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• TJ's Favorites
• Chicago Blockshopper
  
  Great site to get quick sales history on properties and more. Multi search features.
• Chicago Historical Property Search
  
  Type in an address to determine if your property is a historical landmark.
• City of Chicago - Building Permit Status
  
  This site provides historical building permit information for the last 18 months. Site is updated daily.
• City of Chicago Community Maps
  
  Great neighborhood maps page.
• Cook County Deeds Search
  
  This is another awesome site for doing deed searches on a property.
• Cook County Delinguent Property Tax Seach
  
• Cook County Property Tax Search
  
  This is a great site to get tax info and property info quickly for Cook County
• Cook County Treasurer
  
  Want to know how much a properties taxes are? Is your owner current with their taxes? This site will tell you.
• Cost To Build
  
  This site allows you to develop a home construction or replacement cost that considers all the important variables: materials used, design features, quality, size, shape, heating, cooling and geographic area. Your printed estimate shows detailed labor and material costs for each of 34 construction cost categories. Plus, it's FREE!
• Federal Housing Finance Agency
  
  Use the Purchase-Only Indexes for each State for indications of market conditions or the Index for Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)for local market conditions
• FHFA House Price Calculator
  
  The calculator projects what a given house purchased at a point in time would be worth today if it appreciated at the average appreciation rate of all homes in the area.
• Google Maps - Street View
  
  This site offers 360 degree views of many streets in the Chicagoland market
• Homewyse
  
  This site provides building costs for material and labor based on zip code locations
• HUD Condo Project Approval List
  
  Make sure your condo is in a HUD approved complex before your borrower goes FHA. This site provides approved Condo numbers from HUD.
• Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals
  
  This site has current industry news and the only statewide online appraisers directory in Illinois
• Kankakee County GIS - Plat Maps
  
  When site opens, click on External Web mapping application. Search by PIN. Site provides lot size, prior sales price and date, partial legal description, township, zip code, owner of public record. Click on Cadastral Map box to get lot size on a plat map.
• Lake County (Indiana) Assessor
  
  Search assessor property records by address. Site provides lot size, GLA, PIN #, owners name, age and assessor's market value.
• Realtor Magazine - Residential Housing Styles
  
  Provides pictures and names of various housing styles
• Realty Trac.com
  
  Great site for searching and tracking Bank REO's, foreclosures and preforeclosures.
• ThoughtCo.com - Housing Styles
  
• V-Pike
  
  vPike.com provides Google street views, area photos, local traffic conditions, area webcams, local news and driving directions.
• Will County GIS
  
  Great website for free Plat maps for all of Will County, lot sizes, aerials, zoning and more...
• Zip Code Boundary Maps
  
  Site shows zip code boundaries.
• Zip Code Lookup - US Post Office Site
  

• Appraisal Organizations
• American Society of Appraisers - ASA
  
• American Society of Appraisers Real Property Chicago - ASARPC
  
• American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers - ASFMRA
  
• Appraisal Institute - Chicago Chapter Website
  
• Appraisal Institute - National Website
  
• ICAP
  
• ICAP Facebook Page
  
• United Valuation
  
  One of the leading appraisal companies in the Midwest based in Chicago.

• Appraisal Regulations and Regulatory Agencies
• Appraisal Sub Committee - ASC
  
• Appraiser Licensing Disciplines in Illinois
  
• Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials - AARO
  
  Association for State Regulatory Officials from around the country.
• Division of Professional Regulation - Appraisal Division
  
  State of Illinois licensing division.
• Fannie Mae Appraisers HomePage
  
  This is an excellent resource for appraisers on various appraisal related topics
• Fannie Mae Sellers Guide
  
• Federal Digital Systems - Federal Codes and Regulations
  
  Search site for all Federal Codes and Regulations
• Freddie Mac Forms and Guides
  
• Georgia Real Estate Commission & Appraisers Board
  
• IDFPR: Illinois list of approved appraisal courses
  
• Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
  
• The Appraisal Foundation
  
• TITLE XI of the Financial Institutions Recovery, Reform and Enforcement Act of 1989 as amended
  
  Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments
• Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions
  
• Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
  
• USPAP LinkedIn Network
  
  Group site on LinkedIn for posts and discussions on USPAP

• Appraisal Resource Related Websites
• Appraisal Data
• @Properties Chicago Neighborhood Market Reports
  
  Cool site that offers market stats for neighborhoods in Chicago. You can search by seasonal comparisons and by bedroom/bath count. Stats and graphs.
• Acre Value
  
  AcreValue is a free site used by farmers, landowners, investors, bankers, brokers, and industry professionals to analyze the value and productive capacity of farmland.
• Altos Research - Real Estate Market Intelligence
  
  Great site that offers real time real estate market research. Some research is free. Click on Chicago under the CHOOSE YOUR LOCAL MARKET section and select a town. Provides median home price trends, market activity index, average cost per square foot and average days on market for residential properties.
• Architecture Styles
  
• AreaVibes.com
  
• Berkshire Hathaway Community Guide
  
  Site provides characteristics and amenities of hundreds of properties. Profiles include condominiums and co-ops in various areas of Chicago and the North Shore. Includes year built, conversion date, # of stories, # of units and more.
• Chicago Block Shopper
  
  Great site for property info. Search by address, town, buyer, seller, etc. Tons of data including FSBO info.
• Chicago Condos Online
  
  You can buy floorplans, docs, amendments...et al for Chicago condos with 50+ units. Data for over 600 building. A bit pricey for monthly access.
• Chicago Historical Property Search
  
  Type in an address to determine if your property is designated as a historical landmark.
• Chicago Magazine - Housing Trends and Prices
  
• Chicago Neighborhood Boundaries
  
• Chicago Tribune Home Page
  
  Site reports sales transactions from recorder office data. Several counties are online.
• Chicago Zoning Ordinances
  
• Chicagomagazine.com
  
  Click on Deal Estate tab for current stories on Chicago Real Estate Market. The October issue always features an annual review of housing prices for most Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs
• City of Chicago Building Violations Search Page
  
  This site lets you type in a property address and it provides you with a history of building permits and building violations.
• City-Data.com
  
  Great site. Has profiles of all U.S. cities with maps, satellite photos, geographical data, crime data, housing, businesses, political contributions, weather, hospitals, schools, houses, zip codes, area codes, stats about race, income, ancestries, education, employment and more...
• Citytowninfo.com
  
  Another site offering free statistical data on Cities and Towns across the country.
• Community Profiles in Illinois
  
  Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
• Condocerts.com
  
  CondoCerts is an Internet utility developed to simplify the process of delivering and obtaining Homeowners Association data and documentation for a variety of users in any association real estate transaction. Appraisers can register for free.
• Construction Calculators
  
  This site has numerous Construction Calculators which will help you estimate the amount of material that you will need for your construction jobs.
• Cost To Build
  
  This site allows you to develop a home construction or replacement cost that considers all the important variables: materials used, design features, quality, size, shape, heating, cooling and geographic area. Your printed estimate shows detailed labor and material costs for each of 34 construction cost categories. Plus, it s FREE!
• CoStar Group - Comps.com
  
  Site for online commercial and industrial property data
• Crimescreen.com
  
  This site offers free web access to Public Records all over the country. Some of the site links include: Assessors, Recorders, Treasurers, Law Enforcement, Courts Records, etc. You can spend hours on this site folks.
• CurrentForeclosure.com
  
  Site tracks foreclosure stats by state. 5 month look back, including current month and 1 month projected stats provided.
• Deadmalls.com
  
  Deadmalls.com has the histories of various malls that have closed, some that have been revived, etc.
• E-Podunk
  
  Another good site to search for community info on cities and towns around the country, plus it is a cool name for a site!
• Encyclopedia of Chicago History
  
