Directories/Search Engines
w Alta Vista
w Ask.com
w Dogpile - Meta-search engine
w Excite
w Google
w HotBot
w Go.com
w Librarians' Index of the Internet - Great directory
w Lycos
w Northern Light
w Yahoo

General & Reference Sites
w AnyWho - White pages/Yellow pages
w Encyclopaedia Britannica
w Fast Facts 2000-375 sources in 21 categories
w Guinness World Records
w Information Please - Almanac and more
w Kelley Blue Book - car & dealer invoices info.
w Oxford English Dictionary Online
w On-line Dictionaries - over 800 dictionaries.
w RefDesk
w Burbank Weather Straight from the National Weather Service.

Arts & Culture
w Artchive - online art museum.
w Cuisine Net - Covers major cities including Washington, D.C.
w Epicurious Home Page - Recipe index
w The Internet Movie Database
w RecipeLand - Over 20,000 Recipes
w Rotten Tomatoes - Movie/Video reviews
w Smithsonian
w World Wide Arts Resource
w Bartleby Library - Full-text classic books and poetry. 

Books & Libraries
w Amazon Bookstore Largest online bookstore.
w Internet Public Library Reference Center
w Library of Congress
w Reading Groups Online
 

Business Resources
w Better Business Bureau
w Financial Times Online
w Librarians' Index :Business Resources Comprehensive guide to business, company, money, stock and investment information.
w MoreBusiness.com
w U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
w Small Business Administration
w Small Business Knowledge Base

Jobs & Employment
w America's Job Bank -Links the 1,800 state Employment Service offices.
w Career Magazine Includes job listings, employer profiles, and news  related to the job search.
w CareerMosaic Search by keyword - choose a company and check their available positions.
w JobBank USA   Information is organized and accessible through a variety of means.
w Monster.com  searchable by regions

Children's & Parents' Pages
w Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
w Children's Literature Web Guide
w Exploratorium
w KidsClick! Internet resources of interest to kids that have been selected, annotated, and categorized by a team of librarians.
w Mamamedia
w PBS Kids
w Peter Rabbit Homepage
w Time Travelers Travel through Virginia history.
w Yuckiest Site on the Internet - Science activities, games, and links for kids ages 6 to 15.

Education
w Burbank District 111
w Reavis High School
w College Board Online
w Critical Reading: A Guide - A guide to analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction. Includes a section on writing an analytical essay.
w Educational Testing Service - Practice tests for AP, SAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, etc.
w The Electronic Campus - an “electronic marketplace” for courses & programs.
w FinAid The Financial Aid Information Page.
w Home School World
w LD Online: Learning Disabilities Information and Resources
w Stanford Testing Systems, Inc. - How to prepare for the SAT's.

Government & Law Resources
w Cornell Legal Information Institute
w DefenseLink Covers all services and includes information for families of servicemen and women.
w FindLaw
w FirstGov "Your First Click to the U.S. Gov't"
w GPO Access - Gov't Printing Office databases
w Illinois Gateway - Links & Resources
w Internet Legal Resource Guide - Legal forms
w IRS Forms and Publications
w Project Vote Smart   Facts on candidates and elected officials.
w Supreme Court
w THOMAS: Legislative Information
w United Nations Home Page
w Welcome to the White House

Government
Federal Legislators
w Daniel Lipinski (D)
w Sen. Richard Durbin (D)
w United States Senate
w United States House of Representatives
State Leadership
w Governor Pat Quinn (D)
w Lieutenant Governor
w Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D)
w Secretary of  State Jesse White (D)
w Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D)
w Comptroller Daniel W Hynes (D)
w Speaker of the House Michael Madigan (D)
w Senator Louis Viverito (D)
w Illinois State Representatives
w Illinois State Senators
w Supreme Court of Illinois
w Judiciary
w Illinois agencies
w Illinois General Assembly
w Illinois Department of Revenue
w Cook County Information Center

Health
w American Medical Association Link to such sites as the Doctor Finder and Information for Consumers.
w HCFA - the Medicare and Medicaid Agency 
w Health A to Z Health topics indexed by medical professionals.
w Healthfinder - General info. provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
w MEDLINEplus - Natl. Library of Medicine
w Merck Manual of Medical Information
w On-line Medical Dictionary
w RxList - The Internet Drug Index  

History & Genealogy
w American Civil War Home Page
w American Memory online gateway to primary materials on the history/culture of the U.S.
w Civil War Maps
w Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites
w Genealogy Online
w Historical U.S. Census Data Browser -    census data from 1790 to 1970.
w Papers of Jefferson Davis
w Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative

Local 
w Chicagoland Governmental Gateway
w Illinois State Board of Elections
w City of Burbank
w Burbank District 111
w Reavis High School

Media
w ABC
w CBS
w CD Now - Online music store
w CNN - 24 hours of news.
w National Public Radio
w NBC
w New York Times
w PBS
w PubList.com - Publication info. for over 150,000 U.S. and International magazines.
w Washington Post Searching is available for the past two weeks.
w World News.com - top stories from world online news services.

Science & Nature
w American Birding
w Astronomy.com
w Electronic Zoo
w eNature - field guides for over 4800 species.
w Extreme Science
w How Stuff Works - Explains, with pictures, how many common machines work.
w MadSci Network - Scientists provide answers to your questions.
w NASA
w NetVet/Electronic Zoo Resources on Veterinary Medicine and Animals
w TIPTOP - Internet Pilot to Physics
w WebGarden -  Resources for gardeners, students, teachers, and horticulturists.
w WINDandSEA - Weather Information.
w Yucky.com - "The Yuckiest Site on the Internet"

Sports
w Bowling Index
w ESPN - Sports Network
w GolfWeb
w Great Outdoor Recreation Pages  
w Little League -Official site from Little League Baseball
w Major League Baseball - Official major league baseball site.
w Major League Soccer  
w Nascar
w NBA
w NFL
w Tennis

Travel
w Beaches A guide to beaches worldwide
w BizTravel -Refunds for your delayed and cancelled flights.
w Expedia - Air, car, or hotel reservations.
w Fodors - Travel Guides
w Frommers - Budget Travel
w MapQuest - Calculate driving distance and most direct route between any two places in the United States. Use the Interactive Street Atlas.
w Travelocity - Air, car, or hotel reservations.
w Youth Hostels - over 4,500 youth hostels here and abroad.