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SUGGESTED WEBSITES: A - C
Animals, Insects, & Nature
- Buzzle.com: Animals & Pets - offering articles, resources, and information related to animals and pets
- Insects on the Web
- National Geographic: Animals and Nature
- P.A.W.S. - 708-532-7297
- South Suburban Humane Society - 708-755-7387
- Will County Humane Society - 815-741-0695
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ART & COLLECTIBLES
- Antique Appraisal.net - provides estate and personal property evaluations worldwide
- Artcyclopedia
- AskArt - the "artist's bluebook" of art prices
- Chicago Museums - a website list
- Collectibles Today
- Illinois Arts Alliance & Foundation - clearinghouse of information on the arts in Illinois
- Illinois Arts Council - encourages the development of the arts in Illinois with funding, programs, and support
- Prices for Antiques - database containing information on antiques, collectibles, fine art, and historic Americana sold at auction
- Sotheby's - providing onsite and online auctions for novice visitors and auction connoisseurs
- Tall Grass Arts Association - PF Art Center
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BUSINESS & INVESTING
- Benefits CheckUp - for seniors
- Big Charts - includes historical price data
- Bondheads - previews and reviews of credit markets and their related economies
- Business Week
- Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce
- Crain's Chicago Business
- Financial Dictionary
- Financial & Mortgage Calculators
- Financial Times - European & U.S.
- Investor's Business Daily - ask Adult Services for password
- Jackson Hewitt Tax Service - 2520 W Lincoln Hwy., Olympia Fields, 708-679-1010
- MarketWatch - news, quotes, etc
- Missing Money - do you have unclaimed cash?
- Personal Finance Glossary
- Small Business Administration
- Sorkins - directory of companies
- Wall Street Journal
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CARS
- AutoCheck - make sure you know the facts before buying a preowned car by looking at the vehicle's history report
- Auto Finance Resource Center - Source for auto loan information
- Auto List
- Consumer Reports Auto Issue
- Edmunds - ratings and prices
- Government Liquidation - for the sale of surplus property
- Illinois Department of Transportation - road information
- Lease Trader - get in a lease or get out of a lease
- NADA - prices for used cars, boats, RVs, motorcycles, airplanes, and snowmobiles
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CHICAGO ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
- Auditorium Theatre - touring theatrical, dance, and music performances
- Brookfield Zoo
- Centerstage Chicago - independent city guide
- Chicago Gigs.com - concert listings, band pages, reviews, classifieds, and more
- Chicago Museums - website listing and addresses
- Chicago Opera Theater
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra - features upcoming events, performer profiles, and season information
- Hot Tix - discount tickets to theatrical performances
- Jazz Institute of Chicago - organizes the annual Jazz Festival in Chicago's Grant Park
- Jazz Showcase - world's second oldest jazz club located in Chicago
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Metromix - Chicago-area entertainment options
- Taste of Chicago
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COLLEGES & FINANCIAL AID
- Citibank: Financial Aid - offers information on Federal Pell Grant, scholarships, Perkins loans, Stafford, and PLUS loans
- College Fund/UNCF
- College & University Rankings
- Education Portal
- FAFSA - fill out your form online
- FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
- Free Scholarship Searches
- Governors State University
- Graduate schools
- Illinois Colleges - listing of colleges and universities in Illinois
- International Education Financial Aid
- Jackie Robinson Foundation
- Joliet Junior College
- Medloans - loan program endorsed by the Association of American Medical Colleges
- Montgomery GI Bill
- National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid
- Prairie State College
- Sallie Mae - provides funds for educational loans, primarily federally guaranteed student loans
- StaffordLoan.com
- U.S. News & World Report College Rankings & More
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COMPUTERS & INTERNET
- C/NET - the computer network
- Chicago Computer Society - meets at SSC
- Free Computer Training
- G-mail - Google e-mail
- Hotmail - free e-mail and online newsletters
- Linux Online
- People PC
- Tu Bibliotecario Electronico - una guia al Internet en espanol
- Web hosts - want your own (free) website?
- Web site creation - tutorial and free clipart
- Yahoo Mail - free e-mail
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CONSUMER RESOURCES
- Better Business Bureau
- Card Ratings - choose your best credit card
- Consumer Reports - some free information and indexing
- Consumer Search - finds product reviews
- Federal Consumer Information Center
- U. of I. Extension - gardening and home information
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COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
- Atlapedia: Countries A to Z - overview for each country
- BBC News: Country Profiles - profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics, and economic background of countries with audio and video clips
- Background Notes - on foreign countries
- CIA World Fact Book
- Country Reports.org - profiles of world countries that include history, maps, economic information, and more
- CountryWatch.com - provides political, economic, and environmental news and reports on countries worldwide
- Global Statistics - general data on selected countries of the world
- Independent States in the World - State Department listing of current country names as recognized by the U.S. Government
- National Geographic Map Machine - downloadable political and physical maps, country facts, and other geographical resources
- Statesman's Yearkbook
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Studies - series of studies on nations that include facts-at-a-glance and comprehensive sections on history, society, and culture
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