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SOURCES OF INFORMATIONON ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND RELATED TOPICS

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1985

Members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Association

of Engineering Geologists (AEG) who assisted in this compilation include

William G. Dixon (AEG) of the Illinois State Geological Survey;

Charles H. Dowding (ASCE) of Northwestern University;

Paul B. DuMontelle (AEG) of the Illinois State Geological Survey;

Albert W. Forslev (AEG) of Northeastern Illinois University;

Claude H. Hurley (ASCE) of Claude H. Hurley Company;

Theodore R. Maynard (ASCE and AEG) of the Chicago Departmentof Public Works; and

N. Luanne Vanderpool (AEG) of the University of Illinois (Chicago).

Cover design: Pam Foster

Sources of information on engineering geology and related topics

for northeastern Illinois / compiled by William G. Dixon, Jr. in

cooperation with Illinois Section [of the] American Society of

Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Division, and North Central Section

[of the] Association of Engineering Geologists. -- Champaign,

III. : Illinois State Geological Survey, 1985.

19 p. ; 28 cm. -- (Environmental geology notes ; 1 10)

I. Geology-Illinois, Northeastern-Directories. 2. Engineering

geology-Illinois, Northeastern-Directories. I. Dixon, William G.

II. American Society of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Division-

Illinois Section. III. Association of Engineering Geologists-North

Central Section. IV. Illinois State Geological Survey. V. Series.

Printed by authority of the State of Illinois/1985/2000

SOURCES OF INFORMATIONON ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND RELATED TOPICS

FOR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOISCompiled by

William G. Dixon, Jr.Illinois State Geological Survey

in cooperation with

Illinois Section

American Society of Civil EngineersGeotechnical Division

and

North Central SectionAssociation of Engineering Geologists

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY NOTES 110

ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYMorris W. Leighton, Chief

Natural Resources Building615 East Peabody DriveChampaign, Illinois 61820

1985

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in 2012 with funding from

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Introduction 1

Addresses and telephone numbers 1

Lists of publications and information 4

Property locations 4Land atlases and plat booksGeodetic control data

Survey control data

Original land-survey notes and plats

Chicago streets that no longer exist

Renamed Chicago streets

Maps 8Topographic mapsHydrologic Investigations Atlases

Geologic mapsMaps of soilsMaps of areas of mined-out coal

Remotely sensed information 9Aerial photographs

Satelite imagery

Open file information 10Well records

Logs of engineering borings

Groundwater reportsWaste disposal reportsMine subsidenceSamples

Biologic information 1

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Climatic information 11

BackgroundLocal climatological data

Additional publications

Environmental information 12The Illinois Environmental Protection AgencyThe Institute of Environmental SciencesThe Groundwater Section of the

Illinois State Geological Survey

Miscellaneous information 12Publications

Unpublished theses

I. Introducti on.Mechanics

In 1964 the Engineering Geology Committee of the SoilFoundations Division of the Illinois Section of American

Engineers prepared a Preliminary List of Sources ofand

Society of CivilInformation Covering Engineering Geology and Related Subjects for theChicago Area. In 1972 the list was revised. Because more informationhas become available, we changed the format of the list for thisrevision. The addresses of all suppliers of information are nowgrouped together; new categories of information have been added; andfewer individual publications have been cited in lieu of lists ofpubl ications.

II. Addresses and telephone numbers of organizations referred to in thislist of sources are listed alphabetically except for federal agencies,which are grouped at the end.

Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council311 North Second StreetSpringfield, IL 62706

S. G. Adams Printing and Stationery Co.1238 Louis Joliet MallJoliet, IL 60434

American Geological Institute4220 King StreetAlexandria, VA 22302(703) 379-2480

American Society of Civil EngineersIllinois Section

Chairman, Geotechnical Division203 North Wabash Avenue, Room 502Chicago, IL 60601(312) 263-1606

Association of Engineering GeologistsExecutive Director5313 Williamsburg RoadBrentwood, TN 37027(615) 377-3579

Chicago Department of Public WorksChief Soils EngineerBureau of Engineering320 North Clark Street, Room 700Chicago, IL 60610(312) 744-3530

SuperintendentBureau of Maps and Plats121 North LaSalle Street, Room 803Chicago, IL 60602

(312) 744-4996

Chicago Historical SocietyClark Street at North AvenueChicago, IL 60614

(312) 642-4600

Chicago Public LibraryInformation Service

(312) 269-2800

Chicago, University ofJohn Crerar Library5730 South Ellis AvenueChicago, IL 60637(312) 962-7715

Reference Library

(312) 753-2977

Cook County Highway Department118 North Clark StreetChicago, IL 60602

Eddie Bauer, Inc.123 North WabashChicago, IL 60602

Fireside Books44 Brink StreetCrystal Lake, IL 60014

Geological Society of AmericaPublications SalesP.O. Box 9140Boulder, CO 80301

Illinois Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Civil Engineering3201 South Dearborn StreetChicago, IL 60616(312) 567-3000

ILLINOIS, STATE OF

Department of Energy and NaturalResources

325 West AdamsSpringfield, IL 62706

Department of Mines and Minerals400 South Spring StreetSpringfield, IL 62706

Department of TransportationDistrict 1Bureau of Materials1000 Plaza DriveSchaumburg, IL 60172(312) 884-4361

