Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1988 and part of FY 1989, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty and staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. After introductory material provides a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of institutions, section I presents tables showing student characteristics, including headcount data for fall 1988 by sex and type of attendance, instructional program area, age, ethnic origin, academic classification, type of residency, and enrollment status. In addition, this section offers information on proportions of district populations served, community education enrollments, headcount data for fall 1979 through fall 1988, and a summary of grants to disadvantaged students. Section II contains data on faculty and staff, including information on instructional faculty, administrative staff, non-teaching professional staff, and classified staff for fall 1988. Average base salaries, average class size, and percentage of classes by class size are also detailed. Section III presents program data, including an inventory of curricula offered in the Illinois colleges, degrees and certificates awarded, and occupational programs. Section IV includes financial data on apportionments, grants to colleges, instructional unit costs, tax levies, operating revenues and expenditures, and energy usage and costs. Finally, section V provides data on facilities and college construction. (ALB)