  Great site for historical data, maps and other reference tools for Chicago.
• eppraisal.com
  
  Free online AVM s
• Explore Chicago
  
  Great site for finding information on all Chicago neighborhoods
• fanniemae.com
  
  Great site to download Fannie Sellers Guide, appraisal forms, industry updates and more...
• Federal Housing Finance Agency
  
  Use the Purchase-Only Indexes for each State for indications of market conditions or the Index for Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)for local market conditions
• FHFA House Price Calculator
  
  The calculator projects what a given house purchased at a point in time would be worth today if it appreciated at the average appreciation rate of all homes in the area.
• Findlotsize.com
  
  This site allows you to estimate a lot size from an aerial overhead view.
• Foreclosures.com - National Statistics
  
  Great site for tracking foreclosure rates by state and county. Provides a six month history.
• Getting Around Illinois
  
  Site sponsored by Illinois Dept. of Transportation. Great data on traffic counts, road construction, etc.
• Greater Chicago housing and Community Development Website
  
  Great site for local area data on Chicago and neighboring suburbs. Check out the property transfer page for prior sale info, or comp data. Site has a ton of stuff including maps and census info
• Illinois Arborist Association
  
  This site has a list arborists in Illinois. They are listed by County and services. Arborists with a code of G" perform appraisals. You can also scroll down to the bottom of the website and get phone numbers for the companies that offer appraisals.
• Illinois Traffic Counts
  
• Illinois Unemployment Rates
  
• Location One Information System
  
  On-line searchable economic development database that provides detailed information on buildings, sites and locations for businesses looking to expand. Over 6,500 communities and over 15,000 available properties throughout a 12-state area are represented.
• Map Developers
  
  Great website for measuring sites and structures from aerial photos with strong zoom in capabilities.
• Municode.com
  
  Municode.com is a site that offers a FREE library of over 1100 codes of ordinances for local governments from around the country.
• NAR: Metropolitan Area Existing-Home Prices and State Existing-Home Sales
  
  NAR releases statistics on state-by-state existing-home sales and metropolitan area median home prices each quarter. The state existing-home sales report includes single-family houses, condos and co-ops. The price report reflects sales prices of existing single-family homes by metropolitan statistical area (MSA). Beginning on February 15, 2005, this quarterly report includes a breakdown of condo and co-op prices by metro market.
• National Clandestine Laboratory Register
  
• National Pipeline Mapping System
  
  Site shows the location of pipelines in every state.
• National Relocation
  
  National Relocation helps you research and compare neighborhoods and cities across the United States. You can view city data information, crime rates, demographics like population, educational attainment, employment information, income statisticts, colleges, parks, churches, and much more!
• NETR ONLINE
  
  This site offers a ton of public data all over the country. It appears to be mostly fee based. Some of the stuff you can search for includes: Properties Search, Criminal Records, Divorce Info, Death Info, Comparable Properties, Transfer Reports, Prior Sales, Parcel Maps and more. One of the cool free features let you search Towns/Cities/ Zip Codes to see what County they are in.
• NRCS Soils Website
  
  This Website allows online viewing of soil survey maps and reports throughout the country. This new application greatly enhances access to information on soils.
• O'Hare Airport Noise Management System
  
• Ordinance.Com
  
  Site provides local ordinances, tax maps, file maps and flood maps.
• Property Tax Rate Calculator
  
  Enter the State, County and property value estimate to calculate the estimated taxes.
• Property Tax Rate Calculator
  
  Enter the State, County and Property value to generate a estimated property tax.
• Real Estate Transfers Illinois
  
  Site offers property transfer searches for 15 Illinois Counties including Cook, DuPage, Will, Peoria, and Lake.
• RealEstateABC.com
  
  AVM site. Also provides comp map, GLA, year built and lot size for subject and comps. Provides prior sale on subject property.
• Realtor Mag - Residential Housing Styles
  
• RealtyTrac.com
  
  Great site for searching and tracking Bank REO s, foreclosures and pre-foreclosures.
• REDFIN
  