Division of Water Resources2300 South Dirksen ParkwaySpringfield, IL 62764

Division of Archives and RecordsArchives BuildingSpringfield, IL 62756(217) 782-3501

Environmental Protection AgencyDivision of Public Affairs2200 Churchill RoadSpringfield, IL 62706

Natural History Survey607 East Peabody DriveChampaign, IL 61820(217) 333-6880

State Geological Survey (ISGS)Natural Resources Building615 East Peabody DriveChampaign, IL 61820(217) 344-1481

State Water Survey2204 Griffith DriveChampaign, IL 61820(217) 333-2210

State Water SurveyNorthern Regional Office101 North Island StreetBatavia, IL 60510(312) 879-6466

Institute of Environmental Science940 East Northwest HighwayMt. Prospect, IL 60056

Illinois, University of (Chicago)Library - Reference Department(312) 996-2726

Department of Materials EngineeringP.O. Box 4348Chicago, IL 60680(312) 996-5165

Illinois, University of (Urbana/Champaign)Agriculture Publications Office47 Mumford Hall1301 West Gregory DriveUrbana, IL 61801

(217) 333-2007

Engineering Publications Office112 Engineering Hall1308 West Green StreetUrbana, IL 61801(217) 333-1510

Map and Geography Library418 Library1408 West Gregory DriveUrbana, IL 61801(217) 333-0827

Soil Mechanics and Foundations OfficeNewmark Hall, Room 2230208 North Romine StreetUrbana, IL 61801(217) 333-6910

Institute of Environmental Science940 East Northwest HighwayMt. Prospect, IL 60056

Metropolitan Sanitary District ofGreater Chicago

Soil Mechanics Center3220 Oakton AvenueSkokie, IL 60076

(312) 677-5460

National Cartographic Information Center(See: Illinois State Geological

Survey or Illinois, University of,Map and Geography Library)

Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission400 West Madison StreetChicago, IL 60606(312) 454-0400

Northeastern Illinois UniversityLibrary Reference Department(312) 583-4050

Northwestern UniversityDepartment of Civil EngineeringEvanston, IL 60201

(312) 492-3257

Library Reference Department

(312) 492-7656

Portland Cement Association5420 Old Orchard RoadSkokie, IL 60077

(312) 966-6200 (Skokie)

(312) 583-6200 (Chicago)

Rand McNally Map Store23 East Madison StreetChicago, IL 60602

Rockford Map Company4525 Forest View AvenueRockford, IL 61108

Webster and Associates, Inc.207 North Naperville StreetWheaton, IL 60187

U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Department of AgricultureAgricultural Stabilization and

Conservation ServiceAerial Photography Field OfficeP.O. Box 30010Salt Lake City, UT 84130

North Cook and Du Page Counties

121 Roosevelt RoadWest Chicago, IL 60185

(312) 231-1730

South Cook County17500 Oak Park AvenueTinley Park, IL 60477

(312) 532-3363

EROS Data CenterUser Services UnitSioux Falls, SD 57198

(605) 594-6511

Geological SurveyBranch of Distribution1200 South Eads StreetArlington, VA 22202

Geodetic Section1400 Independence DriveRoll a, M0 65401

Regional Office102 East Main Street, Fourth FloorUrbana, IL 61801

(217) 398-5353

Government Printing OfficeSuperintendent of DocumentsWashington, DC 20402

(202) 275-2091

BookstoreRoom 1463, Federal Building219 S. Dearborn StreetChicago, IL 60604

(312) 353-5133

National Geodetic Information Center,0A/C18

The Director, National Geodetic SurveyNational Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration

Rockville, MD 20852(301) 443-8631

National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration

Environmental Data and InformationService

National Climatic CenterFederal BuildingAsheville, NC 28801

National Technical Information ServiceU. S. Department of Commerce5285 Port Royal RoadSpringfield, VA 22161(202) 557-4650

iclear Regulatory CommissionRegional Office III799 Roosevelt RoadGlen Ellyn, IL 60137

III. Lists of publications and information . Each of the following organiza-tions will provide a list of its publications and prices on request:

linois Environmental Protection Agency: IEPA Publications (2 p.)

linois Natural History Survey: List of Publications (48 p.)

linois State Geological Survey: List of Publications (108 p.)

linois State Water Survey: List of Publications (92 p.)

linois, University of, Soil Mechanics and Foundations Office.A Selected List of Applied Geotechnical Publications (20 p).

linois, University of, Engineering Publication Office: Catalog(61 p.)

nstitute of Environmental Science: Technical PublicationsCatalog (large folded sheet)

Portland Cement Association: Catalog of Publications and AudiovisualMaterials (70 p.).

Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission: NIPC Publications (4 p.)

U. S. Geological Survey: Circular 777, A Guide to ObtainingInformation from the USGS (42 p.)

IV. Property locations . Information useful in determining the location ofparcels of land or data points is available from several sources.

A. Land atlases and plat hooks for Illinois can be purchased from theRockford Map Company or from the Farm Bureau office in each county.

B. Geodetic control data for benchmarks and tri angulation stations inIllinois (USGS and N0AA) are filed at the state affiliate of theNational Cartographic Information Center, which is operated jointly bythe Illinois State Geological Survey and the University of Illinois Mapand Geography Library.

