Research Tools

Search full-text (text only) local news in the Illinois Times, with coverage from 2003 to the present.

Browse and search the digitized version of the Illinois Times, with coverage from 1975-2014. Available for in-library use only. 

IRIS: Illinois Reliable Information Sources provides free access to thousands of full-text magazines, journals, newspapers, ebooks, tutorials, images, exam prep materials, and more

An easy-to-use online resource featuring online tutorials, practice tests, quizzes and e-books. Offers tools and resources to help you search for jobs, build workplace skills and prepare for career certification exams.

Navigate legal matters of all kinds with reliable “how-to” information, Nolo legal guides, and thousands of federal and state-specific legal forms.

Learn a new language the fun way with this interactive app! Over 50 languages are available, including American Sign Language. You must create a profile before you are able to log into the app.

Broad collection of popular full-text magazines and reference books. Magazines include People, Better Homes and Gardens, TIME, and Newsweek.

An interactive investment database with information on stocks, mutual funds and ETFs. This database provides independent analysis, charts, portfolio building tools and investment education. Allows for only one user at a time. 

A full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers and newswires and offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.