In a message dated 10/6/99 12:48:36 PM Central Daylight Time, davepro88@yahoo.com writes: << I am looking to get records from the Illinois Eastern Hospital for my GGG Grandmother who was admitted in the 1890's. The commitment papers indicate this hospital is located in Kankakee. She lived in Gilman, IL. Does anyone know if this hospital still exists? Also, the address and where I might write to get copies of her file? >> The USGS Mapping Site can find no matching features so one would have to assume that it no longer exists. Since you mention "commitment papers" is it safe to assume that it was a mental facility? If so, it may have been closed some time ago in keeping with modern practices. Dennis