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
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)
Research/Information Resources
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