  Search nearby homes, condos, open houses, and townhouses (including foreclosures, short sales, and for-sale-by-owner listings). Browse photos and see the most up-to-date details about your favorite homes,
• Remodeling Online - Cost vs Value
  
  The Cost vs. Value Report establishes cost-to-construct benchmarks for a set of common remodeling projects, then estimates how much of that investment will be recouped at resale in the current market.
• Residential Styles
  
• Reverse Phone Directory
  
  Allows you to cross reference either a phone number, property address or homeowners name.
• Riverbend Growth Association - Serving Southwestern Illinois
  
  Use site to search for vacant building space or developable land you can enter your minimum and maximum size requirements by square feet or acres. You can search for properties that are for lease or for sale. You can also search for the type of commercial property your want. By clicking on the
• Terabitz.com
  
  Site offers tons of info on properties including assessor info, property info, rental data and local listing info.
• TerraServer USA
  
  Very good site for free aerial photos
• ThoughtCo.com - Housing Styles
  
• Trulia.com
  
• V-Pike
  
  vPike.com provides Google street views, area photos, local traffic conditions, area webcams, local news and driving directions.
• White Pages
  
  Great site for tracking down phone numbers!
• Zaba Search
  
  Site finds personal info including phone numbers, addresses and more.
• Zillow Real Estate Market Reports
  
  Provides stats for local markets throughout the US
• Zillow.com
  
  Free valuations online. Use it as a secondary source for comp data.
• Zip Code Lookup - US Post Office
  
• ZipRealty.com
  
  Search for sales in a market area. Type in address, town, state and zip code.
• Census Tracts
• Census Tract Demographics Map
  
• FFIEC s Census Tract search page
  
  Hosted by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
• Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs - 2000 Census Info
  
  Website profiles general demographic characteristics of all Illinois Communities, Counties and townships.
• MSA Numbers for Illinois
  
• U.S. Census Bureau
  
  Provides a wealth of social, demographic and economic information.
• US Census Bureau - Explore Census Data
  
  Great census tract search engine. Provides many different area maps for census tract, voting districts, zip codes, PMSA s and much, much more...
• US Census Bureau Maps and Products
  
• Flood Hazard Certifications and Maps
• DuPage County Regulatory Flood Map RFM Download Site
  
  This site has pdf
• FEMA - National Flood Insurance Program - Community Status Book
  
  Site for listings of all participating communities in the National Flood Insurance Program.
• FEMA flood maps online - FREE!
  
  Search by property address
• Illinois Floodplain Maps
  
  Links to FEMA site based on Illinois County search
• InterFlood.com - Flood Maps Online
  
• Maps
• Bing Maps
  
  Free area maps online.
• Chicago Neighborhood Maps
  
  Great site for identifying Chicago neighborhood boundaries.
• City of Chicago Community Maps
  
  Great neighborhood maps page.
• City of Chicago Plat Maps, Aerial Maps, Structure Footprint Maps and Neighborhood Maps
  
  Site offers Plat Maps, aerial maps, building footprint maps and neighborhood maps.
• City of Chicago Public School Map Locator
  
  Search by neighborhood name.
• City of Chicago Structures
  
  This site shows you the exterior footprint for buildings in the city. Search by property address.
• Cook County Maps and Data
  
  Great site for GIS data in Cook County. Use the Cook Viewer.
• DuPage County GIS
  
  Offers plat maps for DuPage County
• EPA - Enviro Mapper
  
  Provides various online maps for environmental information.
• Google Earth
  
  This site has pretty decent satellite imaging. WARNING! It s an addicting site. You can travel aroundworld and view the pyramids, fly through the Grand Canyon, climb Mt. Everest and more...
• Google Maps
  
  One of the best mapping programs out there. Just enter the street address, town, state and zip. Check out the street view feature!
• Illinois Water and Related Wells
  