C. Survey control data for a system of benchmarks (CCD) within Chicagocan be obtained from the City of Chicago Department of Public Works,Bureau of Maps and Plats. The Cook County Highway Department alsomaintains a file of survey control data that includes its own monumentsas well as those established by other agencies. The Highway Departmentwould prefer that you either write or come in for information.

D. Original land survey notes and plats . Copies of original surveynotes and plats for each county should be filed in the office of theCounty Clerk, although some records have been lost or destroyed becauseof local disasters. Copies of original land survey notes and plats arealso available from the Illinois Division of Archives and Records.

E. Chicago streets that no longer exist .Society has many old maps of the city thatdedicated streets that have been abandonede.g., Cottage Grove between 31st and 33rd.helpful in interpreting land descriptions

The Chicago Historicalshow the routes of formerlybecause of redevelopment,This information can be

in old books.

F. Renamed Chicago streets . The names of many streets in Chicago havebeen changed; in some instances dual names have persisted. Thefollowing lists some of the old and new names. (Because the numberingsystem for streets has been redesignated at least once, it would beprudent to inspect old city maps at the Chicago Historical Society todetermine the proper location of numbered addresses on these renamedstreets.)

Former name Present name Former name Present nameAbbott (N) Orchard Carlisle (W) 15th PI .Airdrie (W) Gordon Carolina (W) DickensAlaska (W) Weed Carpenter Rd. (M) CentralAlbert (S) Bishop Carter (W) ThorndaleAldine Sq. (E) De Saible Sq. Carver (W) McLeanAlice (W) Concord Castello (W) ShakespeareAubert W) Hutchinson Centennial (W) OntarioAustin (E & W) Hubbard Center (W) ArmitageAyers (N) Willard Chapin (W) Haddon

Charlton (S) JustineBallou (M) St. Louis Chatham (M) HoweBarton (N) CI aremont Chauncey (S) Aval onBeethoven (W) Scott Cherry (W) BirchwoodBelknap (W) Grenshaw Chester (W) Med illBest (N) Wilton Chopin (W) 2 2nd PI .Blekerdike (N) Bishop Clarinda (W) PearsonBinzo (N) Wolcott Clay (W) Wi scon sinBirch (W) Arthington Clayton (N) HonoreBixby (N) Bishop Clifton Pk. (S) DrakeBlackwell (S) Wells Colvin (W) PalmerBlaine (W) Gunnison Connors (W) SchillerBlair (S) CI inton Conrad (W) 19th PI .Blanche (W) LeMoyne Cornell St. (W) ChestnutBlucher (W) Potomac Coyne (W) Bel denBoston (W) Gl adys Craft (N) DaytonBradley St. (W) Potomac Crescent (W) Belle PlaineBrand (N) Wol cott Crittenden (W) ThomasBrig ham (W) Beach Cromwell (N) WashtenawBuena Pk. (W) Cullom Crossing (W) HomerBunker (W) Grenshaw Currier (N) ThroopBurlington (S) CI inton Curtis (N) Aberdeen

Custer (W) ShakespeareCanton (W) Med ill Cypress (S) HoyneCarl (W) Burton

Former name Present name Former name Present nameDamon (W) Arthington Hammond (N) OrleansDarwin (W) Med i 1

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Hancock (N) DrakeDewey (W) Schubert Hein (W) GoetheDickson (N) Bosworth Herndon (N) LakewoodDix (N) Peoria Hervey (W) DickensDole (W) Drummond Heyden (W) Thorndal eDolton (S) Forrestville High (N) JanssenDoyle (E) 94th PI . Hilldale Wol cott

Holt (N) GreenviewEagle (W) Couch Home (W) FargoEden (S) St. Lawrence Hope (W) LexingtonEdgecomb PI. & Ct. (W) Cuyler Horan (N) HonoreEdgemont (W) Grenshaw Hoyt (W) W. 60th PI .Edgewood (W) Belden Huber (W) MedillElburn (W) FillmoreElk (W) Evergreen Ignatius (W) ArthurEllsworth (S) Shields Imperial (W) North ShoreEll wood (N) Oakley Infula (W) SchreiberEmerson (W) Race Ingraham (W) EvergreenEmily (W) Cortez Irena (W) HayesEmma (W) Cortez Iroquois (W) ColumbiaErickson (S) Maryland Irving (N & S) Bell

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Mapl ewoodFair Oaks (W) Pensacola Ivy (W) FitchFay (N) PeoriaFerry (N) Kingsbury John (W) 22nd PI .Fisk (S) Carpenter Judson (N) FremontFleetwood (N) Magnolia Julius (S) AberdeenFlorence (N) DaytonFlorimond (W) St. Paul Keenon (W) PierceForquer (W) Arthington Keith (M) El izabethFowler (W) Schiller Kenesaw (W) HutchinsonFox (S) Throop Kies (W) FillmoreFrank (W) Liberty King (W) Nel sonFrederick (E) E. 54th PI . Kinney (S) Cornell Ave.

