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Art & Architecture
Art Institute of Chicago
Broadacre
All-Wright Site
Frank Lloyd Wright biographical information, guide to his buildings,
and book reviews.
Los Angeles County Museum of
Art
View hundreds of works from the collection of the museum.
Louvre
Choose the English version for information on, and samples of the
Louvre's collection.
Museum of Contemporary Art
One of Chicago's gems. Find out about current exhibits and upcoming
events. The permanent collection section has profiles on artists
with some RealAudio. They are planning online arts projects as well.
Automobiles
Dealer Net
Links to dealers' pages; can find cars for sale by area.
Edmunds
New and used car prices; links to dealers' ratings and reviews; provides price quotes by zip code.
Kelley Blue Book
New car pricing and used cars trade-in calues; quick dealer price quotes and used car listings.
N.A.D.A.
New and used car pricing. Also, find prices for classic cars, motorcycles, boats and recreational vehicles. Easy search by zip code.
Awards
Entertainment Awards:
Academy Awards
From the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. View past winners and nominees and find events and screenings.
Emmy Awards
From the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Search the database for past winners and nominees.
Grammy Awards
Awarded by the Recording Academy, GRAMMY awards honor artistic achievement, technical
proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry.
Internet Movie Database
Award ceremonies and film festivals. Alphabetical list of awards and index from 1893-present.
Literary Awards:
Latest news on literary awards for poets, such as the Walt Whitman Award.
For science fiction, horror, and fantasy lovers. Provides information on the following awards: Hugo, Nebulas, Bram Stockers, and World Fantasy.
Descriptions and links to literary awards such as the Caldecott Medal, National Book Critics Circle Awards, and the Man Booker International Prize.
Pulitzer Prizes
Created by Joseph Pulitzer, awards are given in journalism, literature, music, and drama.
Other:
Darwin Awards
"The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it..."
MacArthur Fellows
MacArthur Fellows are awarded "genius grants" of $500,000 over 5 years for unique and creative talents.
Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm and is awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace.
Books & Reviews
Bookbrowse
Mainstream popular fiction and nonfiction, with links to book discussion guides, author information, and more.
Bookspot
Book awards, book lists, book groups, discussion questions, and other resources for readers.
The Complete Review
Links to reviews for selected literary fiction and nonfiction.
New York Times Books Section
Free and searchable 1985 to present.
Reviews of Books
Links to published reviews from various sources.
Business
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Research labor and employment statistics: the latest unemployment rate, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Product Price Index (PPI), industry and wage data and more.
Crain's Chicago Business
Read up on local business news, classifieds, view the event calendar and access Crain’s Lists. Some articles may require a subscription.
Illinois Corporate/LLC Information Search
Search the State of Illinois’ database for corporations, not-for-profit corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships.
Hoovers
Hoovers offers free, basic company information on thousands of United States companies. Looking for more? Use you Northbook Library Card to access Reference USA or Business and Company Reference Center, two of our subscription business databases.
Edgar Database
Find financial reports and filings from all public companies doing business in the United States, including a historical archive going back to 1994. From the SEC.
Export.gov
Export.gov provides links to all federal government resources on exporting and international trade including a "getting started" section, export leads, and other valuable information.
Forbes Lists
View Forbes numerous lists of business-related rankings, including the World's 2000 Largest Companies and the Largest Private Companies.
Fortune 500
More lists of American companies. Archival lists are available back to 1955.
Kellysearch
For industry-to-industry business KellySearch is a comprehensive online buyers' guide and search engine, with more than two million company listings from over 155 countries worldwide.
National Credit Union Administration: Credit Union Data
Get reports on individual credit unions.
National Information Center (NIC) of the Federal Reserve System
Get information on banks including performance reports, a directory of banks and bank holding companies, and foreign bank information.
OANDA Currency Converter
View any exchange rate among over 160 currencies for any day from 1990 through today.
SBA Illinois
The Illinois District Office of The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers counseling, consulting, financial assistance and more.
Thomas Global Register
Search countries by company name or product classification this for industrial suppliers around the world. Free registration required.
ThomasNet
Search for information on industrial products and services provided by North American suppliers. Includes detailed product information, company information, and computer-aided design (CAD) drawings. Produced by the Thomas Register and Thomas Regional Directory.
Consumer
Information
Better Business Bureau
Read news and alerts, look up company reports, file a complaint.
Consumer.gov
Maintained by the Federal Trade Commission. Site covers federal information on health, home & community, food, product safety, children , money and much more.
