Legal Resources

Reference E-Books

Law E-Books (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
American Law Yearbook, Constitutional Amendments, Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library, Supreme Court Drama, Gun Control, West's Encyclopedia of American Law, and many more electronic books.
Outside the Library, this resource is only available to Lincolnwood Library card holders.

FindLaw -- Law Crawler
Search for federal and state cases, codes and regulations as well as lawyers by specialty.
Google Scholar
Illinois Legal Aid
Search for legal help in Illinois by entering search criteria and your zip code. Illinois Legal Aid's website is aimed at lower-income Illinois residents.
Justia
NOLO -- Law For All
Law dictionary and basic legal information related to all aspects of life.

IllinoisLawyerFinder Illinois State Bar Association
Lawyer Search Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
Search for attorneys licensed by the Supreme Court of Illinois. Check if a lawyer has been disciplined.
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Type in the word lawyer and zip code to retrieve a list of organizations which provide referrals. Illinois Legal Aid's website is aimed at lower-income Illinois residents.
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Find lawyers and law firms in most countries of the world.

Court Form Search Circuit Court of Cook County
FindLaw Forms
Illinois Legal Aid Online
See "Form Library" at bottom of homepage. Select practice area and type zip code to get interactive forms. Illinois Legal Aid's website is aimed at lower-income Illinois residents.
Illinois Legal Forms Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Agency.
Powers of Attorney and other legal forms.

Constitution of the United States National Archives
US Code (USC) Cornell Law School
Code of Federal Regulations Cornell Law School
Justia
Search U.S. Supreme Court Decisions since 1790s and all federal appellate courts since 1950.
Google Scholar
Search U.S. Supreme Court Opinions from 1791 and all federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923.
Supreme Court Decisions Cornell Law School
U.S. Courts (USC)
Information about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
U.S. Supreme Court Official Site

Illinois Constitution
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois Register, legislative reports, and Illinois Constitution.
Illinois Administrative Code
Only available online.
State of Illinois Appellate and Supreme Court Opinions
Court opinions since 1996.
Google Scholar
Search all 50 states Appellate and Supreme Court's Opinions since 1950.
Illinois Courts
Official site for Illinois Supreme Court, Appellate and Circuit. Court decisions, rules, information about judges. etc
Circuit Court of Cook County
Traffic Court information, jury information, program & services, and informational publications.
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Illinois Legal Aid's website is aimed at lower-income Illinois residents. The website has easy to read legal information in 22 areas of law and a video library. Search for legal help in Illinois by entering search criteria and your zip code. Connect to interactive forms.