Articles, videos, pictures, biographies, and definitions covering all major scientific disciplines.

Articles from 27 popular magazines in recent years, including titles like National Review, The New Yorker, and Popular Science.

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Full text articles (excluding images) from 1985 to the present. Search historical articles from 1849-1989 in the Historical Chicago Tribune database.

Chicago Tribune articles (including images) from 1849–1989, including obituaries and marriage and birth announcements.

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Expert ratings from Consumer Reports magazine, evaluating hundreds of products from appliances to cars to electronics.

Consumer ratings, comments, and advice on repair services, finance, home care, and more in the greater Chicago area.

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Online Scholarly journal articles from 1995 to present.

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Browse and search digital reference sources. Topics covered: Business, Education, and Science. 

The Great Courses are engaging, immersive learning experiences. These college-level courses are presented by exceptional professors chosen for their ability to teach. Hoopla has dozens of TGC eAudiobooks.

The Great Courses are engaging, immersive learning experiences. These college-level courses are presented by exceptional professors chosen for their ability to teach. Kanopy has dozens of TGC videos.

Search consumer health magazines, pamphlets, reference books, and reports.

Search over 500 full text scholarly medical journals.

Genealogical database searching census, military, immigration records and more.

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Borrow FREE movies, music, eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics, and TV shows.

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Historical articles and photographs related to Lake Forest.

Daily stock market and business news, quotes, mutual fund performance and market analysis.

On-demand streaming video service. Kanopy offers a wide range of titles including selections from the Criterion Collection, foreign films, classic cinema, documentaries and more. Stream video through the available smartphone or tablet app, or watch in your computer's browser. 

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Searchable Lake Forester from 1995 to present. See historical editions from 1899–1940 in the Historical Lake Forester database.

Searchable Lake Forester issues from 1899–1940.

Company and investment information, legal cases, and news stories from hundreds of foreign and domestic sources. Legal Case information available only in the Library.

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Download FREE audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world.

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Mango Languages is an online language-learning resource teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages. Mango uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language. Also available as an app for your tablet or smartphone. 

Full text and abstracts of magazine and journal articles, as well as reference books and primary source documents.

Information on health topics, drugs, and supplements from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

Investment analysis tool including information on mutual funds, stocks, ETFs and screening tools.

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Full text articles (excluding images) from 1980–present. Search historical articles from 1851–2009 in the Historical New York Times database.

New York Times articles (including images) from 1851–2009, including obituaries and marriage and birth announcements.

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A vast collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks available to download through the Libby or Overdrive apps or onto your computer.

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Download FREE eBooks including the world's great literature, especially older works for which copyright has expired.

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Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books.

Profiles of companies and organizations in the Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas.

Find business and investment information, including a daily stock price record and printable industry surveys.

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Statistical reference information covering social, political and economic conditions of the U.S. from the 1950s to present.

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Articles from 1984 to present (1984–2006 excluding images).

Kids, Student, Advanced, Timelines and Discover versions of World Book Encyclopedias. French and Spanish versions available.