Reliable Sources of Information
You can visit this page to find reliable sources for social studies projects, papers, current events articles and to find out about how to get involved in civics and government.
U.S. History Resources
- Visit the Library of Congress website for information about artifacts and primary source documents. This has useful and reliable information for social studies research projects. http://www.loc.gov/index.html
- Visit the Smithsonian website for great information about their research and collection of artifacts. http://si.edu/
Government Resources
- Visit http://www.house.gov to learn about legislation being passed in the house of representatives and find out more about your district representative.
- Learn more about legislation being passed in the Senate by visiting senate.gov and learn more about our Illinois state senators.
- Find out more about the executive branch of government and the current office of the President by visiting whitehouse.gov
- Learn about our local state government by visiting http://www2.illinois.gov
Resources for Civic Participation
- Learn about how you can register to vote in the state of Illinois by visiting http://www.elections.il.gov/votinginformation/register.aspx
- Visit factcheck.org or politifact.com to become up-to-date on current political issues and check on the the truthfulness of politicians' statements and positions.
Resources for Current Events
Visit any of the sites listed below for in-depth, up-to-date, and reliable information about what is going on in the world around you.
- cnn.com
- nytimes.com
- bbc.co.uk
- chicagotribune.com