Legal Research

www.findlaw.com

A web portal devoted entirely to law and government, Findlaw's site is excellent in both the depth and breadth of information.

www.nolo.com

A great site for easy to understand do-it-yourself legal information from Nolo Press.

www.law.cornell.edu/ 

The Legal Information Institute sponsored by the law school at Cornell has extensive links to courts and legal codes from across the United States.

www.law.siu.edu/lawlib/ 

The Southern Illinois University Law School's site is specifically aimed at their students, but will also be helpful to other legal researchers. The links to Illinois information are especially useful.

Laws and Regulations

Local Government and Courts

www.cookcountysheriff.org/

The Cook County Sheriff's Office Web site includes online access to Circuit Court records, addresses and photographs of registered sex offenders, inmate lookup, Internet safety tips, and more.

www.co.cook.il.us/ 

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

Illinois

www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp

The Illinois Compiled Statutes can be searched at this address.

United States

http://uscode.house.gov 

The United States Code may be found here at the Office of the Law Revision Counsel.

http://thomas.loc.gov

Bills and recent laws (Public Laws) that are not yet in the United States Code may be located here.

www.supremecourtus.gov/

This is the official site of the United States Supreme Court.

Lawyers

www.lawyers.com

This is the Martindale-Hubble Law Directory's online version. Use it to locate lawyers in the U.S.

www.chicagobar.org/

The Chicago Bar Association site.

www.illinoisbar.org/

The Illinois Bar Association's site includes legal information pamphlets and phone numbers for local lawyer referral services.

www.abanet.org

The American Bar Association's site includes consumer publications, lawyer referral information, and links to lawyer disciplinary agencies.

www.aclu-il.org

The Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is online at this address.

www.state.il.us/defender/

This is the Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender's site. The agency defends indigent persons in criminal cases that are on appeal.

www.ptla.org/links.htm

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

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