Government and Legal Information

Mount Prospect Public Library was designated a federal depository for government publications in 1990. Selecting approximately 16 percent of the publications offered to the 1,250 participating libraries nationwide, MPPL provides this information in a variety of formats: print, CD-ROM, microfiche and electronic. A small print collection is on the second floor adjacent to the legal code sets; however, many of the print materials have been incorporated into the reference and circulating collections. Many print sources have migrated to electronic-only formats available through the Web.

Highlights of the collection include:

Full set of congressional hearings on microfiche from 1980 to the present.

Print sets of the following

United States Code Annotated

Statutes at Large 1976-present

Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Register (2 years)

United States Reports 1975-present

Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes

Laws of Illinois 1967-present,

Illinois Appellate Court Reports 1937-1973

Illinois Reports 1938-1973

Illinois Decisions 1965-present

Click Here for Government Web Resources

Search Engines

FirstGov - The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
Google U.S. Government Search
Govengine.com
Federal Agency Internet Sites - Hierarchical and searchable lists of all agencies, subagencies, boards, commissions and committees.

Federal Resources

Executive Branch Resources

White House

Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Register

Budget of the United States Government

Economic Report of the President

Judicial Branch Resources

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Administration of U.S. Courts

Legislative Branch Resources

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Code

Public Laws

Congressional Bills

Economic Indicators

Illinois Resources

State of Illinois
Governor’s Office
Illinois Administrative Code
Illinois Agencies, Boards and Commissions
Illinois General Assembly
Compiled Statutes
Public Acts
Illinois Constitution
Senate Members
House Members
Secretary of State – CyberDriveIllinois
Rules of the Road
Illinois Court Reports

Local Resources

Cook County
Cook County Property Assessment
Cook County Election Department
Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court

Elected Officials for Mount Prospect Area
Includes the name, address, phone number and other information of all elected officials from the federal level down to the municipal level.

Village of Mount Prospect

100 S. Emerson Street
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
847/392-6000

Mount Prospect School District 57 
701 W. Gregory Street
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
847/394-7300

Mount Prospect Park District 
1000 W. Central Road
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
847/255-5380
847/255-1438 Fax

Legal

Click Here for our Legal Web Resources

FindLaw: Internet Legal Information

A comprehensive link to court cases, laws, and legal organizations available on the Internet.

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator

Nolo Press Self Help Law Center

Nolo Press was started by two Legal Aid lawyers who were fed up with the fact that the average person couldn’t find affordable legal information and advice. Convinced that with good, reliable information, Americans could handle routine legal problems without hiring an attorney, they began writing plain-English law books for non-lawyers.