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:
Print sets of the following:
- Statutes at Large 1976-present
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Register (2 years)
- United States Reports 1975-present
Click Here for Government Web Resources.
Search Engines
- govinfo – GPO’s Official System for Providing Free Public Access to U.S. Government Information to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
- USA.gov – The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
- Govengine.com
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 Courts
- Illinois State Board of Elections–find your local officials
Local Resources
- Cook County
- Cook County Property Assessment
- Cook County Elections
- Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court
Elected Officials for Mount Prospect Area
Includes contact info for elected officials from all levels of government.
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.
IL Court Help
Illinois Courts created this free service to connect people to the information they need to represent themselves in a court case.
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.
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
Legal aid organization focused on immigration, domestic violence and housing issues.