  Great site for finding information on wells throughout the state.
• Kankakee County GIS - Plat Maps
  
• Lake County (Illinois) Plat Maps
  
• Lake County (Indiana) GIS Mapping
  
  Great site for GIS mapping. Type in the address and you jump right to the site. Provides lot size, PIN, aerial shots and more...
• Map Quest
  
  Free mapping program. Search by address.
• McHenry Plat Maps
  
• Morgan County GIS
  
• Natural Resource Conservation Service - Soil Surveys and Maps
  
  Provides online soil surveys and maps for many States and has several links to additional offline data.
• Ordinance.Com
  
  Local ordinances, tax maps, file maps and flood maps.
• Sidwell Maps Online
  
• TerraServer USA
  
  Very good site for free aerial photos
• Topozone.com
  
  Site has every USGS topographic map, orthophotomap and aerial photograph in the entire United State.
• US Fish and Wildlife Services - National Wetlands Maps Updated
  
• vpike.com
  
  Provides Google street views, driving directions, local traffic conditions, maps, and local area photos from Panoramio and Picasa. Just type in street, address and state.
• Wetland Maps
  
• Will County Plat Maps
  
  Great site with FREE plat maps for the entire County
• Zip Code Boundary Maps
  
  Site shows zip code boundaries.
• Software Vendors
• ACI - The Appraisers Choice Software
  
• Al A Mode - Win Total
  
• ANOW
  
  Best Appraisal Management platform in the country
• Apex Software
  
• Bradford Technologies - The Appraisers Toolbox
  
• e-trac
  
  Appraisal office management system
• Marshall and Swift
  
• The Residential Appraiser - Appraise IT
  
• Appraisal Miscellaneous
• Chicago Building Violations
  
• Coldwell Banker Property Search
  
• Crimescreen.com
  
  Online lookup for local and state criminal activity offering both personal and corporate records.
• Excell Spreadsheets - Financial Calculations
  
  This site has free Excel spreadsheets for a variety of financial calculations and cash flow models.
• InvestorWord.com
  
  Financial Glossary with over 6000 real estate definitions and 20,000 related terms online. Great site if someone tries to stump you with a big fancy word/term.
• Search Systems - Public Record Locator
  
  Over 17,000 FREE searchable public records databases. This could be the best appraisal tool site out there yet.
• WiFi - Free locator
  
  Site allows you to search for thousands of WiFi Hot Spots around the world. Over 300 sites in Chicago alone.
• Zoning Maps and Ordinances
• 2nd City Zoning - Chicago
  
  Great site all of appraisers who work in Chicago should use for their zoning. Simply type in the address and a map pops up with the zoning and location of that property. You can then view either a street view, an address view or an aerial view. Plus is has an easy to read zoning code list.
• Addison Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Algonquin Zoning Map
  
• Algonquin Zoning Ordinance
  
• Alsip Zoning Map and Ordinances
  
• Antioch Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Arlington Heights Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Aurora Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Barrington Hills Zoning Map
  
  This is a complete zoning map of Barrington Hills. It is in PDF format so you will need to have Adobe Reader installed to view it and you will need to use the zoom tool.
• Barrington Hills Zoning Ordinances
  
• Barrington Zoning Map
  
• Barrington Zoning Ordinances
  
• Bartlett Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Batavia Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
  Nice color coded PDF of Batavia s zoning map.
• Batavia Zoning Ordinances
  
• Beach Park Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Beecher Zoning Map and Ordinances
  
• Bellwood Zoning Map
  
• Bellwood Zoning Ordinance
  
• Belvidere Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Bensenville Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
  Search the property address in the Community Portal to find Zoning Information with a zoning description and link to the zoning code.
• Berkeley Zoning Map
  
• Berwyn Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Bloomingdale Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Bloomington Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Blue Island Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Bolingbrook Zoning Map
  
• Boone County Zoning Map
  
• Boone County Zoning Ordinance
  
• Bourbonnais Zoning Map
  
• Bourbonnais Zoning Ordinance
  
• Bradley Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Bridgeview Zoning Map
  
