function getCouncil() {
	var nw = new Array("53104", "53105", "53168", "53170", "53181", "60002", "60020", "60030", "60041", "60046", "60071", "60072", "60073", "60081", "60097", "60098")
	var ne = new Array("53140", "53142", "53143", "53144", "53158", "54135", "60031", "60064", "60079", "60083", "60085", "60087", "60096", "60099")
	var ce = new Array("60048", "60060", "60061")
	var sw = new Array("60004", "60005", "60007", "60010", "60011", "60012", "60014", "60021", "60042", "60047", "60056", "60067", "60074", "60084", "60102", "60110", "60118", "60119", "60156", "60193", "60194", "60195")
	var se = new Array("60015", "60016", "60022", "60025", "60035", "60040", "60044", "60045", "60062", "60069", "60076", "60077", "60089", "60090", "60091", "60093", "60201", "60202", "60203")

	var zip = document.zipcodebox.zipcode.value

	if(zip == "") {
		alert("You must first enter a zipcode number!")
		document.zipcodebox.zipcode.focus()
	}
	else {

	  for(i=0; i < nw.length; ++i) {
		if(zip == nw[i]) {
			alert("If your zip code is " + zip + ", then your council is 'NORTHWEST'")
			i = nw.length
			document.zipcodebox.zipcode.value=""
		}
	  }
	  for(i=0; i < ne.length; ++i) {
		if(zip == ne[i]) {
			alert("If your zip code is " + zip + ", then your council is 'NORTHEAST'")
			i = ne.length
			document.zipcodebox.zipcode.value=""
		}
	  }
	  for(i=0; i < ce.length; ++i) {
		if(zip == ce[i]) {
			alert("If your zip code is " + zip + ", then your council is 'CENTRAL'")
			i = ce.length
			document.zipcodebox.zipcode.value=""
		}
	  }
	  for(i=0; i < sw.length; ++i) {
		if(zip == sw[i]) {
			alert("If your zip code is " + zip + ", then your council is 'SOUTHWEST'")
			i = sw.length
			document.zipcodebox.zipcode.value=""
		}
	  }
	  for(i=0; i < se.length; ++i) {
		if(zip == se[i]) {
			alert("If your zip code is " + zip + ", then your council is 'SOUTHEAST'")
			i = se.length
			document.zipcodebox.zipcode.value=""
		}
	  }

	  if(document.zipcodebox.zipcode.value != "") {
		alert("Your zip code is not available!")
		document.zipcodebox.zipcode.value=""
		document.zipcodebox.zipcode.focus()
	  }
	} // end of else
}