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Catalog

Oak Park’s shared public catalog of more than 8 million items from 90 libraries throughout the suburban Chicago area.


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.


Chicago Defender

Search (full-text articles): historical (1999-2019)


Chicago Sun-Times

Search (full-text articles): current full-text articles (1986-present)


Chicago Tribune

Search (full-text articles): current (1985-present), online edition (2017-present) & historical (1849-2015)


Consumer Health Complete

Content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.


Consumer Reports

Ratings, reviews, recommendations, and buying advice from the source that buyers trust.


Consumers’ Checkbook

Ratings on Chicago-area service providers, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies.


Crain’s Chicago Business

Search (full-text articles): current (1996-present)


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.

  • Get step-by-step instructions on how to set up an account (first-time users must create an account through the Oak Park Public Library Creativebug portal):
  • Download the free app available for iOS () and Android ().

CultureGrams

Cultural information on the countries of the world, includes a States Edition with U.S. state facts.


Daily Herald

Search (full-text articles): current (1997-present)


Daily Mail [U.K.]

Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (September 2005-present)
Search (full-text articles): current (1998-present)


Daily Southtown

Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (July 2018-present)


Daily Star [U.K.]

Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (October 2003-present) & Sunday edition (October 2003-present)
Search (full-text articles): current (2015-present)


Dow Jones Institutional News

Search (full-text articles): current (2008-present)


Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (access from inside any Oak Park library building or anywhere outside the library)

Herramienta de referencia en español para niños. Contiene miles de artículos fáciles de leer y repletos de ilustraciones, videos, mapas interactivos y una amplia variedad de juegos y actividades, diseñado para desarrollar las habilidades claves del lenguaje y de investigación.

World Book Encyclopedia for Spanish speakers—with thousands of easy-to-read articles packed with illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and a wide variety of games and activities—designed to develop key language and research skills.


ERIC

Index to published and unpublished sources on education, including some full-text documents.


Ethnic Diversity Source

Full-text database dedicated to resources covering the culture, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.


Evening Standard [U.K.]

Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (March 2006-present)
Search (full-text articles) current (1998-present)