Databases

Finance & Investing

Find company information or research a stock.

Consumer

Reviews on products and service ratings.

Genealogy

Research your family history at the library and from home.

Supporting Students

Resources to help you with homework and eLearning.

Browse databases by title: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | V | W

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    Academic Search Premier

    Full-text articles to support research in science, engineering, physics, technology, religion, and philosophy. Includes access to video from the Associated Press (AP).

    
    

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    Access Business News

    Contains over 600 business sources from local, national, and international perspectives. Set up an alert to be notified of new articles on a particular topic.

    
    

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    Access World News

    Features diverse global perspectives on issues and events from a variety of news media including newspapers, newswires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, periodicals, videos, and web-only content.

    
    

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    Activity Corner

    From World Book, contains thousands of cross-curricular, low-cost, fun yet educational projects for the classroom, after school programs, and library programing.

    
    

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    Ancestry Library Edition

    Ancestry is allowing temporary remote access; enter your library card to get started. A premier genealogy resource only available for In-library use. Includes U.S. and worldwide census, immigration, military, and vital records collections.

    
    

    
    

     

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    AtoZ the USA

    Bringing the diversity and history of the USA to life in a beautifully-illustrated resource. Covers all 50 states, five territories and the District of Columbia. Information includes local cuisine, animals & plants, history, government & politics, and historical map collections.

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    Auto Repair Source

    Offers a wealth of information to help you diagnose, repair, and maintain cars and vehicles. Includes service and repair procedures, diagrams, recall information, specifications, labor estimates, and parts pricing.

    
    

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    Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta

    From World Book, a comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia that includes more than 140,000 articles, and thousands of images, maps, videos, animations, sounds, and interactive media. 

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    Biography Reference Bank

    Full-text articles, images, and abstracts with biographical information. Good for homework help and research.

    
    

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    BookBrowse

    Features reviews, recommendations, readalikes, author bios and interviews, resources for book clubs, and much more. Subscribe to their twice monthly newsletter.

    
    

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    Brainfuse HelpNow

    Provides live online tutoring 2 p.m. - 11 p.m. daily, plus a writing center (get individualized feedback on your papers) and a test center with practice tests including AP, ACT, GED, and more.

    
    

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    Brainfuse JobNow

    Provides practical tools for job seekers. Receive personalized expert analysis of your resume and cover letter, get live interview coaching 2 p.m. - 11 p.m. daily, plus browse other career and interview resources.

    
    

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    Brainfuse LearnNow

    Provides live tutoring help from 2 p.m. - 11 p.m, plus lessons and practice tests for kids, teens, and adults on school and career topics.

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    Business Source Premier

    Full-text articles to support research in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, management, and operations management. Includes access to video from the Associated Press (AP).

    
    

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    Chicago Area Newspapers

    Contains the full text of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1986 to the present, plus The Doings, Suburban Life, Daily Herald, Southtown Star, and much more.

    
    

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    Chicago Consumers' Checkbook

    Contains consumer ratings on businesses and services for the Chicago metro area. Search for plumbers, roofers, doctors, dentists, and more. Note: registration is required. 

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    Chicago History Magazine

    A publication of the Chicago History Museum. Coverage is from 1970 to current. Each issue has three to four articles covering some aspect of the history of Chicago.

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    Chicago Tribune Historical Archives

    Provides full text obituaries and death notices from 1860-1984; contains major stories of events and issues from 1920s-1984.

    
    

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    Consumer Health Complete

    Full-text articles to support research in aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, and nutrition. Includes teen health topics for teens and parents.

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    Consumer Reports

    Buying advice, product ratings, reviews, recommendations, money-saving advice and tips, and videos for products including appliances, electronics, food, and more.

    
    

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    Creativebug

    Thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

    
    

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    Dramatic Learning

    From World Book, uses dramatic readings of plays to help students gain reading fluency, understand core concepts, and internalize content. Activities, lesson plans, and mini-inquiry projects tie to curriculum correlations. 

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    Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

    Spanish-language articles, media, and websites for Spanish language learners from the World Book. 

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    FamilySearch

    Worldwide genealogical records. Access to images and documents are only available at the library.

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    Financial Ratings Series

    From Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing find financial strength ratings of banks, credit unions & insurance companies; buy-hold-sell ratings of thousands of investment instruments and more.

    
    

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    Global Road Warrior

    The world’s most extensive country-by-country resource for learning about culture, travel, history, customs, and language. Profiles are available for 175 different countries and include information on business customs, travel essentials, food, and transportation.

    
    

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    HeritageQuest Online

    Search for census records, public directories, federal census 1790-1940, PERSI, Revolutionary War files, Freedman's Bank Records, and more. 

    
    

     

    
    

     

    
    

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    History Reference Center

    Full-text articles to support research in history and genealogy and lesson plans to support student learning.

