Welcome to our list of selected Web sites for government agencies, legal research and resources, and bar associations. We are not endorsing these sites by listing them here, nor do we control or monitor their content -- visit and rely on them at your own risk.

DuPage County

Link to DuPage County Government with subsequent links to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court and other county government sites

• DuPage County Government Telephone Directory
• The 18th Judicial Circuit has frequently used forms available in PDF Format online.
• DuPage County Attorney Filing Number Application
• 18th Judicial Circuit Court Rules
• Current Courtroom Assignments
• Court Locations
• DuPage Law Library Resources
• Assistance with E-Filing in DuPage
• ACH Authorization Form for e-filing payments

Cook County

Link to Cook County Government

• Index of Cook County Agencies

Illinois State Government

• Illinois State Home Page - (contains a number of sites maintained by state agencies)
• Illinois Attorney General - (contains recent Illinois AG opinions)
• Illinois Bills
• State Board of Education
• Illinois Constitution
• Illinois Compiled Statutes
• Illinois Supreme Court Rules
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
• Illinois Department of Human Services - Listing of various services available to the public.
• Illinois Department of Insurance (contains updates on new developments for attorneys in the insurance industry)
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Illinois Pollution Control Board - (PCB decisions available for a fee)
• Department of Professional Regulation (contains statutory guidelines for regulated professions)
• Illinois Public Acts
• Illinois Secretary of State - (contains table of contents of the Illinois Administrative Code, Illinois Register; search Illinois corporate names here)
• Illinois Tax Forms
• Illinois Standardized Forms
  

Illinois Legal Resources

• Office of the Illinois Appellate Defender - (contains digests of pending and recently decided Illinois Supreme Court criminal cases)  Expungement Information
• The Chicago Commission on Human Relations
• Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (contains
  studies and authority concerning the criminal justice system)
• Illinois Human Rights Commission
• Illinois Legal Aid website offers resources to Illinois residents to help them solve their legal problems.
• Illinois Legal Aid Online website links to volunteer opportunities and training
• Legal Assistance in or around Chicago
• Prairienet Community Network (Includes Family Law Case Reviews)
• Illinois Pro Bono (resources to assist pro bono attorneys)
• Illinois Pro Bono for Corporate Counsel: Information on Pro Bono training and volunteer opportunities for in-house counsel.
• Illinois Public Defenders Brief book for the Illinois Office of the State
  Appellate Defender.
• Illinois Regional Directory. Directory of websites related to Illinois, including links to various government and county sites.
• Illinois State Board of Elections
• Illinois Supreme Court Opinions
• Illinois Appellate Court Opinions
• 2nd Appellate Court Paper on Demand Form
• Illinois Board of Elections
• Illinois Rules of Evidence
  

Federal Government

• Federal Government Agency Directory
• Federal Register (This site provides a full search of the Federal Register)
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Federal Website Finder provides an index of federal agency home pages
• Infomine. Links to a variety of government Web sites
• IRS
• IRS site listing Revenue Rulings
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research
• Congress' legislative information site named Thomas. The site includes bills, public laws and legislation; the Congressional Record since 1993; complete committee information; and a library of historical documents.
• U.S. Constitution
• U.S. Senate
• Senate Calendar of Business
• Senate Democratic Policy Committee
• Senate Republican Policy Committee
• U.S. House of Representatives
• House Calendar of Committee Meetings
• House Democratic Leadership
• House Republican Leadership
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Uniform Law Commission
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Business Advisor
• U.S. Census Information
• U.S. Copyright Office
• U.S. Library of Congress
• U.S. Security and Exchange Commission
• U.S. Tax Code

Bar Associations and Organizations

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• American Arbitration Association
• American Bar Association
• ABA Locator for Bars outside of Illinois
• ABA Locator for Referral Services
• American Civil Liberties Union
• Appellate Lawyers Association
• ARDC (Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission)
• Association of Legal Administrators' Legal Management Resource Center
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Chicago Bar Association
• Consumer Law Organization
• DuPage Association of Women Lawyers
• DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation
• Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Justinian Society of Lawyers of Illinois
• Kane County Bar Association
• Lake County Bar Association
• McHenry County Bar Association
• Northwest Suburban Bar Association
• Peoria County Bar Association
• Prairie State Legal Services
• Illinois Realtor Association
• Will County Bar Association
• Winnebago County Bar Association

