About Us

www.DiscoverJacksonvilleIL.com is brought to you by an exciting community partnership between The Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Jacksonville Journal-Courier, and DiscoverPlaces.

These organizations have joined forces on this collaborative project to bring the greater Jacksonville Illinois region a community web portal that will comprehensively serve businesses and organizations, both large and small.

This Web Portal is designed to bring our area to life on the Internet through a consistent, unified access point. It will provide Internet users with the most complete guide to the greater Jacksonville Illinois region as seen on the Web, quickly and efficiently directing users to many various existing Web sites providing quality information about our communities and their businesses while at the same time communicating the compelling story of the Jacksonville Illinois region to the rest of the world.

We are pleased to introduce to you our partner in making this project a reality,DiscoverPlaces. DiscoverPlace is an Internet company that has specialized in building community and regional Web portals. DiscoverPlace:
  • Employs librarians to organize and catalog community and regional Web sites
  • Uses software that is very powerful, yet easy to use for maintaining and expanding portal content
  • Focuses on community empowerment
  • Understands how to produce the most value through Community Web Portals
In addition to the value www.DiscoverJacksonvilleIL.com will bring to our region as a whole, we are committed to ensuring that the portal also provides value to our members. As a member of one of our partner organizations, we are offering you the opportunity to leverage the power of this Portal through sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

For more information about acquiring a sponsorship position contact:

E-mail: Karen Walker
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
217.245.6121.

Or visit our Become a Sponsor section of the Jacksonville Illinois Portal.

How this site works?

DiscoverJacksonvilleIL.com is web-based community information system, published by the community for the community. The site contains several modules to help you discover the community.

Community Magazine™ — Fresh dynamic published information on local living, working, playing, shopping, and learning, offering a top-level view of what the greater Jacksonville Illinois region has to offer.

Community Calendar — A central community calendar that allows users to view master calendar, or select and view individual calendars.

Local Websites — A directory of regional websites. A hierarchal menu aids in searching for sites of interest, as well as a built in search engine.

Globalsafe™ Websites — Virtual library of thousands of top-quality websites selected by professional librarians. For students, teachers, and parents, the Globalsafe™ collection is the most credible, comprehensive, and easy-to-use resource for accessing high-value "safe" Web content.