  This site has numerous PDF documents including a zoning map.
• Bridgeview Zoning Ordinance
  
• Broadview Zoning Map
  
• Brookfield Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Buffalo Grove Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Burr Ridge Zoning Map
  
• Burr Ridge Zoning Ordinances
  
• Campton Hills Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Carol Stream Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Carpentersville Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Cary Zoning Map
  
• Champaign Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Channahon Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Charleston Zoning Map
  
• Charleston Zoning Ordinances
  
• Chicago Heights Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Chicago Ridge Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Chicago Zoning Map and Text Amendments
  
• Chicago Zoning Maps
  
  Free zoning maps for the entire city.
• Chicago Zoning Summary Spreadsheet
  
• Cicero Zoning Map
  
• Cicero Zoning Ordinances
  
• Clarendon Hills Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Coal City Zoning Map
  
• Coal City Zoning Ordinance
  
• Cook County Building and Zoning - Unincorporated
  
  Site offers building codes, ordinances, permits and zoning
• Cook County Code of Ordinances - Unincorporated
  
• Cook County Zoning Parcel Search
  
• Country Club Hills Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Countryside Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Crest Hill Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Crestwood Zoning Map
  
• Crestwood Zoning Ordinances
  
• Crete Zoning Ordinance
  
• Crown Point Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Crystal Lake Zoning Map
  
• Crystal Lake Zoning Ordinance
  
• Darien Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Deer Park Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Deerfield Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• DeKalb County Zoning Map
  
• Dekalb County Zoning Ordinances
  
• Des Plaines Zoning Map
  
  Very detailed color coded zoning map for Des Plaines.
• Des Plaines Zoning Ordinances
  
• Dolton Zoning Map
  
• Downers Grove Zoning Map and Landuse Map
  
• Downers Grove Zoning Ordinances
  
• DuPage County Unincorporated Zoning Maps
  
• DuPage County Zoning Ordinances
  
• Dyer Zoning Ordinance
  
• East Dundee Zoning Map
  
• East Dundee Zoning Ordinances
  
• Edwardsville Zoning Maps
  
• Edwardsville Zoning Ordinances
  
• Elburn Zoning Ordinance
  
• Elgin Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Elk Grove Village Zoning Map
  
• Elk Grove Village Zoning Ordinances
  
• Elmhurst Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Evanston Zoning Maps & Ordinance
  
• Evergreen Park Zoning Map
  
• Flossmoor Zoning Map
  
• Flossmoor Zoning Ordinance
  
• Fox River Grove Zoning Map
  
• Fox River Grove Zoning Ordinance
  
• Frankfort Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Franklin Park Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Geneva Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Gilberts Zoning Map
  
• Gilberts Zoning Ordinances
  
• Glen Ellyn Zoning Map
  
• Glen Ellyn Zoning Ordinance
  
• Glencoe Zoning Map
  
• Glencoe Zoning Ordinance
  
• Glendale Heights Zoning Map
  
• Glenview Zoning Map
  
• Glenview Zoning Ordinance
  
• Glenwood Zoning Map
  
• Glenwood Zoning Ordinance
  
• Glenwood Zoning Ordinance
  
• Grayslake Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Green Oaks Zoning Map
  
• Greenwood Township Assessor
  
• Griffith Zoning Map
  
• Gurnee Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
  Nice searchable database with maps.
• Hampshire Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Hanover Park Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
  Color coded map in PDF format
• Harvard Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Harvey Zoning map
  
• Harvey Zoning Ordinances
  
• Harwood Heights Zoning Map
  
• Harwood Heights Zoning Ordinances
  
• Hawthorn Woods Zoning Map
  
• Hawthorn Woods Zoning Ordinances
  
• Hazel Crest Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Hickory Hills Zoning Map
  
  Click on INTERACTIVE CITY MAPS in the left hand toolbar. You may need to read the instructions.
• Hickory Hills Zoning Ordinances
  