Kongee (N) KentonGage (S) Sangamon Kroll (S) SeeleyGait (W) Agatite Kuehl (N) WinchesterGarden (W) Gl adys Kuhns (N) ArtesianGardner (W) Goethe Lafayette St. (W) Gunni sonGarfield Ave. (W) Dickens Lane (N) OrleansGary (W) Patterson Langlade (N) LaporteGilpin (W) Cabrini Langley PI . (E) E. 37th PI .Girard (N) Honore Larretta (S) CarpenterGlengyle (W) Carmen Leo (S) PeoriaGloy (N) Honore Lewis (N) Magnol iaGood (W) Cabrini Lillard (N) CentralGormont (N) Lakewood Lime (S) GreenGraves (S) St. Lawrence Lincoln St. (N & S) Wol cottGreenwich (W) Moffat Lock port St. (S) CI aremontGrimm (W) Ainsl ie Loeffler (S) Mi 1 1 erGross (S) Mc Dowel 1 Luce (N) AdaGrove Ave. (S) Perry Lull (W) Crystal

Lydia (W) Wal nut

Former name Present name Former name Present nameMacal ester (W) Lexington Red field (W) Wi 1 1 owMacedonia (N) Ho no re Rees (W) EvergreenMalvern (N) Hermitage Richard (S) ElizabethMan i tou (W) Deming Roberts (N) LarabeeMansfield (N & S) Monitor Robey (N & S) DamenMaple Sq. (N) Magnol ia Roe (W) GrenshawMan* anna (W) Schubert Rokeby (N) FremontMather (W) Lexington Rose (N) BishopMatthew (W) Quincy Roseland (S) EdbrookeMcGl ashen (S) S. StewartMc Henry (N) Throop St. Anthony (N) HamiltonMcReynolds (W) LeMoyne St. Johns (N) JustineMeadow Lane (N) Hermitage Sarak (N) HonoreMechanic (S) Stewart Schlitz (S) FrontMelville (W) Hutchinson Sebor (W) Vernon Pk

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Meridan (W) Warren Selden (W) FillmoreMetropole (W) Nel son Seneshall (S) ShieldsMetropolitan (W) Ontario Seward (S) NormalMichael (N) Seeley Shades (W) ConcordMilton (N) Cleveland Shaughnessy (N) OrleandsMorton (N) Hamilton Sheldon (N) LoomisMosprat (S) Aberdeen Sherwood (W) Culver

Sholto (S) CarpenterNebraska (N) Whi ppl e Sibley (S) AdaNevada (W) Deming Si gel (W) EvergreenNewel (N) Sayre Sinnott (W) RaceNewton (N) Honore Sloan (W) CrystalNieman (W) Devon Slocum (W) Eastwood

Smalley (N) BernardOak Grove (W) Patterson Smith (N) FremontOliver (W) 17th PI . Snow (N) LeavittOneil (W) 23rd Solon (S) AberdeenOregon (W) Flournoy South Park (S) Martin LutherOsborn (N) Hermitage King, Jr. [Osgood (N) Kenmore Spruce (W) LexingtonOtis (N) Howe Stanley (S) ArtesianOtto (W) Henderson Stanton (S) EberhartParks (S) Eggleston Stanton Ct. (N) OrchardParkhurst (N) Winchester Starr (W) ConcordPeck (W) Thorndale Stephenson (S) Champl ainPenn (N) Orchard Strand, The (S) AvenuePhiladelphia (W) Carroll String (S) Des PlainesPhoto (W) Arcade Studio (W) Gl adysPingree (N) Bell Tell (W) ThomasPlaisance (E) 60th PI . Temple (N) ThroopPotwyne (W) Agatite Town (N) Burl ingPowell (N) Campbell Townsend (N) HudsonPutnam (N) Union Transit Ave. (S) East End

Turner (S) ChristianaRaleigh (S) ClaremontRawson (W) Concord Uhland (W) SchillerRaymond (W) Concord Union Pk. (N) LaflinRead (N) Maplewood Upton (W) Moffat

Former name Present iname Former name Present nameVaughan (S) Kenwood Warsaw (W) NelsonVedder (W) Scott Watt (S) St. LawrenceVictor (W) Victoria Waverly (N) ThroopVilas (W) Windsor Wharf (S) StewartVista (N) Dayton Whiting (W) WaltonWade (W) Cortez Whitney (S) EvansWaldo (W) Court Will (N) WillardWalker (S) Ada Woodland (S) WatkinsWall (S) May Wright (N) AdaWalleck (S) HamiltonWard (N) Wayne Yeaton (W) Grenshaw

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V. Map:s. Several types of published maps are available.

A. Topographic maps.

Requests for specific information regarding the data used toprepare the atlases should be directed to the Regional Office of theU. S. Geological Survey in Urbana.

C. Geologic maps . Published geologic maps for Illinois are includedin the Illinois State Geological Survey List of Publications.

A set of unpublished maps was prepared by the Illinois StateGeological Survey to accompany an eight-volume report to the North-eastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) for the Areawide CleanWater Planning Program for Northeastern Illinois. Maps at a scale of1:62,500 for Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Countiesshow: Geologic materials to a depth of 20 feet; Principal terraines;Poorly drained soils; Conditions for the land burial of waste(including sanitary landfills); Conditions for the surface spreading ofwaste; Conditions for the application of fertilizers and soil addi-tives; Conditions for the application of herbicides and insecticides;Conditions for community development; and Conditions for roadway con-struction. Additional maps were prepared for some counties.

