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REMOTE ACCESS TO MOST DATABASES IS LIMITED TO ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RESIDENT CARDHOLDERS
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America's Top-Rated Cities (2024)
Brings together current and comprehensive statistical information, alongside hundreds of sets of informative rankings (demographics, economics, public safety, etc.), to provide an insightful look at the largest and most influential population centers across America. Includes sortable comparison tables with downloadable city profiles.
America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities (2023)
Focusing on smaller cities, brings together current and comprehensive statistical information, alongside hundreds of sets of informative rankings (demographics, economics, public safety, etc.), to provide an insightful look at the largest and most influential population centers across America. Includes sortable comparison tables with downloadable city profiles.
Auto Repair Source
Accurate, authoritative and up-to-date “do-it-yourself” service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
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ChiltonLibrary.com
THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. Please consider using Alldata Pro or Auto Repair Source instead.
ConsumerLab
Reviews of health, wellness and nutritional products, based on test results published by an independent laboratory.
ConsumerReports.org
Product reviews for home, health, electronics, etc. You can also browse individual CR issues (2009-present).
Consumers' Checkbook
Consumer reviews of local services for home/construction, auto repair, medical services/hospitals and more. Includes consumer guides to help you with the decision-making process. (NOTE: Once on the homepage, use the "I'm looking for..." search box at upper right or the "Services We Rate" drop-down menu at upper left.)
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FinancialFit
Offers short, easy-to-understand personal finance lessons, videos and interactive tools that empower you to make informed financial decisions and achieve your financial goals.
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Medigap Plan Screener (From Weiss Ratings)
Gives you a list of Medigap health insurance plans based on your age and location, and provides information about features, pricing and financial strength.
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Peterson's Test Prep
Prep/practice tests for GED, ACT, GRE, GMAT, SAT, AP, job-related tests, TOEFL, citizenship and more. Search for colleges/scholarships or use the online resume builder and career exploration tools. Full list of tests & courses.
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SimplyAnalytics
NEW: A comprehensive mapping, analytics, and data visualization tool with 100,000+ variables. It includes US Census and ACS demographic data, Consumer Expenditure Survey insights, D&B's premium business directory (30 million profiles), and the premium MRI-SimmonsLOCAL dataset covering 8,000+ brands, 450 categories, and detailed psychographics. Users also have access to the Community Lifestages dataset based on Age, Income, and Family Status, along with Claritas PRIZM Premier for marketing segmentation data. Additionally, CDC PLACES health data with 27 diverse health measures is available. Users may log in as a Guest, or create an account to save their work.
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Weiss Financial Ratings Series
Rates safety and financial stability of banks, credit unions, insurers, stocks and mutual funds. Includes a Medigap Plan selection tool. See their special Video Training Library with guides on investing, researching medigap plans, evaluating financial/insurance institutions and more.
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