Resources

Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for health and wellness information, covering topics from mainstream medicine to holistic and integrative care.

Make smarter purchasing decisions with expert, unbiased product reviews and ratings from Consumer Reports.

Explore suburban history with the Daily Herald Collection, featuring full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and exclusive online content from current and archived issues.

Access a comprehensive collection of full-text magazines, reference books, videos, images, and more, covering nearly every subject area.

Access full-text articles, abstracts, and videos on thousands of subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and more, including 60,000 Associated Press videos.

FinancialFit provides quick, easy-to-understand lessons, videos, and tools to help individuals make informed financial decisions and achieve their financial goals.

Explore Joliet history with the Herald-News Collection, featuring full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and exclusive online content from current and archived issues.

This genealogy resource offers U.S. federal census records from 1790 to 1940, Revolutionary War pension files, Freedman’s Bank records, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI™), and more.

Access full-text journals, magazines, reference books, and thousands of primary-source documents covering U.S. and world history from ancient civilizations to the 21st century.

Find resources on a variety of pastimes, including arts and crafts, games and electronics, nature activities, models, needlework, scrapbooking, and more. 

Find detailed guidance on home maintenance, remodeling, electrical and plumbing work, woodworking, outdoor improvements, gardening, decorating, and more. 

Explore large-scale plans of Illinois cities and towns from 1867 to 1970, offering detailed property and land-use information. Username: oswego / Password: welcome

Access EBSCO databases provided by the Illinois State Library and the Office of the Secretary of State.

Explore Kane County history with the Kane County Chronicle Collection, featuring full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and exclusive online content from current and archived issues.

This resource helps users build academic skills, pass a high school equivalency test, prepare for college, explore careers, join the military, study for occupational certification tests, become a U.S. citizen, and much more. 

Find thousands of legal forms on topics such as bankruptcy, divorce, name changes, wills, and estate planning. Most full-text legal reference books are provided by NOLO.

Access Illinois legal information, including legal forms and guidance on the legal process in Kendall County, covering over 25 areas of law with links to free legal resources.