Crain’s Chicago Business
Crain’s Chicago Business Search (full-text articles): current (1996-present)
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The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (October 2003-present)Search (full-text articles): current (1980-present)
Chicago Defender
Chicago Defender Search (full-text articles): current (2008-present) & historical (1999-2019)
Candid
Candid (access available at the Main Library only) Formerly Foundation Directory Online (FDO) and Grants to Individuals (GTI), this comprehensive source of nonprofit information offers data on 1.9 million+ nonprofits and 304,000 grantmakers—connecting nonprofits to grants and donors to nonprofits … Read more
Chicago Daily News Historical Archive
Chicago Daily News Historical Archive Research Chicago history with coverage spanning from 1875 to 1978. Access primary source information to examine historical events, issues, and daily life in context through archived full newspaper pages.
Chicago Community Coverage
Chicago Community Coverage Search Chicago Metro news sources—including more than 270 Chicagoland daily and weekly newspapers, featuring current, archived, and full-color image editions.
Check Illinois
Check Illinois Background checks with search by name, property address, property PIN, or business name, including foreclosures, mortgage records, real estate transactions, building code violations, DUIs, misdemeanors, felonies, tax liens, and more. Please note: Check Illinois can only be accessed … Read more
Catalog
Catalog Oak Park’s shared public catalog of more than 8 million items from 90 libraries throughout the suburban Chicago area.
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete Content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.
Creativebug
An inspirational resource for DIY, crafters, and makers with more than 1,000 award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
CultureGrams
CultureGrams Cultural information on the countries of the world, includes a States Edition with U.S. state facts.
Consumers’ Checkbook
Consumers’ Checkbook Ratings on Chicago-area service providers, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies.
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports Ratings, reviews, recommendations, and buying advice from the source that buyers trust.
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times (historical & current collection) Research Chicago history, and study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies, and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online. Search (full-text articles): current full-text articles (1948-present)
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Get Chicago news, sports, weather, business, and more. Browse (full website access or digital scan of print issue) Available in browser on laptop/desktop (access to the Chicago Tribune app is not available through the library). How to access … Read more