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With a monthly readership of over 15,000, Illinois Issues is one of the state's pre-eminent publications. See the results of our recent readership survey or to read testimonials.

Get your message to the audience you need to reach—the people of Illinois as well as the policy makers and decision makers in our state. Learn more reasons why you should place an ad with Illinois Issues.

Advertise in Illinois Issues magazine today.

• Call (217)206-6084
• E-mail: illinoisissues@uis.edu
• Print ad placement contract form (pdf)
• Advertising prices and sizes (pdf)

No alcohol, tobacco, or gambling advertising accepted. Ad will be billed upon insertion.

• Advertising Rates
• Advertising Deadlines
• Advertising Sizes
• Advertising Specs

Advertising Rates

Color prices:
Color available on back cover, inside front cover and inside back cover.

• Full color - add $535.
• Spot color - add $275. (Illinois Issues spot color is green Pantone #561).

Please contact our advertising department at (217) 206-6084 for more information about color placement rates.

Black and white ads prices:
Full Page

• 1 time: $1,275
• 3 times: $1,235
• 6 times: $1,200
• 10 times: $1,155.

1/2 Page

• 1 time: $850
• 3 times: $820
• 6 times: $775
• 10 times: $735.

1/3 Page

• 1 time: $700
• 3 times: $660
• 6 times: $620
• 10 times: $580.

1/6 Page

• 1 time: $365
• 3 times: $360
• 6 times: $350
• 10 times: $340

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Advertising Deadlines

• September 2008
  Insertion order deadline: August 1
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, August 8
• October 2008
  Insertion order deadline: Sept. 2
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, Sept. 10
• Nov./Dec. 2008
  Insertion order deadline: Oct. 1
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, Oct. 10
• January 2009
  Insertion order deadline: November 3
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, November 10
• February 2009
  Insertion order deadline: January 2
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, January 9
• Roster of State Government Officials
  Insertion order deadline: January 31
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, February 15
• March 2009
  Insertion order deadline: February 2
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, February 10
• April 2009
  Insertion order deadline: March 2
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, March 10
• May 2009
  Insertion order deadline: April 1
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, April 10
• June 2009
  Insertion order deadline: May 1
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, May 11
• July/August 2009
  Insertion order deadline: June 1
  Ad copy deadline: Noon, June 10

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Advertising Sizes

Full Page

• Inches: 7 5/16" w x 9 ½" h
• Decimal Inches: 7.33" w x 9.5" h
• Picas: 44p w x 57p h

Full Page with bleed
(Measurements below include 1/8" bleed. The full page dimensions listed above is the image area.)

• Inches: 8 3/4" w x 11 1/4 " h
• Decimal Inches: 8.75" w x 11.25" h
• Picas: 52p6 w x 67p6 h

½ Page

• Inches: 7 5/16" w x 4 ¾" h
• Decimal Inches: 7.33" w x 4.75" h
• Picas: 44p w x 28p6 h

1/3 Page

• Inches: 4 13/16" w x 4 ¾" h
• Decimal Inches: 4.83" w x 4.75" h
• Picas: 29p w x 28p6 h

1/6 Page

• Inches: 2 5/16" w x 4 ¾" h
• Decimal Inches: 2.33" w x 4.75" h
• Picas: 14p w x 28p6 h

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Ad Specifications
Submit your ad one of the following ways:

• Mail a CD with a high resolution .tif file (please include a hard copy of ad so that we can check for digital accuracy) to: Illinois Issues HRB-10, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, Springfield, IL 62703.
• Transmit electronic .tif file (no .pdf files) to Linda Anderson at Illinois Issues. Please fax (217) 206-7257 hard copy of ad so that we can check for digital accuracy.

Software

• Illinois Issues uses Macintosh Operating System 10
• QuarkXPress 7.2
• Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0
• Adobe Illustrator CS 11.0.0
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 6.0.

Specs

• Lines per inch: 133lpi
• Dots per inch: 300dpi (300 ppi)
• Pantone 561 (green)
• Negatives: Read right, emulsion down
• Four-Color Process: Save .tif format (actual size) in CYMK format and mail CD to Illinois Issues (include laser proof for color accuracy)

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