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Picture of house Auto Repair Reference Center
Find repair information, wiring diagrams, and technical service bulletins for most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles starting as far back as 1945.
Picture of house GreenFILE
Search for information on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines, such as agriculture, law, health and technology. Contains indexing and abstracts of general interest, government and scholarly titles, plus some full-text articles.
Picture of house Infotrac
A subject index to hundreds of magazines including many articles which are full text.
Picture of house Price It! Antiques and Collectibles
Find price and background information on antiques, collectibles, and fine art. Price information is based on online auctions and online retail websites as well as 50 land-based auction houses.
Picture of house Public Records Electronic Database
Lists of new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures and sales, and bankruptcies in DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties.
Picture of house Thomson Gale LegalForms
Wide selection of state-specific legal forms, including real estate contracts, wills, landlord-tenant and many others.

Websites

• Calculators
Calculators On-Line
How to calculate anything.
Inflation Calculator
Adjusts an amount for inflation for any year from 1800 to 2005.
Measure for Measure
Links to sites that do calculations.

• Car Buying
Edmunds
Car prices and road test information.
Kelley Blue Book
Car price information.
NADA
Car price information from the National Automobile Dealers Association.

• Charity Evaluations
Charity Watch
Charities rated by the American Institute of Philanthrophy.
Give.Org
Charity reports from the Better Business Bureau's Giving Alliance

• Consumer Complaints
Consumer Action Handbook
Contact information for making complaints from the Federal Citizen Information Center
Illinois Attorney General
Information on how to make consumer complaints in Illinois

• Product Reviews and Comparison
Consumer Search
Extensive coverage of consumer products with reviews that are rated.
Epinions
Product reviews by consumers.

• Real Estate Assessments and Values
Dupage County Assessor
Lists links to individual Dupage Township sites that include online listings of current assessments.
Zillow.com
Search this beta site for home values in the U.S. Use the advanced search to estimate a property value when you enter specific criteria.

Booklists

Click On Choosing a Phone Plan
Sites that offer help selecting the best and least expensive long distance, cell, and telephone plans.
Click On Comparison Shopping
Sites that evaluate and rate products as well as shopping “robots” that find the best prices on the web.
Click On Consumer Complaints
Advice on how to get results in solving a problem with a product or service.
Click On Replacement Parts
Order parts to repair autos and appliances.
Click On Seniors Online
Special sites offer information on health, job opportunities, money management, travel and social services for seniors.
The Resourceful Caregiver Revisited
A guide for caregivers of the elderly, with many books offering practical solutions.
Retire Happy, Wild and Free
Books that discuss all aspects of a successful retirement.
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