• Pick Your Town for detailed information, phone numbers, and web sites! (courtesy of MAP Multiple Listing Service)
• County web sites:   Cook - Dupage - Kane - Lake - McHenry   Information includes property tax assessments, county departments, plat maps, building and zoning, sex offender information, and much more.
• www.cookcountyassessor.com
• www.cookcountytreasurer.com
• All kinds of facts and figures from the US Census Bureau

Schools

• Pick Your Town for district phone numbers
• School Report Cards
• www.theschoolreport.com
• Chicago Sun Times' School Reports
• School web site and information by county:  Cook - Dupage - Kane - Lake - McHenry

Utility Information
(Be sure to check all of your options as rates & services are constantly changing and vary from area to area!)

• Pick Your Town for direct phone numbers
• Electric: Com Ed - 800-334-7661 - www.ucm.com 
• Phone: Ameritech - 800-244-4444 - www.ameritech.com 
• Gas: Nicor - 888-642-6748 - www.nicor.com 
• Cable: AT&T - 866-594-1234 - www.att.com (you may have other cable tv options)
• Satellite: Dish Network, DirecTV
• Water: Call your local village

Chicagoland Transportation

• Metra Train Commuter Service
• Pace Bus Service
• CTA Bus and "L" Train Service
• IL Dept. of Transportation - Vehicle registration, Tollway I-pass, Road projects

Sports and Entertainment

• Metromix - Chicago Arts and Entertainment Guide
• Chicago Sports - Sports Page Powered by The Chicago Tribune
• Centerstage - Chicago's Oldest Independently Owned City Guide