African-American History Online A comprehensive collection of biographies, timelines, events and topics, and more about African-Americans. Provided by Facts on File.
American History Online A comprehensive collection of biographies, timelines, events and topics, and more.
American Indian History Online A comprehensive collection of biographies, timelines, events and topics, and more about the American Indian.
American National Biography (ANB) Biographies of more than 17,400 men and women who have made an impact upon the nation. ANB includes more than 80,000 linked cross-references, thousands of illustrations and links to websites.
America’s Newspapers (Newsbank) Find current and archived local, state, and national full-text articles on issues, events, people, government and more including the Chicago Tribune (1985-Current), Chicago Sun-Times (1986-Current), Herald News (1997-Current), Naperville Sun (1997-Current), The Reporter (Bolingbrook) (2/9/07-Current), New York Times (1985-Current), and the Washington Post (1977-Current).
America’s Obituaries (Newsbank) Easily search a collection of over 22 million recent records from hundreds of U.S. newspapers. Updated daily, it incorporates over 75 million records from the Social Security Death Index (1937-present), organized by state.
Ancestry Library Available from ProQuest: coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. This collection contains more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names.
Auto Repair Reference eCenter (ARRC) Complete Chilton automotive repair manuals for nearly 25,000 vehicles (domestic and imported) from 1954 to the present. It includes repair procedures; service bulletins and recalls, wiring diagrams and labor time estimates and associated costs. To use ARRC you must live in the Fountaindale Public Library District.
BookFlix Read, view and interact with a selection of classic picture books for preschoolers to third grade readers.
Byki Online An Online language-learning system designed specifically for use by the patrons of public libraries.Available for learning over 70 languages. Available in-house and remotely.
Career Insider A comprehensive collection of industry career guides, industry employer guides, career topic guides, and college surveys.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive Images and full-text of historical local, national and international issues and events, such as major wars, prohibition, the Great Depression, inventions, the arts, sports, and more. Includes extensive front page coverage.
College Source Complete catalogs for over 28,000 colleges and universities. Includes 2 year, 4 year, graduate, professional and international schools. Available in-house and remotely. Please call the Information Services desk at (630) 759-2102 ext. 4176 or (815) 886-2030 ext. 7910 for authorization and password.
Curriculum Resource Center The premier source of student handouts on the web. Click on a subject to browse printable materials for the classroom.
