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Government Resources

Page history last edited by ssilverman1@ccc.edu 8 years, 8 months ago

 

 

Government Resources

 


Welcome to the Government Resources Library Guide! This guide provides resources for information pertaining to federal, state and local government. For more in-depth research assistance, please visit the library's reference desk.


 

 

White House
Image: www.whitehouse.gov

 


Library Resources 


Search all Library Resources using Primo!

 

You can now search and retrieve resources from: BookseBooks, articles from Academic, newspapers, and popular magazine publications and free or government websites!

 

If you prefer searching utilizing a particular database, search here

 


Reference Resources


 

The Municipal Year Book 2011: the authoritative source book of local government data and developments

Call Number: JS344 .C5A24 2011

 

Congress and the Nation 2005-2008: politics and policy in 109th and 110th Congresses

Call Number: JK1001 .C6 2005-2008

 


Federal Government


 

White House

The official website for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

 

USA.gov

The official web portal for the U.S government. Allows users to search for information across all federal agencies.

 

Thomas.gov

Provides legislative information such as bill tracking, laws, presidential nominations, and full text committee reports.

 

FDsyc (formally GPO Access)

Access to official Federal Government publications. Allows users to search and download documents and publications.

 

OpenCongress

Designed to help citizens keep track of what's really happening in Congress. Provides information about elected officials, bills, roll call votes, and issues.

 


State Government  


 

State of Illinois

Provides comprehension information about about the state and state government. 

Hint: Use the site map to find content you are searching for.


Illinois General Assembly

This site includes:

Illinois Administrative Code

Illinois Register

Illinois Complied Statues

 

Find-it Illinois!

Search 226 State of Illinois websites, and search digital archives from Illinois public libraries

 

Illinois Constitution

Full-text of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.

 

Illinois Department of Revenue: Tax Forms/Publications

Find tax forms for Illinois.

 


Local Government


Office of the Mayor 

The official website of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the 55th mayor of the City of Chicago.

 

City Council

Watch live city council meetings, view the meeting agenda,

 

Find your Alderman (by ward or name)

 

Find your ward (by street address)

 

 

"The City of Chicago is divided into fifty legislative districts or wards. Each district is represented by an alderman who is elected by their constituency to serve a four year term. In addition to representing the interests of their ward residents, together the fifty aldermen comprise the Chicago City Council, which serves as the legislative branch of government of the City of Chicago."  (Cityofchicago.org)

 


Federal Statistics and Datasets


 

 

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Comprehensive summary of statistics on social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

 

U.S Census Bureau

Overview of programs and services. Includes a search engine that locates data on specified topics, and locates keywords that link to related information.    

 

American Fact Finder

User-friendly interface to access U.S Census data.  The interface allows users to create maps, tables,and charts based on Census data. 

 

Fed Stats

Offers convenient search and linking capabilities to over 100 agencies that collection data on topics such as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, energy use, etc.

 

 



Last Updated: July 7, 2015



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