Public Policy Links

• State of Illinois - Legislative Bill Information-Full Text
• State of Illinois Home Page
• State of Illinois-Legislature
• Illinois Constitution
• The Whitehouse
• U.S. Senate
  The home page of the United States Senate. Connect with your Senator using this site. Also provides a Senate Calendar, information on visiting the Senate, committee hearing schedules, floor activity, and other useful information.
• U.S. House of Representatives
  The home page of the U.S. House of Representatives. Provides a directory of representatives with member offices, committee offices, leadership offices, House office web sites, and other useful information.
• CAPWEB: The Internet Guide to the U.S. Congress
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
  Searchable database of the Congressional Record, as well as bills and law in Congress. Also provides House and Senate votes, committee reports, and a selection of committee hearings transcripts.

State Government Web Sites

• Office of Attorney General
• Dept. of Central Management Services
• Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs
• Office of the Comptroller
• Criminal Justice Infor. Authority
• State Board of Elections
• Office of the Governor
• Dept. of Human Rights
• Illinois Department of Human Services
• Illinois General Assembly
• Illinois - Office of the Secretary of State
• Dept. of Labor
• Office of the Lieutenant Governor
• Dept. of Natural Resources
• Dept. of Revenue
• State Treasurer
• Supreme and Appellate Court
• Dept. of Transportation

Federal Government Web Sites

• The Access Board - accessibility guidelines for recreation facilities
• Bureau of the Census
• Copyright Law of the United States of America
• Department of Commerce
• Department of the Interior
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor
• National Parks Service
  The web site of the National Park Service. Here you can get information on National Park System-wide information, detailed information on each unit of the national park system, interesting facts about parks, wildlife, people in history, friends groups, and more.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Government Printing Office
• U.S. House of Representatives
  The home page of the U.S. House of Representatives. Provides a directory of representatives with member offices, committee offices, leadership offices, House office web sites, and other useful information.
• U.S. Senate
  The home page of the United States Senate. Connect with your Senator using this site. Also provides a Senate Calendar, information on visiting the Senate, committee hearing schedules, floor activity, and other useful information.

Advocacy Resources

Learning about Effective Advocacy (and Cyber-Advocacy)

• www.speakout.com/activism/tips
  Use this site to learn about current issues and to communicate with your representatives in the U.S. House and Senate.
• www.learn2.com (How to write Congress)
• www.e-advocates.com
• www.advocacyguru.com
• www.quorum.org

Research/Information Resources

• www.firstgov.gov
• www.gallerywatch.com
• www.cfda.gov
• www.politicalinformation.com
• www.hillzoo.com
• www.llrx.com

Community Building / Information Sharing

• www.moreover.com (a real time news feed)
• www.e-democracy.org
• grassroots.com
  This site allows you to identify and connect with grass roots organizations around the country working on a variety of issues, form environmental concerns to transportation to cultural affairs.

General Advocacy Resources

• www.congress.org
  Use this site to look up your members of Congress including their all important staff!
• www.iqexpress.com
• www.usconstitution.net