Online Resources

General

  • Library – This portal brings all the best library and reference sites together in one user friendly spot.
  • Library of Congress – The Library Today internet magazine, catalogs, collections, research services, U.S. legislative information, historical collections, exhibitions on-line, forms and data from the Copyright Office, the Library’s Bicentennial (1800-2000) and general information.

Business

  • Council of Better Business Bureaus – Contains information about scams targeting business and consumers as well as prevention tips.
  • Entreworld – This content-only site comes from the reputed non-profit Kaufman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. It is organized into three main sections: Starting your Business, Growing Your Business and Supporting Entrepreneurship.
  • Security & Exchange Commission – Great advice can be found in the “enforcement division” sections of the SEC’s site. Contains releases about enforcement actions and civil and criminal proceedings involving securities fraud, as well as sections covering on-line newsletters, bulletin boards and e-mail spans.
  • Small Business Administration – Valuable leads and resources for investors and entrepreneurs. The SBA site links the users to the opportunities.

Music/Entertainment News

Estate Planning

  • maxifi – Download a new planning program developed by three leading economists and designed to prevent you from over-saving and under-saving.
  • Finaid – The most comprehensive source of objective, reliable information on college financial aid.
  • Internal Revenue Service – Top spot for garnering information forms and publications about income tax.
  • Social Security On-Line – Download a program that calculates benefit estimates. Downloadable forms for changes in personal information and other routine issues.

Legal Research

  • American Bar Association News Release Section – American Bar Association; Division of Media Relations and Communication Services -News Releases.
  • Federal Court Locator – Provides citizens a means to access information related to the federal judiciary, including slip opinions. This information can be viewed on-line or it can be downloaded.
  • Illinois State Library – Source for information about the Illinois State Library, Illinois Library Systems, and the more than 3,300 ILLINET libraries in the state of Illinois.
  • Illinois Bar Association – Illinois court bulletins, legislative news and information, Illinois administrative code, online links to other services, court rules, ethics opinions and more.
  • Illinois Real Estate Lawyer Association – The Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association is comprised of experienced attorneys dedicated to assisting individuals and businesses in connection with real estate transactions of all types.
  • Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory – A nationwide attorney directory, legal news, a Q&A forum to ask attorneys general questions, information on hiring a lawyer, and brief descriptions of several areas of law.
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
    United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jurisdiction over Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
  • U.S. Government Information – U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory.
  • U.S. Supreme Court – Decisions from 1990 to the present. This archive contains (or will soon contain) all opinions of the court issued since May of 1990. In addition, our collection of 610 of the most important historical decisions of the Court is available on CD-ROM

Real Estate

  • Cook County Assessor’s Office – Information regarding assessments. Assessor’s office locations, telephone numbers and office hours. Taxpayers who have recently received increased assessment notices can compare neighboring property assessments.
  • Homes.com – Houses for sales in your area – browse listings in your area.
  • Foreclosure.com – Foreclosures for sale in your area.
  • FSBO.com – For sale by owner homes in your area.
  • Apartments.com – Apartments for rent in your area.