How our Legal System Works
Find out how our federal, Illinois and local governments really work.
The Center for Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems website is a resource for research and statistics on the usage and resolution of major civil case mediation programs in Illinois.
January 5, 2005
Learn about the mayor, the city's highest elected official. Click on government to learn about the wards and their representative aldermen who comprise City Council. Also find information about city agencies.
September 29, 2004
This is the U.S. Government's official web portal. It is designed to be a one stop"" place to locate information about available government services. You can search more than 186 million web pages from federal and state governments
September 29, 2004
This is the official site of the Illinois General Assembly. The site provides the full text of bills, public acts, the Illinois statutes, legislative debates, legislative calendars and bill status.
January 25, 2005
The Illinois General Assembly is comprised of 59 Senators and 119 members of the House of Representatives.
August 6, 2003
Provides information about legal rights and responsibilities and instructions on how to handle common legal problems. Includes court forms and links to Consumer Law, Criminal Law, Housing, Immigration, Health Care and other areas.
August 6, 2003
Here you will find information on legal issues important to municipalities in Illinois. The IML legal department page includes links to compilers of Illinois municipal codes online. Coverage of new laws and court cases relating to local governments are included.
October 20, 2004
The Library of Congress tracks the status of legislation as it moves through Congress.
September 29, 2004
Tools to locate information on towns, cities and communities in Illinois. Information includes school report cards, crime data, road maps, road conditions and links to city and county websites.
September 29, 2004
Online access to city and county Codes in Illinois and the United States. To access the online codes, choose your state from the drop down menu or click your state on the map.
September 29, 2004
This site brings together links to sources of municipal codes for most major cities in Illinois. The codes typically contain traffic and parking laws, labor and employment information, and local ordinances concerning pets, housing and other topics of interest to people living in these locations. The site is maintained by the Law Library at NIU.
February 3, 2006
Access to hundreds of Illinois public records, including banks, campaign finance, licenses of all kinds, veterans and many more. Most are free, a few require payment.
September 29, 2004
Links to the 39 Illinois counties that have government information online.
September 29, 2004
Links to state, county, city, township, village and regional government in Illinois.
May 26, 2004
The resources on this web site will link you to every Illinois state agency. These include the Department on Aging, the Attorney General, Department of Corrections, Public Health, Fire Marshall, Public Services, the Governor's office, Department of Labor and many more.
August 5, 2003
The state court system is comprised of circuit, appellate, and the Illinois Supreme Court.
August 6, 2003
Find out about the Executive Branch of the Federal government. Learn the administration's news and policies. This site also provides historical and biographical information for all Presidents, and it has links to all U.S. government web sites.
August 23, 2003
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