Open Access Databases
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Cook County Data Catalog This link opens in a new windowOpen Data Portal for Cook County, Illinois. Various Categories of data including Courts, Parks & Recreation, Healthcare, Taxation, and Public Safty.
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FRED This link opens in a new windowShort for Federal Reserve Economic Data, FRED is an online database consisting of hundreds of thousands of economic data time series from scores of national, international, public, and private sources. FRED, created and maintained by the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, goes far beyond simply providing data: It combines data with a powerful mix of tools that help the user understand, interact with, display, and disseminate the data. In essence, FRED helps users tell their data stories. The purpose of this article is to guide the potential (or current) FRED user through the various aspects and tools of the database.
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World Bank Open Data This link opens in a new windowFree and open access to global development data.
Business News Web Sites
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Business, financial, personal finance news - CNNMoney.comLatest financial and money news from CNN.
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Economist.comSource for analysis of world business and current affairs, international news in business, finance, world politics, science and technology.
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Financial Times – FT.com USWorld business, finance and political news.
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Forbes.comBusiness News, Financial News, Stock Market Analysis, Technology & Global Headline News.
Business Websites
Government Web Sites
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) - bea.gov Home PageAgency of the Department of Commerce. Provides economic accounts data to "promote a better understanding of the U.S. economy."
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U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSource of data for inflation, prices, unemployment, pay and benefits, productivity, and more.
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Welcome to the Department of CommerceHome page for the Department of Commerce, portal to DOC bureaus, newsroom, and more.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemWeb page for the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States.
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IMF -- International Monetary Fund Home PageThe IMF "an organization of 186 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world."
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Census Bureau Home PageSource for census data, projections for the 2010 census, data from the Census 2000- housing, income, poverty, health insurance, maps, and more.
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Company Search | Edgar SystemSearch SEC filings starting from 1994.
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Federal Election CommissionTo find out what political donations a corporation has made or or political positions it has sided with:
Click committee search
Type the name of a corporation (i.e. Exelon, Motorola, etc.)
Click the title of the result you want
Click Committees And Candidates Supported/Opposed