Library Organization Advocacy Websites:
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Washington Affairs Office: http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/aallwash/
- American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office: http://www.ala.org/washoff/
- CapWiz – a joint project of Illinois Library Association (ILA), Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA), Special Library Association (SLA), and the Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization (ILCSO) with assistance from the Illinois State Library and the Illinois Library System Directors Organization (ILSDO): http://capwiz.com/ila/officials/state/?state=IL
- Illinois Library Association (ILA): http://www.ila.org/index.shtml
- ILA Advocacy page: http://www.ila.org/advocacy/index.htm
- Special Libraries Association (SLA) Advocacy: http://www.sla.org/content/memberservice/communication/index.cfm
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Federal Relations E-News: http://www.arl.org/info/frn/frnmon.html
- Medical Library Association (MLA) Governmental Relations and Policy: http://www.mlanet.org/government/index.html
- Institute of Museum and Library Services Legislative Update: http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/new_leg.htm
Federal Government:
- THOMAS: http://thomas.loc.gov/
- FirstGov (U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal): http://firstgov.gov/
- U.S. House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/
- U.S. Senate: http://www.senate.gov/
- Findlaw’s U.S. Code Search: http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/index.html
- Library of Congress (LOC): http://www.loc.gov/
- Official US Executive Branch Web Sites (LOC): http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html
- Government Printing Office: http://www.access.gpo.gov/
- Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic-bld61/component/main
- U.S. Courts Links: http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/index.html
Illinois Government:
- State of Illinois Homepage: http://www.illinois.gov/
- Illinois General Assembly: http://www.ilga.gov/
- Illinois Supreme & Appellate Courts: http://www.state.il.us/court/default.htm
- Illinois Index Department: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/home.html
- Illinois Archives Department: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html
- Illinois Administrative Code Titles: http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/titles.html
- Illinois Register (Archived Issues): http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/home.html
- Illinois Attorney General: http://www.ag.state.il.us/
- IL Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission: http://www.iardc.org/
City of Chicago:
- City of Chicago Homepage: http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/home.do
- Chicago Municipal Code (through Municode.com): http://library7.municode.com/gateway.dll/IL/illinois/7917?f=templates&fn=default.htm&npusername =13322&nppassword=MCC&npac_credentialspresent=true&vid=default
- City of Chicago, Board of Ethics:
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Ethics&entityNameEnumValue=14 - Chicago City Council:
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalProgramAction.do?programId=536879154&channelId=-36879035&topChannelName=Government - ChicagoInfo.gov: http://www.chicagoinfo.gov/
Cook County Government:
- Cook County Board of Commissioners: http://www.co.cook.il.us/secretary/HomePage_Links/board_of_commissioners_of_cook_c.htm
- Cook County Information Center: http://www.co.cook.il.us/
Cook County Information via the National Association of Counties (NACO): http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/county.cfm&id=17031
Other:
- Cornell Legal Information Institute: http://www.law.cornell.edu/
- Fedlaw (Legal research for attorneys and lawyers): http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm
- Findlaw: http://findlaw.com/
- WWW Virtual Law Library: http://vlib.org/Law
