Online Resources

Search business and financial news, including the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Investor's Business Daily.

Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource of scholarly research. Coverage on a wide range of topics. Includes peer-reviewed full text resources for subjects such as adult education, higher education, public health, and more.

From the National Agricultural Library. Contains citations about all aspects of agriculture and related fields. Includes: journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports.

Provides information on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness. Sources include journals (some peer-reviewed) and reports.

Search census, military, immigration, birth, death and marriage records. (Available from within the Library only.)

Find service and repair procedures, diagrams, recall information, specifications, labor estimates, and parts pricing.

Read books online anywhere in Illinois, no library card needed. Special curated boards offer recommendations for STEM education, classics, scholarly resources, young writers — even independent Illinois writers and self-published novels.

Anyone physically in the state of Illinois can use this service. There is no limit on use; items can be read by 1 or 100 people at the same time. This means no hold queues and no waiting for titles!

More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.

Watch video storybooks and then read e-books to learn more about the topic in the story. Grades Pre-K - 3.

Research into accounting, finance, economics, marketing, management, and operations management. Includes access to video from the Associated Press (AP).

Search the full-text of all articles in all editions and sections of the Chicago Tribune.

Find service bulletins, recalls, and Chilton maintenance and repair instructions for cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs

Research health topics on aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, nutrition and more. Includes teen health topics for teens and parents.

Search for product ratings, reviews, and buying guides from home or out at the store.

Attend craft classes and workshops for all skill levels.

Learn a new technology, new skill, or discover a new library database with our on demand video tutorials.

Free Illinois practice driving tests for cars and motorcycles as well as practice CDL exams.

Access to over 1,500 education books, exercise and learning guides created by educators to support children in building their reading, writing and comprehension skills.