Online Resources
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*Resources in BOLD require a library card to access from outside the library.
ACT/SAT Test Preparation
(Learn about) Animals!
San Diego Zoo
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Automotive
Auto Repair Source
Kelley Blue Book
Biographies
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Biography Reference Bank
First Ladies
MasterFILE Premier
U.S. Presidents
World Book Online
Business
Careers
Cicero Local Jobs
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship Test Preparation
Civics Practice Test
College
Official SAT Practice
Paying for College
GRE Test Prep
Computer Tutorials
GCF Learn Free: Online Safety
GCF Learn Free: Technology
GCF Learn Free: Computer Basics
GCF Learn Free: Internet Basics
GCF Learn Free: Google Suite
Tech Boomers
Consumer Resources
Consumer Reports
Better Business Bureau
Crafts & Hobbies
Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
Dictionaries and Thesauri
Merriam-Webster Online
Merriam-Webster Thesauri
OneLook Thesaurus & Reverse Dictionary
Online Etymology Dictionary
Driving Test
Illinois Rules of the Road (English)
Normas de Tránsito de Illinois
Education
Academic Search Premier
edX – free online courses!
GCF Learn Free
Illinois Humanities’ Odyssey Project
Khan Academy
MIT Open Courseware
Morton College
Open Stax – access free textbooks!
Socratic
Encyclopedias
ESL/Foreign Languages
Beginner’s & Advanced Latin
Duolingo
See more ESL resources in the library’s ESL Resource Center
Financial
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
GFC Learn Free: Money
Institute for Financial Literacy’s Budgeting Tools
Power Pay: Utah State University’s Debt Management Tool
Value Line
GED/HiSET (High School Equivalency Test)
Genealogy – explore your family history!
Ancestry (in-library use only)
Digital Sanborn Illinois Maps (1867-1970)
Family Search
Health & Medicine
Consumer Health Complete
Illinois Attorney General Healthcare Complaint Hotline
History/Social Studies
Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S.
Congressional Digest Pro & Con
Digital Public Library of America
History Reference Center
Illinois Digital Archive
MasterFILE Premier
Points of View Reference Center
Kids’ Stuff
Middle Search Plus
NASA Stem Engagement
NoveList K-8 Plus
Primary Search
Storyline Online
Wonderopolis
Legal Assistance & Forms
Cicero Town Ordinances (Municode)
Legal Information Reference Center
Illinois Compiled Statutes
Illinois Court Help
Illinois Legal Aid
Immigration Legal Resources
Immigration Help
Illinois Dept. of Public Health Legal Forms
Literacy
Read It! Improve your reading skills!
Reading Rockets
Colorín Colorado
Turn on the Subtitles
Literature/Language Arts/Poetry
Literary Reference Center
MasterFILE Premier
Poetry Foundation
Representative Poetry Online
Academy of American Poets
Outline of American Literature
Museums
Chicago Museum Free Days
Hawthorne Museum @Morton College
Music
Newspapers & Magazines
PressReader
Chicago Tribune (1849-Present)
Cicero Town News
Cicero Independiente
Chicago Reader
Reader’s Advisory
NoveList Plus
Stop You’re Killing Me! – Forensic Mysteries
Recommend Me a Book!
Science
EurekAlert!
Journal of Emerging Investigators
MasterFILE Premier
NASA Stem Engagement
Science Reference Center
Seniors’ Stuff
Senior Benefits CheckUp
Senior Planet
Tax Forms & Information
IRS Free File (File Your Federal Taxes Online for Free)
IRS Main Page
Illinois Dept. of Revenue
Test Preparation
Khan Academy Test Prep
Official SAT Practice
GRE Test Prep
Voter Registration
Check Your Voter Registration
Illinois State Board of Elections
Register to Vote
Vote411- Election Information
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