Our Library Readers' Services Reference Services Youth Services Outreach Services Our Community To Online Resources list

 
Law and Legal Forms
          Click to watch/listen to a Virtual Reference database tutorial
Browse Our Subject Guides

Subscription databases These databases provide specialized information, including newspaper and magazine articles that are not available for free on the Internet. They are paid for by your library. | Free Web sites


Law and Government Reference Collection

Virtual Reference Library
Gale

Over 330 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. Includes Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law and other reference works related to law and government.

Remote link to Vietnam War Reference Library
Click here from home.

Logo and link to Thomson Gale LegalForms
Thomson Gale LegalForms (Illinois)
Gale

Contains forms related to bankruptcy, divorce, real estate, wills, power of attorney, name changes, leases, and more. Also includes an attorney directory and a dictionary of legal definitions.

house
Click here from home.

Logo and link to Westlaw
Westlaw-Illinois

Includes the following databases: Illinois Law and Practice, Am Jur Legal & Business Forms, Illinois Forms Legal and Business, Illinois/National Transactional Forms. See a librarian for full access to this online resource.
 


Free Web sites

Legal Research

Findlaw.com - Web portal devoted entirely to law and government.

Nolo.com - Legal information from Nolo Press.

Cornell Law School - Links to courts and legal codes from across the United States.

Southern Illinois University Law School - Links to Illinois information and legal research.

Laws and Regulations

Local Government and Courts

Cook County Sheriff - Online access to Circuit Court records, addresses and photographs of registered sex offenders, inmate lookup, Internet safety tips, and more.

Cook County Information Center - County ordinances, officials, links to various county agencies, answers to frequently asked questions and public service announcements.

Illinois

American Civil Liberties Union - Illinois Chapter - Legal and legislative information specific to Illinois.

Illinois General Assembly - Searchable database of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.

United States

Office of the Law Revision Counsel - Searchable database of the United States Code.

Thomas (Library of Congress) - Bills and recent laws that are not yet in the United States Code may be located here.

United States Supreme Court - Official site of the United States Supreme Court.

Lawyers

Lawyers.com - Martindale-Hubble online law directory.

Chicago Bar Association - Includes a lawyer directory.

Illinois Bar Association - Legal information pamphlets and phone numbers for local lawyer referral services.

American Bar Association - Consumer publications, lawyer referral information and links to lawyer disciplinary agencies.

Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender - Information on agency that defends indigent persons in criminal cases that are on appeal.

Pine Tree Legal Assistance - Links to legal assistance and Pro Bono sites throughout the country.

 
Top
DPPL Logo Copyright 2000