Consumer Search
PC World declares ConsumerSearch the best source of expert product reviews on the Internet, the Wall Street Journal dubs ConsumerSearch a publisher of "uber-reviews," and Yahoo! Internet Life names ConsumerSearch an "Incredibly Useful Site". Consumer Search finds the best product reviews and distills them for the consumer.
Consumer World
Links to over 1,400 useful consumer resources.
Federal Citizens
Information Center
Hundreds of government consumer education publications to read online
or order.
Education
ChicagoLearningGuide.com
A directory of professional, personal, and recreational classes in and around Chica Educator's Reference Desk
Provides sample lesson plans and links to more than 3,000 educational sites on a wide range of educational topics.
FinAid
Provides a comprehensive and independent guide to student financial aid. Sponsored by the National Association of Student Aid Administrators.
IEE Passport
From the Institute of International Education. Find study options around the world, including schools and universities that sponsor students and adult learners.
Illinois Certification Testing System
View study guides for teacher certification exams for elementary and secondary school teachers in Illinois.
Interactive Illinois School Report Card
Get school report cards for individual schools and districts, including charter schools, in this searchable database.
National Center for Education Statistics
Excellent site for education statistics and data for all education levels. Includes the Digest of Educational Statistics and the Nation's Report Card.
Peterson's
Offers information on planning, paying for college, online admission services, distance learning courses and online degree programs.
Princeton Review
A guide for first time collegians, grad students, online distance learners, and international students. Provides in-depth information to find suitable colleges/institutions with links to their web sites and ability to apply online.
Entertainment
General
Best Seats Buy tickets and see seating charts from major venues in Chicago area.
Chicago Performances Non-Profit guide to all performances in the Chicago metropolitan area with show times, contact and venue information.
Metromix Find any event venue, tickets, restaurant review, movie reviews, etc.
Music
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lyric Opera
Ravinia Festival
Theater
Chicago Reader Theater Listings and reviews of stage performances in the Chicago area.
Playbill Online Buy tickets, read reviews, see job listings for theater on Broadway and around the world.
League of Chicago Theaters Get show times and tickets, also links to all Chicagoland theaters.
Dance
Dance Chicago Festival celebrating dance from all around the Chicago Metropolitan area.
Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Premier jazz dance company started in Evanston in 1962
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Premier contemporary dance company for the past 30 years.
Joffrey Ballet World renowned ballet company whose permanent home is now Roosevelt University.
Television and Radio
Museum of Broadcast Communications
ABC Chanel 7 Chicago
CBS Chanel 2 Chicago
NBC Chanel 5 Chicago
WGN Chanel 9 Chicago
WFLD Chanel 32 Fox Chicago
Radio stations All AM and FM radio stations in the Chicagoland area with direct links.
Environment
Envirofacts
A collection of databases created by the US Environmental Protection Agency providing access to information on air, chemicals, hazardous waste, toxic releases, and drinking water.
Climate Change
Easy-to-use site on climate change describing global warming over time, the U.S. policy on global warming, the health effects, and what you can do to stop global it. Includes the EPA's greenhouse emissions calculator.
Conservation Directory
Produced by the National Wildlife Federation, this is the largest directory of environmental non-profit, education, commercial, and government groups around the world.
Earth Trends
Put out by the World Resources Institute, this site covers climate, population, business and the environment, and a variety of ecosystems. Users can view country reports, search the database, view maps and create data tables. Free registration may be required.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Find reports and publications on sustainable development in regard to any number of issues, including economics, international trade, and security.
Population Reference Bureau
Get data on 133 population, health, and environment variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, and the world as a whole in the DataFinder. Browse population-related issues, including its impact on the environment.
Public Agenda: Environment
From the nonprofit Public Agenda; find an overview, discussion guides, fact file and other resources on the environment.
Scorecard: The Pollution Information Site
Put in your zip code and get your "Pollution Report Card". Get air and water quality reports and find local polluters.
Find library books on environmental issues on the Community's Environmental Resources page.
Food & Recipes
Allrecipes
Enormous collection of recipes added, reviewed and rated by users. Can search by recipe name, ingredients, or search for recipes without specific ingredients.
Epicurious
An extensive recipe collection from the publishers of Gourmet and
Bon Appetit.
Food Network
Recipes from your favorite chefs and shows.
Kitchen Link
Links to over 8600 food and recipe related sites. Features recipes from cookbooks, too.
Vegetarians Unite!
Thousands of venetarian recipes, chat, weekly meal planning and glossary.
