Except for the name, and the nifty sign, the place didn't look much different from all the other shops and restaurants in the college district.

Outside the college districts the institutions are required to apply for zoning changes if they intend to alter properties owned by them or to expand further.

In 1969 the college district was formed, and a competition was held to name the new college.

The college district planned to demolish the house in 1968, but decided not to after protests by local historians.

From 1971 to the present, the college district has expanded to meet the growing educational needs of the Tucson area.

The new name seemed fitting because much of the area that the college district encompasses is referred to as the Illinois Valley.

He is an elected board member for the college district with a term that will expire in 2014.

It is published each spring and offered to the residents of the college district.

The college district, which includes two campuses, has 243 full-time faculty, 750 part-time faculty and staff of 459.

On May 16, 1970, residents of the college district approved $4,750,000 for a second phase of construction.