Law School Resources

• Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Cornell's Legal Information Institute
• DePaul University
• Emory University School of Law site contains a map of the U.S. Court of Appeals circuits
• Indiana University Law Library
• John Marshall Law School
• Loyola at Chicago
• Marquette University
• Northern Illinois University
• Northwestern University Law Library
• Southern Illinois University
• University of Chicago Law School
• University of Illinois - College of Law
• University of Texas: Law and Politics Internet Guide
• Valparaiso Law School
• Washington University School of Law
• Illinois Child Support Calculator
  

Legal Research

• Information about court related ADR in Illinois
• Court ADR Resources
• Monthly Summaries of all Illinois Supreme, Appellate and 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
• All U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
• Bankruptcy Court, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
• Basic Legal Citation (Blue Book)
• Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research
• House of Representatives Law Library
• International Parental Child Abduction, U.S. Department of State, Consular Affairs Publication
• Law Bulletin
• Law Bulletin Jury Verdict
• Lawyer Search
• Lexisone.com - Case law, forms, statutory guidelines
• LexisONE Powerful legal search engine. Over 6,000 legal forms, the Legal Internet Guide, and legal Web sites.
• Library of Congress
• National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy
• National Law Review
• Illinois Business Portal
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Data that is available includes court calendars. local rules, jury schedules, press releases, etc.

Law-Related Directories and Lists

• ABA LAWlinks(tm)
• ABA Practice Management Resource Catalog
• BNA's Intellectual Property Professional Information Center
• Findlaw
• Divorce Source: a legal resource for divorce, custody, alimony, and support
• Legal Information Institute
• Directory of Virtual Law Libraries
• International Association of Legal Administrators
• Martindale
• LawCrawler (Search engine for law related sites)
• West Publication (Searchable information, lists, and law related news information)
• Hieros Gamos - Comprehensive law and governmental portal.

Expert Witnesses

• www.JurisPro.com -- Run by practicing attorneys, JurisPro www.JurisPro.com is a free, national directory of expert witnesses in over 4500 areas of expertise. At JurisPro, you can download the expert’s full CV, see and hear the expert, learn their background as an expert, read their articles, research their references, and contact the expert without having to go through any type of agency.

Specialized Databases

• GovEngine.com - a Comprehensive directory of Official Federal, State, and Local government and court links
• MEDLINE - National Library of Medicine
• US Newspaper Archives on the Web
• SEC EDGAR Archive - Contains the full text of 10-K and other reports that public companies are required by law to submit to the SEC.
• Patent Server (formerly IBM) - Index of patent descriptions since 1971

Sites for Locating Library Catalogs

• Library Index will only find Web based libraries

Virtual Libraries

• Internet Public Library
• Librarians' Index to the Internet
• Directory of Virtual Law Libraries

Miscellaneous

• Children's Health and Parenting Information 
• Child Support Calculator
• Divorce Information
• DivorceNet
• DuPage County has developed a new web site - www.dupagecris.org which gives information and links of various types of services in DuPage County. cris stands for Community Resource Information System.
• Estate Planning Links: Answers to the many questions concerning estate planning.
• FreeAdvice: Seven days a week (during specified hours) you can have an online dialogue with attorneys.
• Men's/Father's Rights Organizations
• Kelly Blue Book
• Merriam Webster Online Dictionary
• Nolo-Press: A California publishing company dedicated to empowering the layperson through access to legal information.
• A number of downloadable pamphlets are available from the Southern Illinois University web site.
• Special Ed Advocacy Center -- free legal assistance to low-income parents of children with disabilities seeking to obtain appropriate educational services for their children.
• Telephone Area Code Finder
• Zip Code Information

News Sources

• Legal news sources for lawyers
• Law.com
• Lawlinks covers articles on various topics
• National Law Journal
• Chicago Law Bulletin
• Chicago Sun Times
• Chicago Tribune
• Wall Street Journal
• USA Today
• LexisNexis Communities