Every day, community members come to the Library seeking information on housing, Medicare, job hunting, health options, and more.
For your convenience, here are some helpful links to government and legal information that Library users most frequently ask about. The information covers a variety of state, local, and federal resources.
Department of Motor Vehicles | Grants | Healthcare and Health Insurance | Identification | Income Taxes | Inmate / Offender Information | Jobs, Retirement, and Financial Information | Legal | Services or Government Agencies | Vital Records/Statistics | Voting
Department of Motor Vehicles
Official Website for the Illinois Secretary of State
cyberdriveillinois
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/
Illinois Rules of the Road
https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/dsd_a112.pdf
License Plate Renewal/Sticker Information
https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/vehicles/onlinerenewals/home.html
Obtaining a Driver's License or State ID
https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/drivers_license/home.html
Driving-Tests.org in partnership with The Urbana Free Library
Practice tests for car, motorcycle, and CDL licenses based on Illinois DMV materials.
https://urbanafreelib.driving-tests.org/illinois/
Grants
Grants.gov
Find grant opportunities
https://www.grants.gov/
Healthcare and Health Insurance
Champaign County Public Health District
https://www.c-uphd.org/
GetCovered.illinois
The official health marketplace for Illinois
https://getcovered.illinois.gov/en
Champaign County Health Care Consumers
https://www.healthcareconsumers.org/
All Kids health care
https://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/MedicalPrograms/AllKids
Medicare.gov
The Official U.S. government site for Medicare
https://www.medicare.gov/
Identification
Illinois driver's license
https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/drivers_license/home.html
Illinois state ID
https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/drivers_license/home.html
MTD card
https://mtd.org/
US Passports & International Travel
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports.html/
Get passports in Champaign County
- Champaign County Circuit Court Clerk
101 E Main St, Urbana, IL 61801-2710, (217) 384-3726 - Urbana Post Office
3100 E Tatman Ct, Urbana, IL 61802-2296, (217) 337-6297 - Champaign Post Office
2001 N Mattis Ave, Champaign, IL 61821-1469, (217) 373-6018
Income Taxes
IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
Forms, publications, and additional information
https://www.irs.gov/
Illinois Department of Revenue
Forms, publications, and additional information
http://tax.illinois.gov/
Inmate / Offender Information
Champaign County Circuit Clerk
Court records and legal forms
https://www.champaigncircuitclerk.org/
Champaign County Sheriff Inmate Lookup
http://www.co.champaign.il.us/sheriff/inmatelookup.php
Champaign County Crime Stoppers
http://champaigncountycrimestoppers.com/
Illinois Department of Corrections Offender Search
https://www2.illinois.gov/idoc/
Illinois Sex Offender Information
https://isp.illinois.gov
Federal Bureau of Prisons find an inmate
https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
Illinois Department of Division of Healthcare & Family Services (IHFS) Child Support Services, Delinquent Parents
https://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/ChildSupport/delinquent/Pages/default.aspx
Jobs, Retirement, and Financial Information
Annual Credit Report.com
Authorized site for free credit reports. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months.
https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action
Illinois Joblink
http://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov
Illinois WorkNet
http://www.illinoisworknet.com/
IDES (Illinois Department of Employment Security)
http://www.ides.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Social Security Administration
https://www.ssa.gov/
Social Security Express
https://www.ssa.gov/ssaexpress/index.html
Legal
Champaign County Circuit Clerk
Court records and legal forms
https://www.champaigncircuitclerk.org/
Champaign County Courthouse
Circuit Court Law Library--some forms available online
http://www.co.champaign.il.us/circuitcourt/LawLibrary.php
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois
Includes Champaign County
http://www.co.champaign.il.us/circuitcourt/circuitcourt.php
Illinois Bar Association--Illinois Lawyer Finder
https://www.isba.org/public/illinoislawyerfinder
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance
https://lincolnlegal.org/
Illinois Legal Aid Online
https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/
Illinois Compiled Statutes
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp
Illinois Department of Public Health--Advance Directives
Printable Illinois Living Will and Durable power of attorney forms
https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/health-care-regulation/nursing-homes/advance-directives
State of Illinois FOIA public training links
http://foia.ilattorneygeneral.net/electronic_foia_training.aspx
Services or Government Agencies
Department of Homeland Security
https://www.dhs.gov/
East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center
Provides services essential to refugee and immigrant resettlement in East-Central Illinois
https://www.therefugeecenter-cu.org/
US Citizen and Immigration services
https://www.uscis.gov/
USA.gov
Online guide to government information and services
https://www.usa.gov/
Illinois Department of Human Services
www.dhs.state.il.us/
Vital Records/Statistics
Champaign County Clerk
Gordy Hulten
Marriage/Civil union licenses, birth certificates, county taxes, etc.
https://champaigncountyclerk.com/
Illinois Vital Statistics
http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/statshome.htm
Champaign County Assessor’s office
Property ownership and assessments
http://www.co.champaign.il.us/propsearch
Voting
Champaign County Clerk
Gordy Hulten
Information on registration, polling places, ballots, and more.
https://champaigncountyclerk.com/
Champaign County Voter Information Lookup
https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/voter_information.php
Illinois Online Voter Registration
Register to vote
https://ova.elections.il.gov/
Vote Smart
Information to help you evaluate candidates, including bio, votes & positions, funding sources
https://justfacts.votesmart.org
updated 9/29/17