Elizabeth, Do a google search on the "National Society of the Daughters of 1812" and you will see that the state president of IL is Kathleen Haas but she has no email address. If you go the section named Chapters and then down to IL, you will see that IL has 4 chapters in the state and you can contact them. Hope this helps, Rachel Grace ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.