A set of regional maps at the same scale as the NIPC base map

(1:126,720) was developed from the county maps. Another map, Hydro-geologic rating of northeastern Illinois as to relative significancefor natural recharge, was also prepared at the regional scale. Thesemaps can be examined at the Northeastern Illinois Planning CommmissionOffice and at the Illinois State Geological Survey. Single blue-linecopies of selected maps can be obtained from the ISGS. Write to theISGS for the current price list.

D. Maps of soils of an individual county can be obtained from thecounty Farm Bureau or Agricultural Extension Office. (In downstateIllinois these offices are typically located in county seats; in north-eastern Illinois, this is not always the case.) A general soil map ofIllinois is included in Bulletin 778 of the University of IllinoisAgriculture Experiment Station.

E. Maps of areas of mined-out coal are available from the IllinoisState Geological Survey. The maps were most recently updated in 1984on county base maps at a scale of 1:62,500. (A set of maps on the 7.5-minute quadrangle base will be on open file when completed.) Coal com-panies are required semi-annually to file maps showing coal-miningareas with the County Clerk and with the Mine Rescue Station. Maps ofabandoned mines are filed with the Illinois Department of Mines andMinerals in Springfield.

VI. Remotely sensed information is available from a variety of sources.

A. Aerial photographs . U. S. Department of Agriculture 9x9 inchcontact prints can be purchased from the offices of the AgriculturalStabilization and Conservation Service in the county for which thephotographs are desired. This agency often shares offices with theFarm Bureau. Cook County is currently served by two offices: one forthe north part of Cook and Du Page Counties, and the other for the

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south part of Cook County. Inquiries regarding photographs from asurvey prior to the last one (Cook and Du Page, 1974) should be sent tothe field office in Salt Lake City.

Staff of the state affiliate of the National CartographicInformation Center at the campus of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, can determine the availability of photographs for a particu-lar area from photography generated by more than 30 federal or stateagencies and commercial firms. Information about photography that isplanned or in progress is also available.

Commercial photographs can be obtained directly from several firmsin the Chicago area. For listings, consult the Yellow Pages of thetelephone directory under Surveyors—Aerial (Chicago C book).

B. Satellite imagery . The state affiliate of the National Carto-graphic Information Center can provide complete nationwide listings ofLandsat imagery, including coverage, quality, and cloud cover for allbands. Information is also available on computer-compatible tapes andfalse-color composites. Nationwide Skylab imagery is indexed as well.The center can also arrange customized searches of material at the EROSData Center in South Dakota.

VII. Open file information is available from many public agencies.

A. Well records for many water wells in Illinois are on file at theoffices of the Illinois State Geological Survey and the Illinois StateWater Survey. In addition, records of many oil wells, coal tests, andengineering borings are included in the ISGS files. A set of logs thatduplicates these records for the counties north of an approximate linefrom Rock Island to Kankakee is on file at the Northern Regional Officeof the Water Survey.

B. Logs of engineering borings have been provided voluntarily to theISGS as public information by private firms and public agencies. Someof these logs are filed individually and others are included in engin-eering reports for specific projects. These logs, which are in theiroriginal format, are filed in the Geological Records Unit of the ISGS.Additions to this collection are welcome.

A file of logs of engineering borings for city projects in Chicagois maintained at the office of the Chief Soils Engineer in the Depart-ment of Public Works. The file also contains logs from many largedowntown buildings.

Copies of reports of investigations for soil and rock conditionsat completed and proposed construction projects of the MetropolitanSanitary District of Greater Chicago are available for examination atits Soil Mechanics Center.

Copies of safety analysis reports for nuclear power plants in thisregion can be examined by approved individuals at the local office ofthe Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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C Groundwater reports indicating the depths to potential aquifers andthe quality and amount of groundwater at specific properties are pre-pared, on request, jointly by the State Geological and Water Surveys.Each Survey maintains a file of the portions of the reports it pre-pared.

D. Waste disposal reports . On request, staff of the ISGS will preparea preliminary report on hydrogeologic conditions in the vicinity ofsites that are either proposed or being actively used for the disposalof wastes. Copies of reports that are requested by private sources arealso routinely sent to the Illinois EPA. A file of these reports ismaintained at the ISGS.

E. Mine subsidence . Although not a common problem in northeasternIllinois, mine subsidence is a serious concern in some portions of thestate and may be of professional interest to some users of this list.

In the early 1930s the Federal Land Bank of St. Louis engagedJ. D. Quade, a consulting engineer, to prepare a series of reports bycounty, coverinq the occurrence, location, and severity of subsidencein mined-out areas. The reports include maps showing the location ofsubsidence areas in each county. Copies of these reports can beexamined at the following places:

University of Chicago, John Crerar LibraryIllinois State Geological Survey, Coal Section

Additional information on mine subsidence can be obtained from theIllinois Department of Mines and Minerals or the Abandoned Mined LandsReclamation Council.

F. Samples of water well cuttings, rock cores, and soils from selectedwells and borings stored at the ISGS can be examined by appointment.