Gardening
Chicago Botanic Garden The world-renowned, 385-acre Garden, located in Glencoe.
Chicagoland Gardening Magazine for gardening in the Chicago area.
Chicago Area Parks & Gardens Chicago Traveler page with all area parks and gardens, with direct links.
Garden From Better Homes & Gardens; find guides, a
plant database, garden plans, and buyer's guides.
PlantCare Get information on over 2600 species and genera of indoor plants.
Genealogy
Ancestry
Free access is provided to the Social Security Death File Index,
which includes more than 60 million Americans who held a Social
Security card, and died since 1962. There are fees for some of the
information provided through this site.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy
Sites on the Internet
Provides links to almost 20,000 web sites, mailing lists, e-mail
addresses, etc. arranged in more than 60 categories.
Family Tree Maker
Includes how-to articles on the basics, African-American research,
conferences and associations, Irish and English research topics
and more. Extensive directory of related web sites. It has online
university with self-paced classes on beginning genealogy and Internet
genealogy.
USGENWEB Project
Provides links (but no source material) to U.S. genealogical archives,
indexes, and other databases on the web. Information is organized
by state and county and is very comprehensive.
Internet
An index of useful sites for answering reference questions, arranged by category.
Portal of accurate sites chosen by librarians. The Homework Help section provides kid-friendly links, arranged by subject.
Practice using a mouse!
BBC's Guide to using a computer.
Windows for Beginners
Fun Mouse exercises and handy tips.
Investing
AnnualReports.com
View online annual reports and 10K reports for most public companies.
Bankrate.com
Find ratings for credit cards, home equity lines, auto loans, money market accounts, CDs and more.
BigCharts.com
Locate historical stock prices and get current information on industries, companies and markets.
Direct Investment Folio Services, DPPs, and DRIPs
Locate investment advice and links to companies offering Direct Purchase Plans and Dividend Reinvest Plans.
InvestinginBonds.com
Offers information on bond investing from the Bond Market Association. Includes a CUSIP lookup tool.
InvestorGuide.com
Retrieve data on a stock from over seventy different investment sites. Find even more information by using your Northbrook Library card to access Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage and Morningstar subscription databases from home.
Mutual Fund Investor's Center
Get data on mutual fund companies, fund listings and planning, tracking and monitoring tools and links. Created by the not-for-profit trade association of the no-load mutual fund industry, the Mutual Fund Education Alliance™.
Savings Bond Calculator
Calculate the redemption values for E and EE bonds and S notes.
Stock Exchanges Worldwide Links
Find the sites of stock exchanges in one place.
Yahoo! Finance
Use this Yahoo! resource to find information about companies and securities. Enter a ticker symbol to find current and historical quotes, charts, profiles, news, and research.
Job & Career
AbilityLinks.org
This organization helps employees with disabilities prepare for work and provides technical support for businesses that employ people with disabilities.
America's Job Bank
Combined listings from over 1,800 state employment services. Mainly full-time private sector jobs.
Barrington Career Center
Located in Barrington, this nonprofit assists people in developing job search strategies and skills.
CareerBuilder.com Jobs
A job listing site that draws from more than 130 local newspapers.
Career Resource Center
Located in Lake Forest, this is another nonprofit organization that helps people in locating jobs and developing skills.
The Definitive Chicago Area Job and Career Guide
The name says it all! This well organized site offers an amazing array of resources for the Northern Illinois area job seeker.
Illinois Department of Employment Security
IDES pays unemployment insurance benefits to eligible workers. You can register online (click on Services for Individuals), by phone (888.337.7234), or in person at one of 56 locations.
The Riley Guide
Offers online job search sites and services, including writing resumes and cover letters, networking, and interviewing.
Salary.com
Salary.com will provide salary information based on job title and zip code, and will then offer links to matching positions in Yahoo! hot jobs.
Salary Calculator
Calculates the salary you'll need to maintain your standard of living in other cities in the U.S. or overseas.
Legal
All About Forms
Over 2,000 free legal forms.
Cornell Law School - Legal
Information Institute
"Probably the most comprehensive legal reference tool online."
-New York Times
FindLaw
A comprehensive online library of case law, statutes, forms and
other legal resources for use by legal professionals, law students,
consumers and small business.
Martindale-Hubble Lawyer
Locator
Locate a lawyer by name, firm, location, type of practice and more.
Nolo Self-Help Law Center
A self-help law center containing legal research tips, a legal encyclopedia
and dictionary, state laws, and more, form a leading publisher of
law books for the lay person.
Medicine
& Health
American Dietetic Association
Food pyramids, nutrition fact sheets, information on vegetarianism,
and many ADA papers (full-text) and resources.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
Current information health related issues, including a wealth of
information for travelers.
Hospitals in Illinois List of all Illinois hospitals with direct links.
MEDLINEplus
Comprehensive information about health topics, drugs, and health
organizations. Provides a link to MEDLINE, the database of the National
Library of Medicine.
Mayo Clinic
Information organized by topic. New Information is
added daily.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
From the National Institutes for Health, research and information on alternative medicine and complementary medicine.
Oncolink
Information on a wide variety of cancers, their treatments and prevention.
Very user friendly.
RxList - The Internet Drug Index
Provides Keyword searching, Top 200 (list of prescribed drugs) and
Imprint Code searching to provide information on prescription drugs.
It has more detailed information than what is supplied by the PDR.
News & Weather
Chicago Reader
Chicago's free daily newspaper.
Registration and payment required. The Weekly highlights are free.
Publisher of the Northbrook Star.
Current cultural, theatrical, and social events in Chicago.
WeatherNet
Forecasts, links and Weather Cams.
The Weather Channel
Weather updates and articles.
Weather Radar Image
Current weather and radar, along with a nifty animation of recent radar activity. The site also links to the same features for the Chicago weather. Search by zip code.
Politics & Government
(See the Community's Government page
for links and information on state and local politics)
Center for Defense Information
Non-governmental organization that watches over military spending.
Cook County Elections Page
For information on local politicians and elections, voter registration,
polling places, absentee voting and other Cook County election information.
GPO Access
Full-text searching of the Monthly Catalog. Includes the Federal
Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Budget, and much
more.
Illinois State Board
of Elections
Internal Revenue
Service
Information, forms and instructions that can be downloaded.
Library of Congress
Links to the library catalog, a wide variety of digital collections, and ask-a-librarian service.
UMich Documents
Center
A truly wonderful index of government information resources on the
Internet.
THOMAS: Legislative Information
on the Internet
Full text of bills, their legislative histories and the Congressional
Record online.
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Comprehensive demographic information on the United States. An amazing
variety of types of data, most of which is available in pdf format.
United
States Government Manual
The official record of all the departments and agencies in the three
branches of government, along with their primary staff. As a bonus,
it's searchable.
Vote Smart
Information on over 13,000 state and national politicians, including
biographies, voting records, offices, web sites and committees.
The White House
Find out the latest Presidential Orders, press releases and pet
gossip. You can also e-mail the President.
Quick
Reference
Bankrate
Calculators, rates and advice on money, mortgages, credit and investments.
Babelfish
Not quite the Universal Translator, this sometimes useful, sometimes
comic site will translate words and phrases between major languages.
Biography
Brief entries on more than 15,000 historical figures. (Note: Can
be very slow to load.)
British Library
Provides users, worldwide, with access to the library's collection,
which dates back to 1450. Includes information on their Document
Supply Center.
Country Profiles
Detailed information on countries around the world.
The 50 States of the United
States
Basic but thorough information; includes state birds, plants, songs
and products.
How Far Is It?
Calculates point to point distances. Also provides maps of the places
chosen.
Information Please Almanac
It's the Almanac online!
Research Tools
All-in-one site that is a dictionary, thesaurus, translator, phone
book, map maker, stock quote, exchange rate and postal calculator.
Superpages.com
Yellow pages for businesses and people. Businesses can be searched by specific criteria, within map and by distance. People can be searched by street addresses and reverse phone lookup.
SYMBOLS.com
Online encyclopedia of over 2,500 symbols, searchable by word and
graphical elements.
Thesaurus
Find your perfect synonym. Entries also list antonyms and definitions.
WorldCat.org
WorldCat is a national database that allows you to search for books, visual materials, internet sources, etc., in libraries around the US or just in your neighborhood.
Zipcode Lookup
From the United States Postal Service. Search by address, city or company name.
Science
General Science
Convert-It!
This site contains tables that allow conversion from almost any measurement to any measurement. Also has world clock information and calculators.
How Stuff Works
Find out how almost anything works, from basic chemical reactions to electronics to the human body.
SciCentral
Coversone-hundred twenty specialties in science, medical research, and engineering. Search for science news by area, explore a free science encyclopedia, and use the site’s “smart guides”.
Science Timelines
Follow the evolution of scientific thought and discovery from prehistoric times to the present. Search by keyword, theme, topic or date.
Science.gov
Get access to technical fact sheets, reports, journal citations, databases, and more, produced by United States government agencies.
