Setting up a corporation for asset management in Illinois

[Meleneal Cameron]

Hi there,  

I was wondering if anyone could share with me the basic steps to start up  a corporation to protect my future property investments in Illinois.  I've been all over the web and reading forums and now I'm completely confused.  I just want a basic start up that I can build on once I began to actually purchase property under the corporation.  So far, I know I need to establish a corporation, acquire a business license and EIN # and a business bank account.  Is there anything else that I am missing?  Thanks in advance for your advice :)