I have a business  friend from Japan  who wishes to set up a private
college in the US, most probably in Chicago.  He wishes to conduct
courses in  new and emerging areas such as nanotechnology  for both
local ( US ) and foreign students

I want to obtain information that specifically provides details of how
to obtain permission from the US/ Illinois authorities to set up a
training center.  (You can assume that my friend has registered a
company in US). What I want is specific sites that discusses how to
obtain relevant permission from the local authorities (does the center
need to obtain building / fire safety approval; does the courses need
to be registered with any education authority, does the trainers need
to be registered etc).If you can get information from Illinois, any
other state is also useful e.g. California, New York etc