Now Available!!! HISTORIC ILLINOIS: An Illustrated History - 128 pages by Janice A. Petterchak A coffee-table history of the Prairie State published under the sponsorship of the Illinois State Historical Society. For a limited time only: $30.00 members ($40.00 non-members ) plus $5.00 shipping and handling.             Click here to order online.         Illinois State Historical Society           210 1/2 South Sixth Street, Suite 200           Springfield, Illinois 62701-1503 About the Cover: Jolliet and Marquette, August 1673 by Robert Thom. The painting was commissioned for the Illinois State Sesquicentennial celebration. Courtesy of the Illinois State Historical Society.