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Public Records Electronic Databases
Find new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures and bankruptcies for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry & Will Counties.
Databases
Ancestry - Library Edition
Genealogy research tool, including census records, military records, probate records, directories, and more.
Biography in Context
Find biographies from Gale sources along with full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, as well as images and links to vetted websites. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text.
Lands and Peoples
Grolier's reference source for world cultures and geography.
Public Records Electronic Databases
Find new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures and bankruptcies for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry & Will Counties.
Reference USA
Contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; and now 1.5 million Canadian businesses.
Student Resources in Context
Covering the major subject areas, including history, literature, science, social studies and more, Student Resource Center provides a selection of reference, thousands of full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia, including video and audio clips and podcasts. From Gale / Cengage Learning.
Web Sites
Contains white pages, yellow pages, reverse phone and address searches, and area and zip code information.
Updated weekly from AT&T. Contains 90 million white pages listings, 10 million yellow pages listings, reverse phone lookup, international directories, and a toll free number directory.
From the U.S. Department of State, Background Notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
Full profiles provide history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
Find climate profiles and crime rates for American & some international cities. Choose 2 cities and the City Comparison feature generates a side-by-side comparison based on 30 factors such as cost of living, economy, education, health costs, and housing.
Search engine of regional, categorized construction information. Available in print and online.
Country profiles featuring geography, peoples, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, & transnational issues.
Web sites of cities and town throughout the United States that include links to city sites, chamber of commerce sites, and convention & visitor bureau sites.
Profiles of over 42,000 U.S. cities and towns; includes census and demographic information, media outlets, parks, schools, aerial photos, and more.
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