The Soil Mechanics Center of the Metropolitan Sanitary District ofGreater Chicago serves as a repository for samples of rock and soilobtained from borings from completed and proposed constructionprojects. The rock cores and soil samples can be examined at theCenter. After initial examination, portions of selected soil samplescan, with special permission of the District, be obtained for testingpurposes.

VIII. B iologic information can be obtained from the publications of theIllinois Natural History Survey.

IX. Climatic information

A. Background . An out-of-print publication prepared by the U. S.Weather Bureau in 1962, Climatography of the United States, Number 40-11: Climatic Guide for Chicago, Illinois Area, contains a summary oflong-term records, some of which extend from 1830. Although an updatededition of this publication would be useful, the National WeatherService has no plans to prepare one.

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B. Local climatological data for the entire state is published monthlyby the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Asheville, NC.

C. Additional publications , prepared by members of the AtmosphericSciences Section, can be selected from the List of Publications of theIllinois State Water Survey.

X . Environmental information

A- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will provide, at nocharge, copies of selected chapters of the Illinois EnvironmentalProtection Act and a number of pamphlets, brochures, reports, and factsheets relating to different types of pollution. The Agency alsoregularly prints a newsletter, Illinois Environmental Progress.

&• The Ins t itute of Environmental Sci ences publishes technical docu-ments on general topics and a bimonthly journal.

C. The Groundwater Section of the Illinois State Geological Survey hasprepared a Selected List of Publications on Waste Disposal, datedJanuary 1, 1983 (11 p).

X I . Miscellaneous information

A. Publications . Several publications of note have been prepared byorganizations not listed in Section III.

1. Association of Engineering Geologists Annual Meeting 1979,Chicago:

a) Field Trip Guidebook: Engineering Geology of the GreaterChicago Area and the South Shore of Lake Michigan, $4.00.

b) Short Course Notes: Selected Geotechnical Design Prin-ciples for Practicing Engineering Geologists, $10.00.

A limited number of these two publications is available from theChairman of the North Central Section.

2. American Society of Civil Engineers , Illinois Section,Geotechnical Division. Volumes from the series of lectures listedbelow can be obtained by sending your check, payable to ChicagoSoil Mechanics Lecture Series, to the American Society of CivilEngineers, Illinois Section.

CHICAGO SOIL MECHANICS LECTURE SERIES

1964 Design of structures to resist earth pressure

1968 Foundation engineering

1970 Observational methods in soil and rock engineering

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1972 Innovations in foundation construction (published in 1973)

1974 Computer applications in foundation engineering andconstruction

1976 Problems in soil mechanics and foundation engineering

1978 Problems in construction and geotechnical engineering

1980 Innovations in foundation construction

1982 Groundwater flow and contamination control

1984 Empirical data gathering

PRICE INFORMATION

1968 Hard bound $15.00All othersup to 1976 - Soft bound $10.00

1978 & 1980 Soft bound $15.001982 & 1984 To be announced

3. Geological Society of America's 1983 publication, GeologyUnder Cities in Reviews in, Engineering Geology V , edited by RobertF. Legget ($26.00), includes information about Chicago.

4. Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of WaterResources . This Division funds research of other agencies, whichin turn publish reports of the studies. When this department wascalled Division of Waterways, its staff prepared approximately 125publications, many of which are now out of print. They alsoprepared abstracts of almost 50 federal reports (through 1961) onIllinois waterways. These publications and a List of Publicationsare available at the office of the Division and in the library ofthe Illinois State Geological Survey.

5. The Illinois Department of Public Health distributes fourpublications relating to the installation of private wells anddisposal systems:

Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code, Circular4.005, 1982.

Water Well Pump Installation Code, Circular 4.718, 1978.

Water Well Construction Code, Circular 4.719, 1978.

Rules for Drinking Water Systems, 1982.

B. Unpublished theses . Unpublished theses relating to engineeringgeology have been written about portions of northeastern Illinois. Thefollowing lists selected theses, mostly from local universities, thatrefer to a geographic location in their titles. The list is not

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complete, and suggested additions for inclusion in the next revisionare welcome.

Allen, Brian L., 1975. Surficial geology and landuse planning forthe Barrington, Illinois area. Master's thesis, Northern IllinoisUniversity.

Athy, Lawrence F., 1925. Geology and mineral resources of theHersher Quadrangle. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Chicago.

Bader, Roger, 1981. Stratigraphy, paleontology and palynology ofHolocene deposits in southwestern Lake Michigan. Master's thesis,Northeastern Illinois University.

Barnett, Thomas R., 1975. Hydrogeology for urban planning inBoone County, Illinois. Master's thesis, Northeastern IllinoisUniversity.

Bogner, Jean E., 1973. Regional relations of the Lemont Drift.Master's thesis, University of Illinois.

Bolyard, Garrett L., 1923. Pleistocene features of the Palos Parkregion. Master's thesis, University of Chicago.

Brossman, James J., 1982. Surficial deposits of Kendall County,Illinois. Master's thesis, Northern Illinois University.

Buckley, Susan Bosworth, 1975. Study of post-Pleistocene ostracoddistribution in the soft sediments of southern Lake Michigan.Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois.

Buschbach, Thomas C, 1950. Stratigraphy of Cambrian and Ordo-vician formation in northeastern Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation,University of Illinois.

