R&R - Law, Government & Taxes

Key: Home use requires a valid EPL card

Tax Information (see bottom of the page)

Criminal Justice Collection In Library Use Use at home!
Provides indexing and abstracting for over 800 journals in criminal justice and law. More than 150 of these are available in full text.

Environmental Studies and Policy Collection In Library Use Use at home!
Covers environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

GPO In Library Use Use at home!
U.S. government publications

LegalTrac In Library Use Use at home!
Provides indexing for approximately 875 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. LegalTrac™ also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.

LexisNexis® Library Express In Library Use Use at home!
Legal information only available inside library. Includes federal and state case law, statutes, regulations, legal news and law reviews. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, CBA Record, Chicago Lawyer and much more.
Military and Intelligence Database In Library Use Use at home!
Covers current affairs, political science, aerospace and defense industries, military and naval science and international relations.

Public Records Electronic Database In Library Use Use at home!
Find new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures & sales, and bankruptcies in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry & Will counties.

Reference Books Online In Library Use Use at home!
Gale Virtual Reference Library - use reference books in the library or from home 24/7. This database contains a wide variety of books including such diverse sources as: Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources, West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government. Find authoritative information on a large number of topics. It's like having a tall stack of reference books at your fingertips!

SIRS Researcher In Library Use only
Provides thousands of full-text articles on a variety of social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Articles are selected from around 1500 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications. Includes news information, maps, and almanac information.

Find General Newspaper & Magazine Articles

Google.com/unclesam Google U.S. Government search.

USA.gov Official information and services from the U.S. government. Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on USA.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services, and resources.

United States Code: Browse Government Printing Office offers the laws of the United States online as text, browsable by title, chapter, sub-chapter, and section.

Illinois Compiled Statutes Information maintained by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Updating the database of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) is an ongoing process. Recent laws may not yet be included in the ILCS database, but they are found on this site as Public Acts soon after they become law.

Elmhurst Municipal Code

DuPage County Election Commission

DuPage Recycling Guide

DuPage CRIS DuPage County is proud to bring you Community Resource Information System (CRIS), the leading source of social service information in the county. Through CRIS, we will provide you with access to the most current, accurate, and comprehensive social service information available.

Tax Information

The Library does not carry tax forms, but most tax forms and publications can be printed off of the pages below. Many of the popular publications are available for checkout from the Library.

IRS - Internal Revenue Service

• Form 1040 - U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
• Form 1040EZ - Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents
• Form 1040 & 1040-A Schedule EIC - Earned Income Credit
  
• Form 1040 Schedule A - Itemized Deductions
  
• Form 1040 Schedule B - Interest and Ordinary Dividends
  
• Form 1040 Schedule C - Profit or Loss From Business
• Form 1040 Schedule D - Capital Gains and Losses
  
• Form 1040 Schedule E - Supplemental Income and Loss
  
• Form 1040 Schedule SE - Self-Employment Tax
• Form 1040-A - U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
  
• Form 1040-V - Payment Voucher
• Form 1040-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals - with payment coupons
• Form 1040-X - Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
• Form 2106 - Employee Business Expenses
• Form 2441 - Child and Dependent Care Expenses
• Form 4868 Application for Automatic Extension of Time
• IRS Offices in Illinois

To order federal forms by phone: 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676)
For federal tax information: 1-800-TAX-1040 (1-800-829-1040)

Illinois Department of Revenue

• Illinois Form IL-1040 - Illinois Department of Revenue Individual Income Tax Return
• Illinois Form IL-1040-ES - Estimated Income Tax Payments for Individuals
• Illinois Form IL-1040-X - Amended Individual Income Tax Return
• Illinois Form IL-505-I - Automatic Extension Payment for Individuals

To order state forms by phone: 1-800-356-6302
For state tax information: 1-800-732-8866 (8a.m. to 5 p.m.)

The Abbey Senior Center provides income tax assistance.

Illinois Department on Aging

• Illinois Circuit Breaker

Tax Forms for All States from 1990-Present