The Illinois Arts Council is a government agency of the state of Illinois formed to encourage development of the arts throughout Illinois. Founded in 1965 by the Illinois General Assembly , the Illinois Arts Council provides financial and technical assistance to artists, arts organizations, and community organizations with arts programming.
7-578: The Illinois Arts Council is governed by up to 21 members appointed by the Governor of Illinois who serve four-year terms. They meet three times a year. Assisted by volunteer advisory panels, they distribute grants and oversee arts programs and services. Many arts organizations in Illinois rely on funding from the IAC each year. Governor Rod Blagojevich drastically cut the budget in 2007 in what many saw as
14-473: A political move against his chief rival, Michael Madigan , whose wife was the head of the IAC. Governor Pritzker's Y25 budget for the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) brings a 65% increase from previous budgets setting it back to previous amounts. ($ 15.5M to $ 25.58M). Governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of state and head of government of Illinois , and
21-401: Is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces when they are in state service. Illinois is one of 13 states that does not place a term limit for governor . The 43rd and current governor is J. B. Pritzker , a Democrat who took office on January 14, 2019. Pritzker was re-elected in 2022 by a 12% margin. The term of office of governor of Illinois is 4 years, and there
28-512: Is Hayes House. Governors have traditionally used these residences part of the year. However, some governors, such as Rod Blagojevich , have chosen to not use the governor's homes as their primary residence, instead commuting either by car or plane to Springfield from their home cities. Many Chicago-based governors also have done much of their business out of the governor's office in Chicago's James R. Thompson Center , an office building owned by
35-512: Is no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve. Inauguration takes place on the second Monday in January following a gubernatorial election in November. A single term ends four years later. A governor is required to be: If the incumbent governor is no longer able or permitted to fulfill the duties of the office of governor, the line of succession is as follows: The governor is allowed
42-748: The occupancy of the Illinois Governor's Mansion in Springfield , the state capital. Its first occupant was Governor Joel Aldrich Matteson , who took residence at the mansion in 1855. It is one of three oldest governor's residences in continuous use in the United States. The governor is also given the use of two official residences on the state fair grounds , located in Springfield and DuQuoin . The official residence in DuQuoin
49-489: The various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution . It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for endorsing or vetoing laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly . The office also carries the power of pardon and commutation under state law. The governor
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