Astronomy
Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
Pick a location and find the times of the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, the beginning and end of twilight, and more.
Earth & Sky
From the eponymous radio show. Search for information on any number of astronomy topics.
Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope magazine site, searchable and including astronomy news and an interactive sky chart.
Visible Earth
From NASA, this searchable database offers aerial imagery, including visualizations and animations, of the earth.
Biology
All About Birds
A guide to observing and identifying birds, with detailed guides to species.
Anatomy of the Human Body
View the classic 1918 publication, Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, with over 1,200 detailed engravings. Includes a subject index.
Animal Diversity Web
Search an encyclopedia of the natural history of thousands of animals. From the University of Michigan.
Atlas of the Body
This site from the American Medical Association allows by major section (brain, circulatory system, muscles, etc.) or by subsections.
eNature
Covering over 4,800 plants and animals, this guide was created by the National Audubon Society. Entering a zip code in the ZipGuides feature to find information on animals within a geographic area.
Chemistry
ChemFinder.com Get detailed information on chemicals and molecules. Allows searching by formula, molecular weight, or CAS Registry, as well as name.
Periodic Table of the Elements An interactive guide to Periodic Table of the Elements that includes detailed information about each element and how to use the Periodic Table.
Geology
Earthquake Hazards Program
This site by the U.S. Geological Survey displays information on the latest earthquakes, answers FAQs about earthquakes, features videos and animations, and much more.
Volcano World
Find out what volcanoes are currently erupting! Locate data on a volcano by name, location, country, and region. Offers photographs of volcanoes.
Math
Math.com
Get explanations, examples, and formulas for basic to advanced mathematics. Includes problems you can solve online.
MathWorld
Heavily oriented toward advanced mathematics, this encyclopedia covers nearly every topic in mathematics. From Wolfram Research.
Webmath
Covering basic to advanced math, this site shows users how to solve math problems.
Physics
A Century of Physics Timeline
Clickable timeline with brief explanations of historic physics events from 1890 to the present.
Physics.org
An excellent, interactive site that covers a broad range of physics topics and recommended web sites. Suitable for students, researchers and teachers.
PhysicsCentral.org
From the American Physical Society. Click on “Physics in Action” to locate more information on a topic, and “Physics in Pictures” to view illustrations and photos.
Sport Science
Explore the role of science in sports, including baseball, surfing, skateboarding and cycling.
Senior
Citizens
Yahoo! Senior Guide
A specialized version of Yahoo that is specially tailored for use
by seniors. Includes easy viewing typefaces.
American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP)
The advocacy groups' site, which has a wide variety of information
ranging from health issues to political action. Searchable.
Elderhostel
Online version of the Elderhostel catalog which offers educational
opportunities around the world for those above 55.
Thirdage
A wealth of information and opportunities to interact, including
chat groups, on sports, travel, finance, health and much more.
Sports
The Vault Historical statistics and information on important people, places and events.
Chicago Sports Chicago Tribune site with links to columns about all of the Chicago professional sports teams, as well as college teams, and area prep teams.
Chicago Blackhawks official site
Chicago Bears official site
Chicago Bulls official site
Chicago Cubs official site
Chicago Fire official site
Chicago White Sox official site
Chicago Wolves official site
Travel & Transportation
Getting around Northbrook and Chicago
CTA - Chicago Transit Authority
Includes bus and train schedules, system maps and a very useful "trip planner".
Maps of biking and walking trails in Cook County.
Service and schedules. Northbrook's Metra is the Milwaukee District North Line.
Pace schedules and route maps. Route 422 stops in downtown Northbrook.
Planes and Trains and Buses
Links to airline schedules, fares, reservations, tickets, and online travel agents.
Greyhound
Rental Cars
News, features, travel tips and links from the popular travel publisher.
Discounted air fares, cruises, hotels, auto rentals; discussion of travel issues, alternative travel, hot spots; travel tips and resources; message boards, etc.
Get maps, driving directions, traffic reports and travel information.
My Trip Journal
Rated one of the best travel websites by Forbes magazine. Enables travelers to manage (and individuals to read) vacation journals across the globe.
Lists official government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, and similar agencies which provide free travel information to the public.
A collection of travel web sites covering accommodations, transportation, tours, and travel agents.
We hope you will find these sites informative and entertaining,
however due to the nature of the Internet, you should be aware that
some sites may include controversial, offensive, and sometimes inaccurate
information. Northbrook Public Library is only responsible for those
Internet pages which it has created.
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