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Ancestry

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Provides access to more than 2 billion names, census records, military records, court, land and probate records, and passenger lists. Content added daily.

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Auto Repair Source

Auto Repair Source

Service and repair information for domestic and imported cars.

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Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete

Health and medical information from medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.

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Consumer Reports

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Provides ratings, reviews, recommendations and buying advice for cars, appliances, electronics, home and garden, baby products, and more.

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Creative Bug

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Nurture your creative side with 1000+ video classes in painting, knitting, crafting, sewing, and more.

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Daily Herald Digital Archives

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Explore newspaper articles dating as far back as 1901. Use search features to find headlines on the day you were born, find old high school sports scores, wedding announcements, photographs, school news, and even lunch menus!

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Digital Library of Illinois (Libby)

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Powered by Libby (formerly known as Overdrive), we have combined our exclusive e-content titles with other libraries to provide a much larger selection of materials to choose from, while still maintaining first dibs on titles we will continue to add regularly.

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Driver's Ed

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This Driver Education program contains 11 car practice tests, 9 motorcycle practice tests, 12 CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) practice tests, 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL), and a FAQ section with detailed answers to 100+ DMV-related questions.

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Explora

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Start your research project here. Explora delivers results from multiple sources including articles, ebooks, essays, and primary source documents.”

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Family Search

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Search over a billion names and images online.

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Freegal Music

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The Freegal® Music service allows patrons to access a collection spanning over 15 million songs, music videos and audiobooks from more than 40,000 music labels worldwide including Sony Music, Epic, RCA, and Columbia. Freegal® Music also offers a completely rebuilt mobile app and website which utilizes modern application practices to ensure an easy-to-use and enjoyable experience.

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Hobbies and Crafts Source

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This is a database of detailed "how to" instructions and creative do-it-yourself ideas that meet the interests of nearly every hobby enthusiast.

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Home Improvement Source

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This database provides detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of do-it-yourself home improvement and repair projects. 

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Hoopla

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Stream & download movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on most any device. 

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Illinois Public Records

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Scroll through Chicagoland’s public records. Real estate transactions, mortgages, foreclosures, and more. Sort by name, city, zip code, and more. CheckIllinois is available for free background checks. Please click here to see this document for instructions on the updated database.

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Kanopy

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Stream full-length independent, foreign, classic & documentary films for free, brought to you by your public library. Over 30,000 films are offered.

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KanopyKids

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Browse educational and engaging videos for children of all ages that promote positive social and emotional development and inspire creativity in young minds.

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Legal Information Reference Center

Legal Information Reference Center

Free forms for divorce, bankruptcy, wills and estates, landlords, real estate, power of attorney and more.

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