Official history of the Illinois State Society from 1854 is published by ISS in 2013 and distributed to guests at the 2013 Illinois Inaugural Gala as well as presented to all members of Congress from Illinois, statewide officials, all members of the Illinois General Assembly and 1,044 high school and college libraries in Illinois. The author was former State Senator and past ISS President Mark Rhoads who became the Historian of ISS in May 2013.