The Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer is part of the well-known 50-state Atlas & Gazetteer™ series by DeLorme. These unique atlases incorporate topographic maps into a handy book format and provide a high level of detail, including back roads, boat ramps, campgrounds, outdoor recreation sites and points of interest-all cross-referenced to and located on the maps.

"We attempt to update our atlases on a regular basis," said DeLorme spokesman Caleb Mason. "With this latest revision, we have incorporated thousands of name changes to Illinois roads, due in large part to 9-1-1 systems that mandate unique road names. This newest edition is the most up-to-date source for Illinois road names. These road name updates are enormously important to the DeLorme mission, which is to provide the most up-to-date detail available."

As always, map corrections provided by the Illinois State Department of Transportation and DeLorme customers have been incorporated into this latest edition (copyright 2000).

In addition to the map updates, the cover of the Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer has been re-designed. The new appearance is in keeping with the contemporary look of DeLorme software products, while retaining DeLorme's traditional strong map image.