• Highland Indiana Zoning Map
  
• Highland Indiana Zoning Ordinances
  
• Highland Park Zoning Map
  
  Nice color coded PDF of Highland Park s zonging map.
• Highland Park Zoning Ordinances
  
• Highwood Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Hillside Zoning Map
  
• Hillside Zoning Ordinances
  
• Hinsdale Zoning Map
  
• Hinsdale Zoning Ordinances
  
• Hobart Indiana Zoning Map
  
• Hoffman Estates Zoning by Street Address
  
• Hoffman Estates Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
  Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select Zoning Map
• Homer Glen Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
  Scroll down to the bottom of the page to select zoning map or zoning ordinances
• Homewood Zoning Map
  
• Homewood Zoning Ordinances
  
• Huntley Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Indian Head Park Zoning Map
  
• Indian Head Park Zoning Ordinances
  
• Inverness Zoning Map
  
• Inverness Zoning Ordinances
  
• Island Lake Zoning Map
  
• Island Lake Zoning Ordinances
  
• Itasca Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Johnsburg Zoning Map
  
• Johnsburg Zoning Ordinances
  
• Joliet - Subdivision Zoning Chart
  
  This site is a pdf you can view that provides info on subdivisions in Joliet including zoning, school district, developers name, # of units, etc.
• Joliet Zoning Map
  
  Big Map. Takes a while to load.
• Joliet Zoning Ordinances
  
• Justice Zoning Map
  
• Justice Zoning Map
  
• Justice Zoning Ordinances
  
• Justice Zoning Ordinances
  
• Kane County Zoning Maps
  
• Kankakee (City) Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Kankakee (City) Zoning Maps
  
  38 pages of zoning maps in a scroll down format. Yikes. Takes a while to figure out how to find your streets. Good quality maps, bad format
• Kankakee County Zoning Maps - Unincorporated
  
  Zoning maps for unincorporated Kankakee County. Takes a while to load, but it
• Kendall County (Unincorporated) Zoning Map
  
• Kendall County Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Kenilworth Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Kildeer Zoning Map
  
• Kildeer Zoning Map
  
• LaGrange Park Zoning Map
  
  A color coded PDF of LaGrange Park s zoning map.
• LaGrange Park Zoning Ordinances
  
• LaGrange Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Lake Barrington Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Lake Bluff, IL Zoning Map
  
• Lake Bluff, IL Zoning Ordinances
  
• Lake County (Unincorp) Zoning Maps & Ordinances
  
  Maps for all the Townships.
• Lake Forest Zoning Map
  
  Interactive Zoning Map
• Lake Forest Zoning Ordinances
  
• Lake in the Hills Zoning Maps and Ordinances
  
• Lake Zurich Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Lakewood Zoning Map
  
• Lakewood Zoning Ordinances
  
• Lansing Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• LaSalle County Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
  Click on Zoning. Choose the correct township the parcel is located in and it will then display that particular map.
• Lemont Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Libertyville Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Lincolnshire Zoning Map
  
• Lincolnshire Zoning Ordinances
  
• Lincolnwood Zoning Map
  
• Lincolnwood Zoning Ordinances
  
• Lindenhurst Zoning Map
  
• Lindenhurst Zoning Ordinances
  
• Lisle Zoning Map
  
  GIS Zoning Website
• Lisle Zoning Ordinances
  
• Lockport Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Lombard Zoning Map
  
• Lombard Zoning Ordinances
  
• Long Grove Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Loves Park Zoning Map
  
• Loves Park Zoning Ordinances
  
• Lynwood Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Lyons Zoning Map
  
• Manhattan Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
  Both are found under the Government tab at the top of the page.
• Manteno Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
  Zoning map link at bottom of page. Zoning ordinance link at right of page.
• Marengo Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
  Both links are near the bottom of the page.
• Matteson Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Maywood Zoning Map and Classifications
  
• McHenry (City) Zoning Map
  
• McHenry County Zoning Map
  
• Melrose Park Zoning Map
  
• Merrillville Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Midlothian Zoning Map
  
