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Career coaches are available from 3- 10 p.m. every day, providing expert advice on resumes and interview prep. Connect online with a live expert to help with filling out unemployment benefits forms.

JobNow(TrabajoAhora): Entrenadores profesionales están disponibles de 3-10 p.m. todos los dias, ofreciendo asesoramiento de expertos sobre currículums y preparación para entrevistas. Conéctese en línea con un experto en vivo para ayudarle a completar los formularios de beneficios de desempleo.

Affordable legal services provided by independent lawyers in a variety of areas such as family law, landlord/tenant, estate law, consumer law, employment law, criminal misdemeanors and traffic tickets, and real property law. Small business help available for business formation, contracts and intellectual property issues. Limited immigration assistance.

Practice tests for students and adult learners on a wide variety of levels, such as AP, college entrance, civil service, GED, TOFEL, US citizenship, and reading and writing skills. Provides powerful tools and guidance to help achieve your career goals, including a resume and cover letter builder

Offers the everyday user the necessary tools and detailed “how-to” instructions to independently address a wide-range of legal issues including business law, financial planning, family law, property & real estate and rights & disputes.

LinkedIn has now acquired Lynda.com. Tens of thousands of online courses are available on many business, technology, and digital media topics. They also added tutorials in Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, French, German, and Portuguese.

Research and analysis of mutual funds and stocks.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication of the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations in the United States.

Industry and business analysis, statistics, technologies, and company profiles. Generate customized reports and industry data. Perfect for business plans, market research, case studies and strategic business intelligence.

Data about new homeowners, businesses, foreclosures and bankruptcies in the Chicago metropolitan area and in Illinois.

Directory of data about U.S. businesses and residences.

A collection of ebooks curated by RKMA (Richard K. Miller & Associates). Contents include business, marketing, market research on the travel, sports, entertainment, leisure activities, restaurant, food and beverage and retail industries as well as consumer behaviors.

Statista gathers data from a wide variety of government and commercial sources and presents it in an easy to search interface. Data can be exported to Excel and charts can be exported as picture files or directly into PowerPoint. Statista also includes market research reports on selected industries.

Thousands of online video courses in business, tech, and personal development across 75+ categories to achieve personal and professional goals.

Investment information for stocks.

Get live help from 2 - 11 pm applying for veteran’s benefits including eligibility questions, referrals to community resources for housing, healthcare and education and assistance in filling out official forms.

VetNow (Veterano/aAhora): Reciba ayuda en vivo de 2-11 p.m. para aplicar para beneficios para veteranos, incluyendo preguntas de elegibilidad, referencias a recursos comunitarios para vivienda, atención médica y educación, y asistencia para completar formularios oficiales.

Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this database provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals.