Get legal forms, court decisions, or legal referrals from these sites. You also may find our guide to researching Case
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General Legal Sites
American Law Sources On-line
This site provides a uniform compilation of links to free online sources of law for the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Court Forms Search from the Circuit Court of Cook County
This site provides printable copies of the most requested forms used in Cook County Circuit Courts.
FindLaw for the Public
This consumer-friendly legal site contains information and resources on legal topics of concern to the general public such as personal injury, divorce, real estate, money and finance, employment law, and more.
Illinois Legal Aid
From the Illinois Technology Center for Law and the Public Interest at Chicago-Kent College of Law, this site provides self-help materials for civil legal matters, a directory of Illinois legal services, forms, instructions, and support.
LegalForms from Gale
Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant, and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
View brief tutorials on finding sample contracts and business forms at the Skokie Business Portal.
LexisNexis Library Express/Legal
The Legal section of Lexis/Nexis provides access to Federal and State cases and codes along with articles from U.S. law reviews and journals.