Government Resources

Elected Officials

  • Elected Officials - Names, addresses, and phone numbers for federal, state, county, Evanston Township, City of Evanston, and School officials.

Tax Forms

Evanston City Government

Cook County Resources

State of Illinois Resources

  • State and Local Government on the Net - Illinois: Illinois statewide offices; legislative, judicial, and executive branches; boards and commissions; counties, cities; more.
  • State of Illinois Home Page: Find everything from state agencies and legislative information to tourism and fishing.
  • State News and Statistics: Current Illinois news; data on budget and taxes, crime, environment, income, and population.
  • Find-It Illinois - Finds information from all Illinois government websites and databases.
  • Illinois Blue Book - Annual fact book on Illinois with names and addresses of Illinois officials, a directory of all Illinois municipal governments, statistics, and history.
  • Illinois Report 2011- Covers health care, the economy, poverty, energy, and education funding. From the Institute of Government and Public Affairs
  • IllinoisData.com - Demographic, economic, crime, education, housing and health statistics for counties and the Chicago metroplitan area, collected by the Northern Illinois Business and Industry Data Center.
  • Illinois Atlas - Free downloadable collection of Illinois and U.S. maps with demographic, economic, and education statistics.
  • Illinois Compiled Statutes
  • Illinois Court System
  • Illinois Periodicals Online - Searchable full text ofIllinois Issues, Illinois History, Illinois Municipal Review, Illinois Parks and Recreation, and other magazines published by the State of Illinois.

Federal Government Resources

  • USA.gov: Easy to use index to 51 million federal and state government websites; great if you don't know which agency you need!
  • Code of Federal Regulation: Search and read all 50 titles of federal agency regulations.
  • U.S. Code:The most complete and current version of federal law; search by popular name, date passed, or keywords.
  • Federal Digital System: Locate, print, or request publications from federal government agencies.
  • Fedstats: A complete list of federal statistics sources, by agency and by topic.
  • THOMAS: Full text of all versions of House and Senate bills searchable by keyword or by bill number, as well as the full text of the Congressional Record. Includes a special section of hot legislation: major bills receiving floor action in the 104th Congress, as well as hot bills under consideration this week.
  • U.S. Senate Home Page: List of senators, bills, committee hearings, history, and votes.
  • U.S. House of Representatives Home Page: List of representatives, bills, committee hearings, history, and votes.
  • U.S. Bureau of the Census:Get data from the 2010 and  2000 Census; use the helpful American Factfinder to get statistics for your city zip code, or block.
  • U. S. Postal Service: Get current postal rates, order stamps, or use Zip Code Lookup and Address Information.
    Evanston Main Post Office
    1101 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201
    (847) 328-6288; TDD/TTY 1-877-877-7833
    Weekdays 8:00a.m.-6:00p.m. and Saturday 7:30a.m.-3:00p.m.
    Evanston North Station
    929 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201
    (847) 328-6288; TDD/TTY 1-877-877-7833
    Weekdays 9:00a.m.-5:30p.m. and Saturday 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m.
    Evanston South Station
    701 Main St., Suite 1, Evanston, IL 60202
    (847) 328-6288; TDD/TTY 1-877-877-7833
    Weekdays 9:00a.m.-5:30p.m. and Saturday 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m.
  • Social Security Online: Answers to all your questions about social security cards, numbers and benefits. Also has a list of the most popular baby names!
  • Local Evanston Social Security Office: 2116 Green Bay Road, Evanston, IL 60201. (847) 328-1057 phone, (847) 328-5766 fax, Office hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m Monday-Friday.

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