not have a large event as in the prior year.

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