Cahill, Richard A., 1980. Geochemistry of recent Lake Michigansurficial sediments. Master's thesis, University of Illinois.

Caldwell, Loren T., 1936. A study of the stratigraphy and thepreglacial topography of the De Kalb and Sycamore quadrangles.Master's thesis, University of Chicago.

Carnaghi, Gary L., 1979. The Kankakee Flood and the origin of theParkland Sand, northeastern Illinois. Master's thesis, Universityof Iowa.

Chang, C. C, 1945. Engineering properties of Chicago subsoil.Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois.

Chryssafopoulos, Hanka Wanda Sobczak, 1963. Identification ofyoung tills and study of some of their engineering properties inthe greater Chicago Area. Ph.D. dissertation, University ofIllinois.

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Culver, Harold E. , 1923. Geology and mineral resources of theMorris quadrangle. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Chicago.

Devlin, Fran, 1942. Observations on shore erosion and shoreprocesses of Lake Michigan adjacent to Northwestern University.Master's thesis, Northwestern University.

Devou, Marie L., 1929. The geology and geography of the EvanstonQuadrangle. Master's thesis, Northwestern University.

Doggett, Ruth A., 1925. Origin of the abnormally steep dips inthe Niagaran reefs of the Chicago region. Master's thesis,University of Chicago.

Edlbeck, David B., 1978. Groin effectiveness along a section ofLake Michigan shoreline. Master's thesis, NorthwesternUniversity.

Eicher, Donald B., 1939. Conodonts from the Elmhurst quarryfissure fillings. Master's thesis, University of Chicago.

Ellis, Arthur J., 1911. The stratigraphy of the Ordovicio-Silurian boundary line in northeastern Illinois. Master's thesis,University of Illinois.

Fedor, Dennis G., 1971. Geology for planning in Bristol andOswego Townships, Kendall County, Illinois. Master's thesis,Northern Illinois University.

Fisher, Daniel J., 1922. Geology and mineral resources of theJoliet quadrangle. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Chicago.

Fisher, Richard F., 1941. The bedrock topography of the ArlingtonHeights, Evanston, Highland Park, Park Ridge, and Wheeling,Illinois quadrangles. Master's thesis, University of Illinois.

Ford, William H., 1974. Geology for planning in De Kalb Township,De Kalb County, Illinois. Master's thesis, Northern IllinoisUniversity.

Foote, Gary R., 1982. Fracture analysis in northeastern Illinoisand northern Indiana. Master's thesis, University of Illinois.

Forslev, Albert W., 1960. The composition and origin of theValparaiso Till in northeastern Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation,University of Chicago.

Fry, Thomas S., 1959. Engineering evaluation of surficial soilsin northeastern Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation, University of1 1.1 1 no 1 s

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Gagnard, Phillip E., 1979. Temporal and spacial changes in the

chemistry of carbonate groundwater in the Chicago area. Master's

thesis, University of Illinois.

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Graf, Julia Badal, 1975. Near-shore sediment distribution,southwestern Lake Michigan. Ph.D. dissertation, University ofIllinois.

Gross, David L., 1969. Glacial geology of Kane County, Illinois.Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois.

Grubbs, David M., 1939. Fauna of the Niagaran nodules of theChicago area. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Chicago.

Grundl, Timothy J., 1980. A stable-isotope view of the Cambro-Ordovician aquifer system in northern Illinois. Master's thesis,Northern Illinois University.

Hazarika, Bishnu Prasas, 1973. Performance and economic analysisof flexible pavements in Lake County, Illinois. Ph.D.dissertation, University of Illinois.

Hough, Jack L., 1934. The mechanical composition of the depositsof southern Lake Michigan. Master's thesis, University ofChicago.

Ingels, Gerome J. C, 1960. Thornton reef complex in the Silurianof northeastern Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation, NorthwesternUniversity.

Ireland, Herbert 0., 1955. Settlement due to building construc-tion in Chicago. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois.

Johnson, Donald 0., 1966. A geophysical investigation of thebedrock surface in southwestern Du Page County, Illinois.Master's thesis, Northern Illinois University.

Kahle, James G., 1977. Predicting the settlement of caissonsbearing on Chicago hardpan. Master's thesis, NorthwesternUniversity.

Kaiser, Richard B., 1968. Determination of shear parameters forChicago clay. Master's thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Kemmis, Timothy J., 1978. Properties and origin of the YorkvilleTill Member at the National Accelerator Laboratory site, north-eastern Illinois. Master's thesis, University of Illinois.

Kempton, John P., 1962. Stratigraphy of the glacial deposits inand adjacent to the Troy bedrock valley, northern Illinois. Ph.D.dissertation, University of Illinois.

Killey, Myrna M., 1980. Physical and mineralogical variations inthe Yorkville Till Member, Grundy and adjacent counties, Illinois.Master's thesis, Ball State University.

Langan, Robert T., 1974. Structural analysis of the region nearDes Plaines, Illinois, using geophysical methods. Master's thesis,Northwestern University.

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Long, David T., 1973. Hydrogeochemical study of carbonate ground-waters of an urban area in northeastern Illinois. Master'sthesis, University of Illinois.

McConnell, Dennis R., 1975. Bedrock topography and paleogeomor-phology northeast of Joliet, Illinois. Master's thesis,University of Illinois.

