Government, Law, & Politics

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Description: Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, or finding friends and relatives.

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Description: Detailed side-by-side statistical comparisons of countries across the world.

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Description: More than 200 country-specific reports of every sovereign country recognized by the United Nations, plus several foreign dependencies and U.S. territories like the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Also includes information about each U.S. state and Canadian province as well.

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Description: Free driver education program containing 11 car practice tests, 9 motorcycle practice tests, 10 CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) practice tests, 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL), and an FAQ section with detailed answers to 100+ DMV-related questions.

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Description: Helping nonprofits find funding faster: over 242,000+ grantmakers to build prospect lists fast, LinkedIn integration, and opportunities to collaborate with other nonprofits

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Description: Contains the full text of hundreds of reference books on a wide variety of subjects. Includes tables of content, indexes and illustrations.

Enjoy this specially curated collection of ebooks on topics of government, law and law enforcement, as well as politics.

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Description: Illinois Legal Forms includes thousands of business, personal, litigation and federal forms.

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Description: Source for public records in the Chicago suburbs, including real estate transfers, foreclosures, business licenses and incorporations. Check Illinois is their free background check service or choose more specific records databases if you know exactly what you’re looking for.

For best results, click the “Log In” button in the upper right-hand corner and then select “Library Patron”.

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Description: Thousands of legal forms by topic including Bankruptcy, Divorce, Name Changes, Wills & Estate Planning and more. Most of the full text legal reference books provided through NOLO.  

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Description: Vast, indexed collection of back issues of corporate and industry related documents going back to the beginning of several key Mergent publications including the Million Dollar Directory, municipal manuals, and key business ratios.

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Description: Coupling Mergent’s expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with D&B®’s Hoover’s™private company database, Mergent Intellect offers new and existing clients a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.

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Description: Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

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Description: Comprehensive citizenship prep course that contains 100 videos, plus interactive drills and quizzes.

• Citizenship Skills from ECC
• Find an English or Citizenship Preparation Class and Naturalization Legal Services – from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• List of Pro Bono Legal Services Providers – from the U.S. Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review
• Naturalization Interview and Test
• Naturalization Test Study Resources
• New Americans Initiative from the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

• Ballotpedia
• DuPage County Election Division
• Illinois State Board of Elections
• Kane County Clerk – Elections
• OpenSecrets
• ProPublica 527 Explorer
• Vote.gov
• Vote411

• Administer Justice
• Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
• City of St. Charles Municipal Code Book
• Illinois State Bar Association Lawyer Finder
• Illinois Compiled Statutes
• Illinois Legal Aid Form Library
• Illinois Supreme Court Standarized State Legal Forms
• Kane County Law Library & Self-Help Legal Center
• Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
• Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.

• The American Presidency Project
• Best Law Firms
• Citizen University
• Congress.gov
• Congressional Budget Office
• Crime in the United States Data Explorer
• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
• Explore Census Data
• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
• LawHelp.org
• Legal Information Institute – Cornell University Law School
• Martindale-Hubble Law Directory
• NOLO Law for All
• United States House of Representatives
• United States Senate
• USA.gov
• White House

• BBC Country Profiles
• CIA World Factbook
• UNESCO Institute for Statistics