Research Guides

• Finding Illinois Law: A Librarian's Guide for Non-Lawyers, Chicago Association of Law Libraries
  
• Illinois Legal Research Guide, 2006, KFI1275 .W46 2006
• Illinois Legal Research, 2009, KFI1275 .W65 2009
• Illinois Legal Research Guide, University of Chicago D'Angelo Law Library

Statutes & Legislation

Constitution

• Print:
  • The Constitution appears in the 1st volume of the three Illinois Statutes compilations listed below
• Internet
  • Constitution of the State of Illinois

Statutes/Code

• Print: (There is no official version of the Illinois compiled statutes)
  • Illinois Compiled Statutes, KFI1229 .I44 (Current)
  • West's Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated, KFI1230 1993 .A4 (Current)
  • Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated, KFI1230 1993 .A42 (Current)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: IL-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Illinois > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > IL - Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Comb
  • Bloomberg Law: Legislative & Regulatory > State Laws & Regulations > Illinois
    

• Internet:
  • State Statutes, Illinois General Assembly

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, (1809 - 2012)
• How to Research an Illinois Legislative History, Illinois Supreme Court Library
• Illinois Legislative History Research, Southern Illinois University Law School Library
• Researching Legislative History, Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau

Legislature

• Illinois General Assembly
• Bill Tracking
• Legislative News & Information (From the State Bar Association)

Regulations & Agencies

Regulations

• Print:
  • Illinois Administrative Code, KFI1235 .A23 (no longer updated in print)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: IL-ADC
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Illinois > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > IL - Illinois Administrative Code
  • Bloomberg Law: Legislative & Regulatory> State Laws & Regulations > Illinois
    
• Internet:
  • Administrative Code, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
  • Illinois Register, State of Illinois; (2002 - Current)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
  • Executive Orders, (1999 - Current)
• Attorney General Opinions, (1971 - Current)
• State Agencies
• Secretary of State's Illinois Gateway

Cases & Courts

Cases

• Print:
  • North Eastern Reporter, KF135 .N6 (1st series, 1885-1936) & KF135 .N612 (2nd series, 1936 - Current)
  • Illinois Reports, KFI1245 .A2 (2nd series v. 57-)
  • Reports of Cases at Common Law and in Chancery, 1819-1831, KFI1245 .A2 (1st series v. 1-415 & 2nd series v. 1-56)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • IL-CS (state cases)
    • IL-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Illinois > Find Cases > IL State Cases, Combined (state cases)
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Illinois > Find Cases > IL Federal & State Cases, Combined (state & federal cases)
      
      
    • Bloomberg Law: All Legal Content > Jurisdiction > Illinois
      
• Internet:
  • Opinions of the Illinois Supreme Court and Appeals Court (1996 - Current)

Courts

• Illinois Courts
• Illinois Supreme Court Rules

Local Government

• Cities, Counties & Municipalities
• Findlaw: Municipal Codes

State Law Reviews & Bar Journals

• Illinois Bar Journal, K9 .L35 (1931-2002; now CANCELLED)
  • Also available in microform K9 .L35 Micro (1979 - Current)
• Electronic:
  • LegalTrac (index Coverage: 1980 - Current & full-text coverage 2007 - Current)
  • Westlaw (selected coverage 1983 - Current)
• Internet:
  • Journal Home Page (subject index coverage 1992 - Current & selected coverage 1996 - Current)
    
    
• University of Illinois Law Review, K25 .N63 (1981 - Current)
  • Also available in microform K25 .N63 Micro (1981-2000)
• Electronic:
  • HeinOnline (1949 - Current)
  • Lexis (selected coverage 1982 - Current)
  • Westlaw (selected coverage begins with 1983 & full-text coverage begins with 1992 - Current)
• Internet:
• • Journal Home Page (abstract coverage 1995-2002 & full-text coverage 2002 - Current)
    
    
• University of Chicago Law Review, K25 .N4 (1933 - Current)
  • Also available in microform K25 .N4 Micro (1933-2000)
• Electronic:
  • HeinOnline (1933 - Current)
  • JSTOR (1933 - Current)
  • ProQuest ABI/INFORM (1993 - Current)
  • Lexis (1982 - Current)
  • Westlaw: (1982 - Current)
• Internet:
  • Journal Home Page (1933 - Current)

General

• Treatises & Encyclopedias:
• Illinois Law & Practice, KFI1265 .I4 (1953 - Current)
  • Electronic:
• • Westlaw
• Illinois Jurisprudence, KFI1280 .I38 1992 (1992 - Current)
  
  • Electronic:
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Illinois > Search Analysis & CLE Materials > Jurisprudences, Restatements and Principles of Law > Illinois Jurisprudence
      
      
• Internet
  • Ethics Opinions (members only, 1980- )
  • Law Libary of Congress Guide to Law Online: Illinois
  • Illinois State Library
  • Cook County Commission on Human Rights
  • City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations
  • Illinois Department of Revenue Tax Forms
  • Internet Law Library: Illinois
  • FindLaw: Illinois
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Other Illinois Bar Associations