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.
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