    
    

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    Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center

    How-tos and creative ideas in arts and crafts, collecting, home and garden, indoor recreation, kids' crafts, model building, needlecrafts and textiles, outdoor recreation, performing arts, science and technology, and scrapbooking and papercrafts.

    
    

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    Investor's Business Daily

    Available for in-library use only. Find stock market news and analysis including research, charts, and videos. Investor's Business Daily website.

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    L'Encyclopédie Découverte

    Offers World Book's excellent editorial content and rich media in French. 

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    Legal Information Reference Center

    Resources to assist you in legal matters of all kinds, including business law, financial planning, family law, property and real estate, and rights and disputes. Includes full-text reference books from Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

    
    

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    Literary Reference Center

    Novels, short stories, poems, plot summaries and synopses, and literary criticism. Research guides, lesson plans, and citation tools support student learning.

    
    

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    Lynda.com

    Learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve professional and personal goals.

    
    

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    MasterFILE Premier

    A good place to start for research and homework. Includes full-text articles, reference books, primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags.

    
    

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    Middle Search Plus

    Resources to support middle school students, including biographies, magazines, primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags. Includes Sports Illustrated Kids, Scholastic News, National Geographic and dozens more. Articles include reading level indicators (Lexile).

    
    

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    Morningstar Investment Research Center

    Access comprehensive data and independent analysis on thousands of investments, spanning mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and closed-end funds.

    
    

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    NoveList K-8 Plus

    Reading recommendations for kids' fiction and nonfiction that you can search by Lexile, subject, and grade level.

    
    

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    NoveList Plus

    A popular and extensive tool for reading recommendations for fiction and non-fiction. Includes audiobook recommendations.

    
    

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    Points of View Reference Center

    Resources for students to understand issues, develop criticial thinking skills, and develop persuasive arguments. Includes essays, overviews, articles, and transcripts on, citizens' rights, earth and environmental issues, global issues, health and medicine, and media and communications.

    
    

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    Primary Search

    Resources to support elementary school students, including encyclopedias specifically for kids, articles from children's magazines including Highlights and Junior Scholastic, and a large image collection.

    
    

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    ProCitizen

    A course specifically created to help you succeed on the United States Citizenship Test. If you already have a Pronunciator login, you can use it to login to ProCitizen.

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    Pronunciator

    More than 4,000 language learning combinations at your finger tips! Courses are offered in your native tongue and you can learn whatever language you choose. Live, teacher led conversation groups are offered in many languages. Want to prepare to be a citizen? Try ProCitizen as well.

    
    

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    Public Records

    Search public records for new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures, and bankruptcies for Illinois. Includes Check Illinois database for background check information.
    
    

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    Reference Solutions formerly known as ReferenceUSA

    ReferenceUSA now has a new name: Reference Solutions. Directory of over 25 million U.S. and Canadian businesses (including historical data) and 89 million residential phone numbers. Search by industry or yellow page heading.

    
    

    This database is supported through a generous donation from the Indian Prairie Public Library Foundation & Friends.

    
    

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    Science Reference Center

    Full-text articles to support research in applied sciences, biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and energy. Includes the Science Image Collection, a database of high-quality science images from National Geographic, UPI, Getty, NASA, and Nature Picture Library.

    
    

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    Small Business Reference Center

    Full-text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. Includes business videos, a help and advice section, and details on how to create business plans.

    
    

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    Value Line Investment Survey

    Contains information about stocks, including small and large cap companies.

    
    

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    World Book Advanced

    For ages 14 and up, thousands of primary source documents are fully integrated with the encyclopedia content. Includes research and teaching tools.

    
    

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    World Book Discover

    World Book's differentiated instruction site features read-aloud and translation capabilities, more video, and clear, easy-to-read articles.

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    World Book Early Learning

    Geared for our youngest audiences - ages three through seven - contains a wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes.

    
    

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    World Book eBooks

    Provides access to 2,500 titles including 460 that are proprietary to World Book. Download the World Book eBook app to take titles on the go (requires you to first create an account at World Book online. Click any World Book link and in the upper right corner, click the person icon and click "create account".

    
    

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    World Book Kids

    Created for those ages six to 10, the site offers simple navigation, easy-to-understand articles, thousands of colorful illustrations and other multimedia, and dozens of activities and science projects. 

    
    

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    World Book Online

    Contains over 10,000 biographies, science experiments, a section in Spanish, and one for kids, and information on how to do research.

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    World Book Student

    For kids ages 10 to 14, this is a premier online reference source with thousands of articles, state-of-the-art multimedia, editor-reviewed websites, Behind the Headlines and Compare Places features, a How to Do Research guide, periodical content, and more.

    
    

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    World Book Timelines

    Hundreds of customizable, interactive timelines of important events throughout history are pre-built for researchers, or you can create your own timeline from scratch.