Adult Reference Resources
Local/Regional
McHenry County
McHenry County
Illinois Genealogy Society
McHenry School District 15
(grades K-8)
McHenry School District
156 (grades 9-12)
City of Chicago describes city services and information on tourism.
State of Illinois
gives information on government offices, legislation, and tourism.
Reference Resources
American Universities can be used for selecting universities or for
researching academic subjects.
Artcyclopedia the Fine Art Search Engine
Illinois Digital
Archives contains digitized books from the Illinois State Library
collection.
Illinois Statistical Abstract
a comprehensive compilation of economic and demographic
data relating to Illinois.
Johnsburg Library
Online Catalog search Johnsburg's catalog for items we may not have.
McHenry
Library Database Page
Online reference databases available at the library and from home.
New York Times The daily
newspaper's
current issue and archives from 1851.
OXFORD Dictionaries Search the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford
Quotation Dictionary, and Oxford First Names Dictionary.
U.S. Census Bureau provides statistical information on social,
political and economical aspects of the U.S.
Wauconda
Library Online Catalog search
Wauconda's catalog for items we may not have.
Woodstock
Library Online Catalog search
Woodstock's catalog for items we may not have.
World
Newspapers -- from Grolier's Online. From their home page, click on "World
Newspapers" link at bottom right of page. See newspapers in native languages
from all over the world.
Governmental Resources
The White House provides
information on the Whitehouse
GovEngine.com
Comprehensive directory of
Official Federal, State, and Local Government and Court links.
FedWorld Information Network
a clearing house for information on and produced by the federal government.
Vote - Smart
citizen's organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate
and unbiased information for electoral decision-making.
Medicare The official U.S.
government site for people with Medicare
Find
it Illinois Everything Illinois from the Secretary of State
U.S. Citizenship
Study for obtaining U.S. citizenship
Medical Resources
Psychology
Self-Help provides information on psychological and physiological disorders.
Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic health information
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus will
direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings
together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated
MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical
journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an
illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest
health news.
Career Resources
College Resources
American
Universities can be used for selecting universities or for researching
academic subjects.
Application
Services
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Business and Investment Resources
Annual Credit
Report -- free annual credit
reports from the big three credit bureaus.
Big Charts Current and historical stock information.
Charles Schwab Online and
Fidelity Investments are produced by investment companies but each
provide a great deal of investment information online free of charge.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange offers the latest market news and futures
market data.
Mymoney.gov
-- MyMoney.gov is the U.S. Government's website dedicated to teaching all
Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are planning to
buy a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, the
resources on MyMoney.gov can help you do it better. Throughout the site, you
will find important information from 20 federal agencies government wide.
zipcode2business look up business
information of all zip codes in United States
Consumer Information
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Autotropolis
information about researching and purchasing cars, loans, insurance, buying
advice, dealers, rebates, forums and more.