Government Resources
Local
City of McHenry – links to all departments including General Information, the Police Department, Public Works, and Parks & Recreation.
McHenry Township – links to all departments including the Assessor’s Office.
McHenry County – links to all departments including the Circuit Clerk, Department of Health, Jury Commission, & Planning and Development.
State
Find It! Illinois – links to Illinois government information, Electronic documents of Illinois, Illinois General Assembly, search library catalogs, Illinois State Library, & Illinois Documents Repository program.
Illinois General Assembly - information on members, legislation, Bills & Resolutions.
Illinois Rules of the Road - the Illinois driver's handbook or driver's manual, in English.
Federal
FedWorld.Gov – The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information. This site is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of it's information management mandate.
The Library of Congress: THOMAS – legislative information from the Library of Congress. Search for Legislation in current Congress, Bills, & Resolutions.
Medicare – The official U.S. government site for Medicare. Find information about health and drug plans, facilities and doctors, and coverage.
Social Security Online – the official site of the Social Security Administration. You can apply for benefits and check the status of your application, see your earnings statements, estimate your retirement benefits and find a local office.
Study for the US Citizenship Test – online study aid for the US Citizenship Test.
US Postal Service – find a zipcode, a local post office, calculate postage, print a shipping label, and more.
US Senate – links for Senators, Senate Committees, legislation and more.
US House of Representatives – find your representative and information about committees and legislation.
USA.Gov Government Made Easy – links to all branches of the federal, state and local government. Search engine.
The White House – links to the President, First Lady, Vice President, White House Staff, Legislative, and Judicial Branches, State & Local government and much more.
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