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Illinois Digital Archives
Use at Home? Yes
Description: St. Charles, Kane County and Illinois local history documents, maps and photos.
Illinois Libraries Group Catalog
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Use WorldCat Discovery to search the holdings of libraries across the state of Illinois.
Illinois Public Records
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Source for public records in the Chicago suburbs, including real estate transfers, foreclosures, business licenses and incorporations. Check Illinois is their free background check service or choose more specific records databases if you know exactly what you’re looking for.
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Inkie.org through Biblioboard
Use at Home? Yes
Formats Available: eBooks (plus some Audiobooks, Music, and Video)
Description: Always available collection of primarily eBooks, provided for free to everyone in Illinois thanks to the generosity of the Reaching Across Illinois Libraries Systems (RAILS). Also includes local collections from other Illinois libraries and PressBooks tool to convert your manuscript into eBook format.