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DATABASES (see ONLINE DATABASES for complete descriptions)
  • ProQuest — — The library's primary magazine, journal and newspaper database. Contains articles from over 2,500 publications, of which 1,400 are full-text. Coverage dates for each title vary.


  • Facts.Com — A current events database covering world news back to 1940.

WEBSITES
Federal
  • American FactFinder

  • http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
    U.S. Census Bureau's easy-to-use source of population, housing, economic, and geographical data.

  • FirstGov

  • http://www.firstgov.gov/
    Official U.S. government web portal for access to online government information for citizens, businesses, and government employees.

  • IRS (Internal Revenue Service)

  • http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
    Download printable tax forms, instructions, and publications.

  • THOMAS

  • http://thomas.loc.gov/
    Keep up with current legislation and look up past bills and laws.

  • U.S. House of Representatives

  • http://www.house.gov/
    Official website of the U.S. House.  Find your representatives and read about the latest House issues.

  • U.S. Senate

  • http://www.senate.gov/
    Official website of the U.S. Senate.  Find your senators and keep up with latest Senate issues.

  • The White House

  • http://www.whitehouse.gov/
    Read about the President, tour the White House, and read current news, press briefings, and policy statements.
State, County, Village
Politics
  • C-SPAN.org

  • http://www.c-span.org/
    Public affairs on the web, created by America's cable companies.

  • CNN.com-Inside Politics

  • http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
    The Cable News Network's political section.

  • DuPage County Election Commission

  • http://www.dupageelections.com/
    Official website.

  • The Hill

  • http://www.thehill.com/
    A non-partisan, non-ideological weekly newspaper that describes the inner workings of Congress, the pressures confronting policy makers and the many ways in which decisions are made.

  • League of Women Voters of Illinois

  • http://www.lwvil.org/
    Official website.

  • nationalissues.com

  • http://www.nationalissues.com/
    A non-partisan, issue-oriented research website that provides information to individuals, voters and students who are interested in understanding the major issues facing our nation today.

  • Opensecrets.org

  • http://www.opensecrets.org
    A dizzying array of political donation data taken from the Federal Election Commission's database.

  • Public Agenda Online

  • http://publicagenda.org/
    A nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization based in New York City, founded in 1975.

Law

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