As the Area Agency on Aging of suburban Cook County, Illinois, AgeOptions advocates, plans, coordinates and funds services for older adults. Services include information and assistance, community dining programs and home-delivered meals, housekeeping help, employment services, access to benefits and support for family caregivers.
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Learn the essential skills you need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, resume writing, personal finance, graphic design and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 200 topics, including more than 7,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.
Information about obtaining a driving permit in Illinois for cars and motorcycles, including the Illinois Rules of the Road and the Illinois Motorcycle Operator Manual. Includes 9 free practice tests to prepare for the DMV test for a permit to drive a car and 6 free practice tests to prepare for the motorcycle permit test.
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Immigrants Like Us is a non-profit offering low-income immigrants free legal services for preparing DACA and immigration forms. The free online application allows users to easily enter their information and completes necessary immigration forms and documents needed. These forms are then reviewed for free by their in-house legal team.
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Information about Moraine Valley's English as a Second Language (ESL) program and Intensive English Language Program (IELP).
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Find the forms for the Homeowner Exemption, Senior Citizen Exemption, Senior Freeze exemption and more here.
The Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral program is a tax-relief program that works like a loan. It allows qualified seniors to defer a maximum of $5,000 per tax year (this includes 1st and 2nd installments) on their primary home. The loan from the State of Illinois is paid when the property is sold, or upon the death of the participant.
Senior Planet from AARP provides courses, programs, and activities to help seniors learn new skills, save money, exercise to get in shape, and make new friends. Resources include Tech Tip Videos and free 1-to-1 Tech Tutoring through Zoom.
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Find recommendations and reviews for adult and teen fiction and nonfiction based on your favorite titles, authors, and genres.
AtoZdatabases is the premier Reference, Research, Marketing, Mailing Lists/Sales Leads, and Job-Search Database. The database includes 30 million business & executive profiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies and lifestyles information, over 7 million real-time job listings, 2 Million new businesses, over 12 million healthcare professionals, over 12 million new movers, 2 million new homeowners, and much more. The databases are ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, background searches, finding friends, relatives and a whole lot of other possibilities.
Search key public record data for personal and business use. Databases include: Bankruptcy Records, Business Licenses, Divorce Records, DUI Records, Felony Records, Foreclosures and Auctions, Misdemeanor Records, Mortgage Records, Real Estate Transactions, State and Federal Tax Liens, and Tax Sale Properties. For access inside the library, click here.
Immigrants Like Us is a non-profit offering low-income immigrants free legal services for preparing DACA and immigration forms. The free online application allows users to easily enter their information and completes necessary immigration forms and documents needed. These forms are then reviewed for free by their in-house legal team.
ProCitizen is a comprehensive citizen course offering over 100 instructional videos, plus interactive drills and quizzes, providing the civics, vocabulary, plus reading and writing practice that new citizens need to succeed at the US naturalization test.
USA Learns is a free website that helps adults learn English and prepare for U.S. citizenship online.
Videos to help you understand computers and digital literacy. Topics include: Getting Started on the Computer, Basic Search, Navigating a Website, Intro to Email, Intro to Word, Online Job Searching, Intro to Facebook, and more.
Learn the essential skills you need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, resume writing, personal finance, graphic design and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 200 topics, including more than 7,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.
Find ratings and recommendations on appliances, electronics, cars, and more from the popular magazine and website. Please call the Adult Services desk to get the login information.
Search key public record data for personal and business use. Databases include: Bankruptcy Records, Business Licenses, Divorce Records, DUI Records, Felony Records, Foreclosures and Auctions, Misdemeanor Records, Mortgage Records, Real Estate Transactions, State and Federal Tax Liens, and Tax Sale Properties. For access inside the library, click here.
Information about Moraine Valley's English as a Second Language (ESL) program and Intensive English Language Program (IELP).
Pronunciator offers language courses designed just for you, with 164 languages available (including American Sign Language and English as a Learned Language).
USA Learns is a free website that helps adults learn English and prepare for U.S. citizenship online.
Search billions of genealogy documents—including census, military, immigration, birth, and death records—in the library version of Ancestry.com.
FamilySearch is a free online resource for beginning your genealogy journey. Simply create a account with your email address to get started!
Trusted health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Search for health topics, drugs, supplements, and read informative health articles.
Access high-quality articles and facts for research papers, class projects and homework.
Learn the essential skills you need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, resume writing, personal finance, graphic design and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 200 topics, including more than 7,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.
AtoZdatabases is the premier Reference, Research, Marketing, Mailing Lists/Sales Leads, and Job-Search Database. The database includes 30 million business & executive profiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies and lifestyles information, over 7 million real-time job listings, 2 Million new businesses, over 12 million healthcare professionals, over 12 million new movers, 2 million new homeowners, and much more. The databases are ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, background searches, finding friends, relatives and a whole lot of other possibilities.
Videos to help you understand computers and digital literacy. Topics include: Getting Started on the Computer, Basic Search, Navigating a Website, Intro to Email, Intro to Word, Online Job Searching, Intro to Facebook, and more.
Learn the essential skills you need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, resume writing, personal finance, graphic design and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 200 topics, including more than 7,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.
Learn 163 languages with Bluebird, the largest audiobook library in the world. Features 12 million prerecorded lessons, personalized courses that match your personal interests and occupation, quizzes, daily lessons and more!
To use Bluebird, download the Bluebird app using the links below and enter CHRI as the Institutional PIN.
Link for iOS users: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1484286928
Link for Android users: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pronunciatorllc.bluebird
Pronunciator offers language courses designed just for you, with 164 languages available (including American Sign Language and English as a Learned Language).
As the Area Agency on Aging of suburban Cook County, Illinois, AgeOptions advocates, plans, coordinates and funds services for older adults. Services include information and assistance, community dining programs and home-delivered meals, housekeeping help, employment services, access to benefits and support for family caregivers.
Senior Planet from AARP provides courses, programs, and activities to help seniors learn new skills, save money, exercise to get in shape, and make new friends. Resources include Tech Tip Videos and free 1-to-1 Tech Tutoring through Zoom.
Learn the essential skills you need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, resume writing, personal finance, graphic design and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 200 topics, including more than 7,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.
Information about obtaining a driving permit in Illinois for cars and motorcycles, including the Illinois Rules of the Road and the Illinois Motorcycle Operator Manual. Includes 9 free practice tests to prepare for the DMV test for a permit to drive a car and 6 free practice tests to prepare for the motorcycle permit test.
Search key public record data for personal and business use. Databases include: Bankruptcy Records, Business Licenses, Divorce Records, DUI Records, Felony Records, Foreclosures and Auctions, Misdemeanor Records, Mortgage Records, Real Estate Transactions, State and Federal Tax Liens, and Tax Sale Properties. For access inside the library, click here.
Find the forms for the Homeowner Exemption, Senior Citizen Exemption, Senior Freeze exemption and more here.
The Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral program is a tax-relief program that works like a loan. It allows qualified seniors to defer a maximum of $5,000 per tax year (this includes 1st and 2nd installments) on their primary home. The loan from the State of Illinois is paid when the property is sold, or upon the death of the participant.
Register to vote; check your registration status, polling place and more; get sample ballots and information on candidates; and more.
