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General Information

• Almanac of Policy Issues
• Ballot Watch
• Campaigns and Elections
• The Constitution of the United States
• Directory of United States Lobbyists
• Findlaw.com ~ Search U.S. and State constitutions and codes; search current and closed court cases.
• Governments on the WWW
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases
• LII: Supreme Court Collection
• Living Room Candidate: A History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952 - 2000
• My Federal, State and Local Officials and Addresses ~ A listing of all officials with addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses.
• National Intelligence Council
• Nations of the World
• Politicalinformation.com
• Project Vote Smart
• The Ultimate Political Science Links Page
• Voter Information Services

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City Links

• City of Chicago
• City of Park Ridge
• State and Local Government on the Net

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County Links

• Cook County
• DuPage County
• Lake County
• McHenry County
• State and Local Government on the Net

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Federal Links

• Congresslink
• Federal Citizen Information Center ~ "How do I...?" type of questions about government services are answered.
• Federal Statistics Home Page ~ Search for government statistics by U.S. Department.
• Find Your Senators ~ Search for your senators and their addresses/email information.
• Find Your Congressmen ~ Search for your Congressmen and women and their addresses/email information.
• FirstGov.gov ~ The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
• Government Documents ~ Search the archives of government documents.
• House of Representatives ~ List of current legislators.
• Library of Congress ~ Click on "American Memory" or "Online Exhibitions" to search extensive photograph and primary source document collections.
• Thomas: Legislative Information ~ Find a bill that is currently on the floor. Search in "Word/Phrase" field.
• U.S. Department of State
• Write to your Representative ~ Rep found by Zip Code

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State Links

• Illinois General Assembly ~ Search for your state senators and representatives and activity of the General Assembly.
• Find a Bill on the Floor ~ Search by keyword (lower left)
• Illinois State Government ~ General Illinois State website
• State and Local Government on the Net

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N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Last update: 4/07/08