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SUGGESTED WEBSITES: M - P
MAPS
- Blank & Outline maps
- Expedia Maps - find addresses, businesses, and places, and get driving directions. Features detailed maps of North America and Europe
- Geography Network - offers maps, satellite images, demographic data, etc.
- Google Maps
- Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century - including information on socioeconomic trends, systems of government, wars, and religion
- Historical Map Web Sites - from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- Mapquest
- Map Town - products include maps, aviation charts, travel guides, globes, GPS units, and more
- Maps.com - offers digital and paper maps, travel accessories, atlases, driving directions, and more
- National Atlas of the U.S. - subject-oriented maps
- North American Road Guides - for interstate highway travelers
- Rand McNally - driving directions, world mapping, downloadable color maps, trip planning features, travel store, and more
- Tapestry of Time and Terrain: The Union of Two Maps - USGS composite map of the U.S. land surface and the ages of its underlying rock formations
- United Nations Cartographic Section - digitally prepared, current maps available for reference and download
- University of Georgia Hargrett Library: Rare Map Collection - rare maps from 1600-1870
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MOVIES
- AFI Awards - official site of the American Film Institute's annual event honoring outstanding work in film and television
- AtomFilms - acquires exclusive licenses to short films, animations, and digital media, and secures distribution
- Golden Raspberry Award Foundation - the Razzies salutes the worst that Hollywood has to offer each year
- Internet Movie DataBase (IMdb)
- Moviefone - find showtimes and purchase tickets for all major movie theaters across the U.S.
- Movie Spoiler - provides film synopses that let the cat out of the bag
- Oscar.com - official site for the Academy Awards
- Screen It - movie and music values-oriented reviews
- Sundance Film Festival
- Yahoo Directory of Studios and Production Companies
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MUSIC
- Am I Right.com - archive of misheard lyrics spanning four decades
- American Music Awards
- Bandname - worldwide band name registry and musician resource
- BBC News: Music - news about artists and trends in the U.K.
- BET.com
- Billboard.com
- Community Musician - classified ads for musicians, indexed by city
- Country Music Television (CMT)
- FreeKaraoke.com - click on Songs! for lists
- Free Sheet Music
- Getsigned.com
- Grammy Awards
- Harmony Central - musicians' resources
- HomeRecording.com - resource for anyone interested in recording and mixing their own music
- MovieMusic - includes audio clips, reviews, comics, news and more
- MTV
- Music in the Public Domain
- Music Video 101 - learn how to create music videos
- Musician's Friend - world's largest music gear company
- MyMusicJob.com
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
- Save the Music - nonprofit initiative intended to restore music education programs in America's public schools
- Screen It - movie and music values-oriented reviews
- Sheet Music Plus - buy sheet music here
- VH1
- Who Does That Song - searchable database of songs and the artists who recorded them
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NEWS
- ABC 7 - WLS TV
- AJR Newslink - major U.S. newspapers
- CBS 2 - WBBM TV
- CEOexpress
- Chicago Reader
- Chicago Tribune (Plus RedEye) - 1985 to Current
- Chicago Sun-Times
- CLTV
- Daily Southtown
- eNewsPF
- FOX 32 - WFLD TV
- MagPortal - magazine articles on the Web
- NBC 5 - WMAQ TV
- New York Times - ask Adult Services for password
- The Star - the Park Forest newspaper
- Time Magazine - User name and password available at the Adult Services desk
- WGN 9 - TV
- WTTW 11 - PBS TV
- Weather Report for Chicago - plus old data
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ONLINE SHOPPING
- 1-800-FLOWERS
- 1-800-PET-MEDS - discount pet medication
- Add All - find in-print, out-of-print, rare, and hard-to-find books
- All Posters - fine art posters and prints
- Amazon - online superstore
- Art.com - fine art prints and framing
- Avon - beauty and wellness products
- Best Buy - electronics, CDs, DVDs, video games, and more
- Buy.com - online superstore
- Catalog City - catalog shopping
- Circuit City - electronics, CDs, DVDs, video games, and more
- Dell Computers
- Disney Store
- Drug Store - online pharmacy
- eBay - online auctions, "The World's Marketplace"
- eLuxury - luxury, designer clothes
- Famous Footwear - shoes, boots, and more
- Flower Express
- Foot Locker - shoes
- FTD - flowers and such for all occasions
- Gateway - computers
- Hickory Farms - gourmet gifts
- Home Shopping Network (HSN)
- iGourmet - imported gourmet food and drinks
- JC Whitney - auto parts and accessories
- Kohl's Department Store
- Linens-n-Things - home decor and housewares
- Macy's
- Mister Art - art supplies
- Office Depot - office supplies and more
- Old Navy - apparel
- Overstock - discount and overstocked goods
- PetsMart - pets and pet supplies
- Red Envelope - elegant, unique gifts
- Sports Authority - sporting goods store
- Target
- Toys 'R' Us
- Wal-Mart
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PEOPLE
- About Famous People - information about figures from the Civil War, women, spies, authors, composers, frontiersmen, and more
- Biographical Dictionary - covers notable men and women who have shaped the world from ancient times to the present day
- Biography - info on famous people
- Dead People Server - departed celebrities
- Dead Politicians - 'Political Graveyard'
- Famous Jews
- Hello! Profiles - biographies of celebrities, actors and actresses, musicians, fashion designers and models, and royalty and statesmen. Includes pictures
- Name Base - identifies world leaders, etc.
- Name Statistics - how popular are your first and last names? Find out here
- Notable African Americans by Category
- One-Named People - compendium of individuals with only one name
- Reunions 'R' Us
- Rich East Alumni
- Social Security Death Index
- TIME Magazine's 100 - most important people of the 20th century
- Who2 - searchable database of celebrities, historical figures, and other famous people
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PRIVATE & PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- Algonquin School - 708-748-0210 - Park Forest School District 163
- Beacon Hill School - 708-481-3450 - Park Forest School District 163
- Blackhawk School - 708-748-3322 - Park Forest School District 163
- Chicago Heights/Park Forest School District 163
- Forest Trail Middle School - 708-481-2920 - Park Forest School Dist. 163
- Crete-Monee School District 201U
- Crete-Monee High School (9-12) - 708-672-2800
- Crete-Monee Middle School (7-8) - 708-672-2700
- Huth Middle School - 708-748-0470
- Matteson Elementary School Dist. 162 - Illinois School - 708-747-0301 - Matteson Elementary School Dist. 162
- Indiana School - 708-747-5300 - Matteson Elementary School Dist, 162
- Marian Catholic High School - 708-755-7565
- Matteson Elementary School District 162
- Mohawk School - 708-748-6274 - Park Forest School District 163
- Rich Township H.S. District 227
- Rich Central - 708-679-5600
- Rich East - 708-679-6100
- Rich South - 708-679-3000
- St. Mary - 708-748-6686 - Park Forest
- Steger School District 194 - 708-755-0022
- Talala Elementary (K-4) - 708-672-2659 - Crete Monee Cusd 201u
- 21st Century Preparatory Center - 708-503-4624
- Park Forest School District 163