Legal Resources
General Sites, Search Engines & Indexes
- 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
This site provides basic legal information related to all aspects of life. Find a lawyer, legal forms, law books, and software.
Bar Associations
Copyright, Patent & Trademark
- Copyright Clearance Office
Seek permission to reproduce copyrighted works.
- Copyright Office
- Patent & Trademark Office
Find a Lawyer
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IllinoisLawyerFinder
Illinois State Bar Association -
Lawyer Search
Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Search for attorneys licensed by the Illinois Supreme Court. 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.
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Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Find lawyers and law firms in most countries of the world.
Law Dictionary
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Nolo'
—s Free Dictionary of Law Terms and Legal Definitions
Illinois State Bar Association
Human Resources
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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
See tab "Legal Issues".
Legal Forms
- 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.
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Illinois Legal Forms Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Agency.
Powers of Attorney and other legal forms.
Federal Law & Supreme Court
- Constitution of the United States National Archives
- US Code (USC) Cornell Law School
- Code of Federal Regulations Cornell Law School
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Justia
Search U.S. Supreme Court Decisions since 1790s and all federal appellate courts since 1950.
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Google Scholar
Search U.S. Supreme Court Opinions from 1791 and all federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923.
- U.S. Courts (USC)
Information about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
- U.S. Supreme Court Official Site
Illinois Law
- Illinois Constitution
- Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois Register, legislative reports, and Illinois Constitution.
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Illinois Administrative Code
Only available online.
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State of Illinois Appellate and Supreme Court Opinions
Court opinions since 1996.
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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.
Lincolnwood Law
Select Government Offices
See also Government- Illinois Attorney General's Office
Consumer Complaint form, Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services Directory, Sex Offender Registry, Identity Theft Hotline, Victim Assistance, Do Not Call Registry, and much more.
- Illinois Secretary of State's Office
Governmental records, motorist, business, senior services, and information for people with with disabilities.
- Cook County Clerk's Office
Vital records, real estate & tax services, ethic & campaign disclosures and more.
- Cook County Law Library
Phone numbers and hours of all branches.
- Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Serves as legal representative of the county and promotes public health and safety. Find victim and community out reach services.
