Consumer Advocacy
Illinois Consumer Information
General Consumer Focused Websites
Credit Reports and Real Estate
Copyright, Patents, and Trademarks
Statistics
Transportation
Government
Labor
Consumer Resources from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Report a rip-off www.FTCcomplaintassistant.gov or call 877-FTC-HELP
Sign up for the National Do Not Call Registry www.donotcall.gov or call 888-382-1222
Learn about credit, loans, and mortgages www.ftc.gov/credit
Free copy of your credit report www.annualcreditreport.com or call 877-322-8228
Report ID theft www.ftc.gov/idtheft or call 877-ID-THEFT
Online safety www.OnGuardOnline.gov
Hang up on phone fraud www.ftc.gov/phonefraud
Read up on saving energy www.ftc.gov/energysavings
Health and Fitness www.ftc.gov/health
Business and advertising from the view of a kid www.ftc.gov/youarehere
Consumer tips before purchasing www.ftc.gov/consumer
Recursos para el Consumidor www.ftc.gov/consumidor
Order free publications from the FTC www.ftc.gov/bulkorder
Additional Internet websites:
Free Advice.com
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB)
National Consumers League
Consumers Union
Do-It-Yourself Congressional Investigation Kit
Scambusters
National Fraud Information Center
The Federal Trade Commission
Annual Credit Report.com
Annual Credit Report: Frequently Asked Questions
The Chicago Tribune Real Estate Page
Illinois Housing Search
Illinois State Treasurer’s Office
Public
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
Road Conditions and Maps from IDOT
Cyberdrive Illinois
Passport Acceptance Facility Search Page
Pace Bus Schedules
CTA Train Schedules
CTA System Maps
Metra: Union Pacific West Line
The Chicago Airport System
Kelley Blue Book
2009 Rules of the Road
Illinois Bicycle Rules of the Road
Drivers License/ID Card
Protect Your Identity - if your driver’s license or ID card is lost or stolen
Edmunds.com
Autopedia: The Automotive Encyclopedia
The Lemon Car Page
U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright Advisory Network
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Index of the U.S. Patent/Trademark Office
“Copyright: An Overview” from the Cornell Univ. Law School
Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption - 501(c)(3)
“Overview of Trademark Law” from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
"Patent Law: An Overview" from the Cornell Univ. Law School
Maywood's Statistics
Crime in Maywood
US Census Bureau
American Fact Finder
The Maywood Village Code
Federal and State Tax Forms
State and Municipal Tax Forms
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Prevailing Wage Rates/Department of Labor
Consumer.gov
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Department of Commerce
Federal Citizen Information Center
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Taxes
Cook County Assessor's Office
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales
Illinois CLICKS
Metromix
The Citizen's Utility Board
Illinois Legal Aid
News and Weather
The Illinois Crime Database
Department of Labor: State of Illinois
United States Department of Labor
Consumer World
Consumer Search
Chasing Green
Gadget Guru
