GOVERNMENT GUIDE
We hear all the time from people who just need to reach the appropriate government agency. Following is a list of the agencies most often sought by callers to my office:
CITY OF CHICAGO - www.cityofchicago.org
Board of Education - www.cps.edu
Buildings - http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bldgs.html
Consumers - http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/progs/protect.html
CTA Route Information - www.transitchicago.com
Department of Aging - Seniors
Environment - http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/doe.html
Fees, Stickers and Fines - www.chicityclerk.com
Licenses - online application
Appeals - http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/lac.html
Public Health - http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdph.html
Water - http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/water.html
COOK COUNTY - http://blog.cookcountygov.com/
Assessor - www.cookcountyassessor.com
Buildings - buildings and zoning
Environment - environmental controls
Public Guardian - http://www.publicguardian.org/
Recorder of Deeds - http://www.ccrd.info/CCRD/il031/index.jsp
Sheriff - http://cookcountysheriff.org/
State's Attorney - http://www.statesattorney.org/
Treasurer - www.cookcountytreasurer.com
STATE OF ILLINOIS - website: www.illinois.gov
Attorney General - http://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/
Mortgage Lending Guide
Consumer Fraud
Children and Family Services - http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/index.shtml
Commerce Commission - http://www.icc.illinois.gov/
Environmental Protection - http://www.epa.state.il.us/
Financial Institutions and Licenses - http://www.idfpr.com/
Insurance Department - http://insurance.illinois.gov/
Pollution Control Board - http://www.ipcb.state.il.us/
Revenue / Taxes - http://www.revenue.state.il.us/#t=tab1
Secretary of State - www.cyberdriveillinois.com
Treasurer - unclaimed property - www.cashdash.net
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Army Corps of Engineers - www.lrc.usace.army.mil
Environmental Protection - www.epa.gov
Equal Employment Opportunity - www.eeoc.gov
Federal Trade Commission - www.ftc.gov
FTC National Do Not Call Registry - http://donotcall.gov
FTC ID Theft - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
forward scam, fraud and phishing email to - spam@uce.gov
FBI - http://www.fbi.gov/chicago
Immigration and Citizenship - www.uscis.gov
IRS - www.irs.gov
forward tax fraud email to - phishing@irs.gov
Mortgage Assistance - usa.gov
Passport - http://travel.state.gov
Post Office - www.usps.com
Small Business Administration - www.sbaonline.sba.gov