Illinois.com, Inc. Announces Exclusive Partnership With Apartments.com

Illinois.com, Inc., the premier search engine for the State of Illinois, is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with Apartments.com. Apartments.com will increase the depth of resources offered through Illinois.com by enabling Web site visitors to access a comprehensive rental inventory covering almost every city and town in Illinois.

(PRWEB) November 10, 2005 -- Illinois.com, Inc., the premier search engine for the State of Illinois, is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with Apartments.com. Apartments.com will increase the depth of resources offered through Illinois.com by enabling Web site visitors to access a comprehensive rental inventory covering almost every city and town in Illinois.

“We are pleased to partner with the pioneer in online apartment listing and relocation services,” said Brad Spirrison, vice president of business development for Illinois.com. “The alliance promises to provide Illinois.com residents and soon-to-be residents with a conduit to a robust and easily accessible database of apartments and housing opportunities throughout the state.”

“Apartments.com is proud to be the exclusive apartment provider to Illinois.com,” said Tim Fagan, senior vice president and general manager of Apartments.com. “Not only does this partnership provide further distribution of our listings to bring more leads to our advertisers, it also heightens the Apartments.com position as a leader in the online rentals category.”

Since its launch in late spring of 2005, Illinois.com has seen consistent monthly visitor and page view growth. Illinois.com now offers visitors guaranteed, lowest-rate hotel-room pricing within a network of more than 1,500 hotels, in-depth civic information, real estate opportunities throughout the state accessible via the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), ticketing for concerts and sporting events and access to apartment rental availability.

“Illinois.com will continue the drive to expand its offerings and increase the number of strategic partnerships,” Spirrison said. “Future versions of the site will reach even broader audiences through functionality such as community-based publishing and blogging for every city and town.”

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