Useful Reference Links

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• Quick Reference Resources
  Links to general quick reference resources, research databases, search engines and local interest.

• Law and Justice Links for Kids, Youths & Parents
  Links to various websites offering judicial information, assistances and education for kids, youths and parents.

• Find a Map or Location
  Links to various internet map and location programs to get directions to and from our facilities. 

• Breaking and Local News - Newspapers and Media
  Links to the National News Agencies and local newspapers, radio and television stations online to research current articles and archives related to the courts.
   

• Court and Justice Technology Resources
  Links to various websites tracking the ever changing technologies related to the Courts and Justice communities. 

• Area Election Results
  Links to the election results for those counties on the web within the 2nd Appellate District of Illinois.

Disclaimer - No endorsement is intended or implied by these links

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Quick Reference Resources

• Acronym and Abbreviation Finders
• American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Britannica.com
• Bureau of Justice Assistance
  • Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation Web Site
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CIA World Factbook
• Court Web Sites - National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
• Crime Stoppers of Lake County
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• Dictionary.com
• Drug Related Street Terms/Slang Words
• Duhaime's Law Dictionary
• English to Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese Translation via Alta Vista
• Everyrule.com - Database of Rules ranging from board, card, casino, computer, and kids games, etiquette, sports and other rules
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• FedWorld Information Network
• Financial Calculators - Retirement & Elder Care, Small Business, Landlords & Tenants, Real Estate, Consumer & Travel, Debt & Bankruptcy, Cars & Tickets 
• FirstGov.gov - Official website for searching the U.S. Government
• Free Glossary.com
• Hyperdictionary.com - Offers English, Computer, Dream and Medical Dictionaries plus a Thesaurus
• Illinois Legal Aid Online - (www.IllinoisLegalAid.org) provides lower-income and vulnerable Illinois residents with information about their legal rights and responsibilities, referrals to free and low cost legal aid offices, multimedia training and education, and forms and instructions for representing themselves.
• Invisible Web Directory
• Lawyer Finders
  • Illinois Lawyer Finder - Illinois State Bar Association
  • Martindale-Hubble Nationwide Lawyer Directory
• Legal Explanations - Free legal resources in plain English
• National Commission Against Drunk Driving (NCADD)
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service Online
• National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• NOAA Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
  • Current Weather Conditions - Waukegan, IL Area  
    • Gridpoint Forecast - Chicago / Waukegan, Waukegan Regional Airport
  • Current Weather Conditions - Chicago, IL-O'Hare Area
• On-Line Conversion - Over 8,100 Conversions and Calculators
• On-Line Dictionaries - 1500+ dictionaries representing more than 230 languages
• Pharmacology Drug Reference - NY Emergency Room RN
• Prairie State Legal Services 
• People Finders
  • Accurint - First Search Free - Monthly Fee Based Service
  • AnyWho.com
  • Reverse Telephone Number Directory
  • Switchboard.com - Internet Directory
  • The Ultimate White Pages
  • The Ultimate Yellow Pages
• Search Systems.net - Largest Free Public Records Database Collection 
• Street Drug Slang Dictionary
• Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade - White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Treatment Improvement Exchange
• U.S. Copyright Office
• U.S. Department of Justice
  • Reports & Publications: Component List
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U. S. Government Printing Office Access
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services  
      (Formally the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service)
• U.S. Internal Revenue Service
  • Forms, Publications, Instructions
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Postal Service
  • City/State/ZIP Code Associations
  • Find a Zip+4 Code Look-up
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Virtual Reference Desk
• Vital Records Information - This site contains information about where to obtain vital records
• Volunteer Center of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff
• Volunteer Match
• Wall Street Journal
• WebMD - Drug and Herb Reference
• Wikipedia.com - Free encyclopedia

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Law and Justice Links for Kids, Youths & Parents

• Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL)
• Al-Anon/Alateen
  • Local Meeting Sites and Schedules
  • Northern Illinois Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group
• American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Facts For Families
• America's Promise
• Arizona Law for Kids
• Court Appointed Special Advocates of Lake County (CASA) 
• Chicago Teen Law
• Crime Stoppers of Lake County
• D.A.R.E. America
• Diverting Children From A Life of Crime
• Education Development Center
  • The Center for Children & Families (CC&F)
• Focus Adolescent Services
  • Family Help in Illinois
  • When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law
• Kids Count - Children of Divorce
• Lake County, IL Juvenile Justice Resource Guide 
• McGruff.Org
• Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD)
• National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
• National Youth Network
• Parents of Teens - Website Reviews
• Street Law Online
• Tips for Teens: The Truth About Club Drugs
• US DOJ Kids and Youth
• Youth as Resources

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Find a Map or Location

• County of Lake, IL- GIS/Mapping Division -Tax Assessment and Aerial Photograph
• Google Maps
• Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Region Traffic Updates
• Illinois Atlas - by the Center for Governmental Studies, Northern Illinois University
• Inside Illinois
• Mapquest
• Maps On Us
• MSN Expedia.com
• MSN Virtual Earth
• Rand McNally
• TerraServer USA
• U.S. Geological Survey

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Breaking and Local News

     Breaking News

ABC AP BBC

CBS CNN FOX

Google MSNBC NPR

Reuters UPI  Yahoo!

     Newspapers

• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin - No search capability. (Must have User Name and Password)
• Chicago Sun Times Online - Search the Chicago Sun-Times, Pioneer Press, The Star, Daily Southtown and Post Tribune.
• Chicago Tribune Online - Search Tribune stories published since January 1, 1985.
• The Daily Herald Online - Search is limited to seven (7) days including today.
• Lake County Journals - Search capability.
  Local News for Antioch, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Great Lakes Bulletin, Gurnee, Lake Villa, Libertyville, Lindenhurst, Mundelein, Round Lake, Wadsworth, Wauconda and Waukegan, IL . Part of Shaw Suburban Media of Greater Chicago.Northwest Herald - Has customizable Search capability.
• Pioneer Press - Search News Archives back to 1996.
  Algonquin Countryside, Antioch Review, Arlington Heights Post, Barrington Courier-Review, Buffalo Grove Countryside, Cary-Grove Countryside, Deerfield Review, Des Plaines Times, Edgebrook Times Review, Edison-Norwood Times Review, Elk Grove Times, Elm Leaves, Evanston Review, Forest Leaves, Franklin Park Herald-Journal, Glencoe News, Glenview Announcements, Grayslake Review, Gurnee Review, Highland Park News, Hoffman Estates Review, Lake Forester, Lake Villa Review, Lake Zurich Courier, Libertyville Review, Lincolnwood Review, Maywood Herald, Melrose Park Herald, Morton Grove Champion, Mount Prospect Times, Mundelein Review, Niles Herald-Spectator, Norridge News, Northbrook Star, Northlake Herald-Journal, Oak Leaves, Palatine Countryside, Park Ridge Herald-Advocate, River Grove Messenger, Rolling Meadows Review, Schaumburg Review, Skokie Review, Vernon Hills Review, West Proviso Herald, Westchester Herald, Wheeling Countryside, Wilmette Life, Winnetka Talk
• Suburban Chicago Newspapers - Limited Search capability.
  The Beacon, The Courier News, The Herald News, The News Sun, Sun Publications

    Local Media

    

 

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Court and Justice Technology Resources

• Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation Web Site
• Center for Digital Government
• COSCA / NACM Joint Technology XML Standards Committee
• Court Tech Forum
• Legal XML
• Legal Technologies Institute
• National Center for State Courts -The National Center for State Courts provides information
                                        and assistance to court leaders that helps them better serve the public.
  • Court Information By Topic
• SEARCH - National Consortium for Justice Information & Statistics

 

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Area Election Results 

• Lake County
   
• Boone County  
• Carroll County
• Cook County  
• DeKalb County
• DuPage County
• Jo Daviess County
• Kane County
• Kendall County
• Lee County
• McHenry County
• Ogle County
• Stephenson County
• Will County
• Winnebago County
    
• Illinois Board of Elections

• FAQ's for Voting and Elections

• Federal Election Commission

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