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Attorney General Opinions For Illinois
Find out what the chief state law enforcement division says about the law.

See Also Forms (Consumer-SOS)

Administrative Rules Governing Illinois Businesses & Commerce

All Federal District Court Docket Info From Jan 2004 To Present
Enter in a person’s last name to see if they have criminal or civil cases against them. Search all district courts at once or choose your state. Information may include the Plaintiff, Defendant, Case Number, Date, Court Location, Nature Of Case and more.

Search Full Text of U.S. Supreme and Circuit Appeals Courts (Excludes State & District Courts)
To find a Plaintiff or Defendant, put their first and last name in the "Exact Phrase" box. No Hits? Then try again in the "All of the words" box. Click Here for years and cases covered.

Look Up All State Court Cases From 1997-Present & All US Appeals & Supreme Court Cases
Do a key word search on all states at once or use "Advanced Search" to search Your State. Free sign up required to view whole case.
To search a case by case name, for example: Harrison v. Thurmond
just enter in Harrison Thurmond (no quotes and no v.)

State Case Law, Statutes, Codes & Other Law (50 States & DC)

State and City Laws (All 50 States)
Also Includes Federal Codes and Laws.

Time Limits In Which To Sue For Personal Injuries (All 50 States)

Search Full Text of U.S. Supreme and Circuit Appeals Courts

Search Past Questions and Attorney Answers (All 50 States & DC) Attorneys give state specific answers to questions relating to family law, divorce, adoption, child custody, insurance law, product liability, landlord/tenant, real-estate/real property, traffic law, probate-wills, trusts-estates, workers comp, tax law and more.

Find Your City's Municipal Codes (All 50 states & DC)

See Illinois Courts & Court Forms
See Other #Forms

State Law Resources
Rominger Legal
United States Code
The Code Of Federal Regulations (CFRs)
Federal Law Database compiled by GAO for Federal Employees
Find Law


Consumer Friendly Law Sites

See Courts In Other States, See Also Forms

Nolo.com
Offers legal help for almost any consumer problem.

Find The AARP In Illinois
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures which are available to everyone.

Self Help Assistance Sites
Help for those who are doing it without lawyers altogether.

Adminstrative Codes For All 50 States & DC
The rules that govern state departments and agencies.
Some states may also have the rules governing professional licensing boards.

Statutes & Case Law In All 50 States & DC

Self-Help Tips, Articles & Manuals (Consumer-SOS)

National Help Orgs For A Variety Of Consumer Problems
The Elderly, Environment, Families, Fraud, Health & Safety, Insurance The Handicapped, Medical Problems, Telemarketing and more.

Paralegal Organizations By State (All 50 States & DC)

http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/ (50 States & DC)
Courts & The Legal Process –has state & federal courts as well as alternative dispute resolution in each state.

http://www.ptla.org/links/services.htm (All 50 States & DC) 
Where available, each state has resources relating to complaints & disputes, courts & legal process, fees & costs, hiring a lawyer, legal aid & clinics, referral  services, and self representation.

http://www.freeadvice.com/
"Legal advice" site for consumers and small business. To learn your legal rights, click on one of their many topics.


Tips, Articles, Guides & Manuals

Lawsuits-The Time You Have To Sue-DC & 50 States (Nolo.com)
Good Overview which includes the Statutes of Limitation for the most common lawsuits.

Collecting Your Judgment (Not State Specific)

Statute Of Limitations On Judgments & Maximum Interest Rate You Can Charge (All 50 States & DC)
Learn the time you have to collect when you've been awarded a court judgment. Also has the maximum allowable interest rate a judgment debtor can be charged. 

A Beginners' Guide To Alternative Dispute Resolution

Class Actions
FAQs, Tips & Articles About Class Actions

A Guide To Legalese
Defines many commonly used legal terms


Illinois Forms

Forms For Foreign & Domestic Companies, Non Profits, LLPs, Etc. (Illinois)

Illinois Government Forms A-Z
Has forms for Businesses, tax issues, voting, complaints, licenses, workers comp, etc.

Form To Sue Illinois For Personal Injury (Illinois Court of Claims)

Illinois Forms on Advance Directives And Do Not Resuscitate Forms

Form for Application to Sue or Defend as a Poor Person (Illinois Court of Claims)

Freedom Of Information Request Form For Illinois

Illinois Attorney General

Estate Tax Forms (Illinois)

Courts Forms, Rules & Dockets (DC & All 50 States)
This site includes links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. You can browse to find the resource you need, or search by keyword.

State Forms (35 States & DC)

Free Pro bono Help Throughout Chicago & Illinois

General Forms/Forms For Other States

Corporate Forms For All 50 States & DC

Legal Form Search Engines and Links For General Forms
Has some state specific forms.

Free Legal Forms For Most of The 50 States
Mostly hype but has good state forms on family law, corporate law and tax law. Many of their forms are generic and not state specific.

General Forms For All Occasions (The 'Lectric Law Library)
Scroll down their forms page for forms on general business matters, living wills, power of attorney, promissory notes, employment and contracting.

Select Your Circuit Court Or State For Free Federal & State Forms.

Family Law Forms In Most of The States (a few forms per state)

State Forms (35 States & DC)

Other Legal Resources (All 50 States & DC)

State Web Locator

Your State Constitution Online (All 50 States)

Search Full Text of U.S. Supreme and Circuit Appeals Courts

State Government Home Pages (All 50 States & DC)

http://www.romingerlegal.com/states.htm

http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/cstate7.htm (St Govs, Laws, City Govs, Etc.)

http://www.lawresearch.com/v10/state/cstate7.htm Courts & the above.

http://www.findlaw.com/ (State laws, resources etc.,)

County & City Code Law Search

http://www.legalengine.com
forms, state and fed law, and everything else also.

Federal Web Locator 
Through this website, cyber consumers can link to the electronic doorsteps of federal departments, agencies, commissions and quasi official agencies.  

http://www.netlizard.com/forms/formscity.html
Free legal forms.

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