Mente, Ronald, 1981. An analysis of the spatial distribution ofthe members of the Lake Michigan Formation of southern LakeMichigan. Master's thesis, Northeastern Illinois University.

Muga, Bruce J., 1961. Lockport, Illinois, sluice gate modelstudy. Master's thesis, University of Illinois.

Norman, Lonnie D., 1974. Subsurface Pleistocene stratigraphy ofthe Barrington area and its relationship to planning. Master'sthesis, Northern Illinois University.

Normann, Erling A., 1940. Analysis and design of the ChicagoRiver Controlling works. Master's thesis, University of Illinois.

Otto, George H., 1942. An interpretation of the glacial stratig-raphy of the City of Chicago. Ph.D. dissertation, University ofChicago.

Payne, James N., 1938. Subsurface geology of the Marseilles,Ottawa, and Streator Quadrangles and vicinity. Ph.D. disserta-tion, University of Chicago.

Pfingsten, Charles W., 1966. An engineering study of northeasternCook County soils. Master's thesis, Northwestern University.

Pikarsky, Milton, 1968. Comprehensive planning for the ChicagoCrosstown Expressway. Master's thesis, Illinois Institute ofTechnology.

Pranshke, Frank, 1980. Stratigraphy of the Lake Michigan Forma-tion in the Lake Michigan Southern Basin. Master's thesis,Northeastern Illinois University.

Risatti, James B., Jr., 1978. Geochemical and microbial aspectsof Volo Bog, Lake County, Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation,University of Illinois.

Robinson, Lewis C, II, 1935. The geology and mineral resourcesof the Streator quadrangle, Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation,University of Chicago.

Rosenshein, Joseph S., 1967. Geohydrology of Pleistocene depositsand sustained yield of principal Pleistocene aquifer, Lake County,Indiana. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois.

Schlessinger, Lee, 1950. Vane tests in Chicago glacial till.Master's thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Schultz, John R., 1933. The chert of the Niagara Series in theChicago area. Master's thesis, Northwestern University.

Shea, James H., 1964. Petrology and stratigraphy of sedimentsfrom southern and central Lake Michigan. Ph.D. dissertation,University of Illinois.

Stark, Jessie Bird, 1945. An analysis of some physical char-acteristics of the glacial tills of northeastern Illinois.Master's thesis, Northwestern University. (Coauthor, Evelyn M.Turpin.)

Stromdahl, Andrew W., 1975. An application of the StanfordWatershed Model in Lake County, Illinois. Master's thesis,Northeastern Illinois University.

Taylor, David 0., 1930. A new shale in the Chicago area and itsstratigraphic position. Master's thesis, Northwestern University.

Thomsen, Kurt 0., 1973. Hydrogeology of Kane County, Illinois.Master's thesis, Northeastern Illinois University.

Tiseo, Benedict, 1966. An engineering study of northeastern CookCounty soils. Master's thesis, Northwestern University.

Todd, Jean Prescott, 1937. Survey of the near-shore deposits ofLake Michigan adjacent to Northwestern University. Master'sthesis, Northwestern University.

Turpin, Evelyn M., 1945. An analysis of some physical character-istics of the glacial tills of northeastern Illinois. Master'sthesis, Northwestern University. (Coauthor, Jessie B. Stark.)

Utterback, Donald D., 1932. The Silurian limestones of north-eastern Illinois. Master's thesis, University of Illinois.

Uyanik, M. E., 1945. Comparison of observed and computedsettlements of structures in Chicago. Ph.D. dissertation,University of Illinois.

Wagner, Oscar E., 1929. Fauna of the Silurian rocks of northernIllinois. Master's thesis, Northern Illinois University.

Warner, Paul F., 1967. A study of the present bedrock surface ofthe east half of Township 44 N., Range 2 E., State of Illinois.Master's thesis, Northern Illinois University.

Weiner, William, 1974. A petrographic and geochemical study ofchert formation around Thornton Reef Complex, Thornton,Illinois. Master's Thesis, University of Illinois.

Whitney, Harold T., Jr., 1962. The effect of sample disturbanceand side wall friction on the consolidated behavior of a Swedishclay and a Chicago organic silt. Master's thesis, NorthwesternUniversity.

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Wickham, Susan S., 1979. The Tiskilwa Till Member, WedronFormation: A regional study in northeastern Illinois. Master'sthesis, University of Illinois.

Williams, Roy E., 1966. Shallow hydrogeology of glacial drifts innortheastern Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation, University ofIllinois.

Wing, Monta E., 1923. The faunal succession in the Niagaran rocksof northeastern Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation, University ofChicago.

Workman, Lewis E., 1925. A Pleistocene section in the vicinity ofthe Thornton reef. Master's thesis, University of Chicago.

Wu, T. H., 1951. Analytical study of earth pressure measurementson open cuts, Chicago subway. Ph.D. dissertation, University ofIllinois.

Wulkowicz, Gerald M., 1973. Chloride balance of the Salt CreekBasin, Chicago metropolitan area. Master's thesis, University ofIllinois.

Zeizel, Arthur J., 1960. Ground-water geology of the shallowaquifers in Du Page County, Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation,University of Illinois.