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SUGGESTED WEBSITES: T - Z
TECHNOLOGY
- CNN's Technology News
- eHow - how to do almost anything
- How Stuff Works - electronic and mechanical stuff
- MatWeb - Materials information database
- Repair Clinic - home appliance repair
- Technofile - a consumer's non-technical guide to home electronics
- Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
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TRAVEL
- Amtrak
- Chicago Airport System (Gary-Chicago, Midway, & O'Hare Airports)
- Concierge.com - information on popular destinations
- Expedia
- Fodor's Travel Online
- Fommers.com - comprehensive site lists extensive information on destinations around the globe
- Greyhound Bus Lines
- Islands.com - an online guide to islands of the world. Includes photos, maps, and things to do
- Lonely Planet - offers travel advice, detailed maps, travel news, popular message boards, and health information
- Metra - commuter rail information
- National Geographic Travel
- National Park Service
- North American Road Guides
- PACE Bus
- Passports
- Priceline
- Shaw Guides - worldwide educational travel
- Startle
- Travel Brochures - get brochures for free
- Travel Creek - travel advice on destinations in North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and South Africa in a concise format
- Travelocity
- Trips with Kids
- U.S. Department of State International Travel
- Virtual Tourist
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U.S. GOVERNMENT
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Embassies and Consulates
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Reserve System
- Federal Trade Commission
- FirstGov - searches U.S. government web sites
- Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
- NASA
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Office of the President
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Small Business Administration
- Social Security Administration
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- U.S. Constitution
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Federal Courts
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. Tax Court
- Your Elected Officials
- Zip codes
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VOTER INFORMATION
- Federal Election Commission
- League of Women Voters - Park Forest Area
- Meet the Press
- PurePolitics - serious information and fun stuff
- Vote - Cook County polling places & candidates
- Vote-Smart - elected officials, candidates, etc.
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WEATHER
- AccuWeather
- CBS Channel 2 Chicagoland Weather
- Fox 32 Chicagoland Weather
- National Weather Service
- NBC Chicago 5 Weather
- Space Weather - current research news plus daily forecasts of solar flares and geomagnetic storms from NASA
- Weather Channel - local forecast & more
- Weather Report for Chicago - plus old data
- Weather Underground
- WGN Chicagoland Weather
- Wild Weather - includes updates on severe weather around the world, links & features such as meteorologist of the month
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