• Midlothian Zoning Ordinances
  
• Minooka Zoning Map
  
• Minooka Zoning Ordinances
  
• Mokena Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Montgomery Zoning Map and Ordinances
  
  Color coded map
• Morris Zoning Map and Building Codes
  
• Morton Grove Zoning Map
  
• Morton Grove Zoning Ordinances
  
  Select Building and Construction Regulations within the Municipal Code
• Mount Prospect Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Mt. Zion Zoning Maps
  
  Online zoning info for Mt. Zion. Color coded maps show actual plat plan.
• Mt. Zion Zoning Ordinances
  
• Mundelein Zoning Map
  
• Mundelein Zoning Ordinances
  
• Municode.com
  
  Municode.com is a site that offers a FREE library of over 1100 codes of ordinances for local governments from around the country.
• Munster Zoning Map
  
  Colored map in PDF format
• Munster Zoning Ordinances
  
• Naperville Zoning Map
  
  Interactive GIS Map.
• Naperville Zoning Ordinances
  
• New Lenox Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Niles Zoning Map
  
• Niles Zoning Ordinances
  
• Norridge Zoning Map
  
  Color coded PDF
• Norridge Zoning Ordinances
  
• North Aurora Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• North Barrington Zoning Map
  
• North Barrington Zoning Ordinances
  
• North Chicago Zoning Map
  
• North Chicago Zoning Ordinances
  
• North Riverside Zoning Map
  
• North Riverside Zoning Ordinances
  
• Northbrook Zoning Map
  
  A nice color coded PDF of Northbrook s zoning map...loads very slowly.
• Northbrook Zoning Ordinances
  
• Northfield Zoning Map
  
  Fair quality zoning map
• Northlake Zoning Map & Ordinances
  
• Oak Brook Zoning Map
  
• Oak Brook Zoning Ordinances
  
• Oak Forest Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Oak Lawn Zoning Map
  
• Oak Lawn Zoning Ordinances
  
• Oak Park Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Oakbrook Terrace Zoning Map
  
• Oakbrook Terrace Zoning Ordinances
  
• Ogle County Zoning District Maps
  
• Ogle County Zoning Ordinances
  
• Olympia Fields Zoning Map
  
• Olympia Fields Zoning Ordinance
  
• Ordinance.Com
  
  Site provides local ordinances, tax maps, file maps and flood maps.
• Orland Hills Zoning Map
  
• Orland Hills Zoning Ordinances
  
• Orland Park Zoning Maps
  
• Orland Park Zoning Ordinance
  
• Oswego Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Ottawa Zoning Map
  
• Ottawa Zoning Ordinance
  
• Palatine Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Palos Heights Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Palos Hills Zoning Map
  
• Palos Hills Zoning Ordinances
  
• Palos Park Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Park Forest Zoning Map
  
• Park Forest Zoning Ordinances
  
• Park Ridge Zoning Map and Ordinances
  
• Peotone Zoning Map
  
• Peotone Zoning Ordinances
  
• Pingree Grove Zoning Map
  
• Pingree Grove Zoning Ordinances
  
• Plainfield Zoning Map
  
• Plainfield Zoning Ordinances
  
• Poplar Grove Zoning Map
  
• Porter County Zoning Map - Unincorporated
  
• Prairie Grove Zoning Map
  
• Prairie Grove Zoning Ordinances
  
• Prospect Heights Zoning
  
• Prospect Heights Zoning Ordinances
  
• Richton Park Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• River Forest Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• River Grove Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Riverdale Zoning Map
  
• Riverdale Zoning Ordinances
  
• Riverside Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Riverwoods Zoning Map
  
• Riverwoods Zoning Ordinance
  
• Rockford Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Rolling Meadows Zoning Search by Address & Ordinance
  
• Romeoville Zoning Map
  
  Scanned zoning map in B & W, in PDF format.
• Romeoville Zoning Ordinances
  
• Roscoe Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Roselle Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Round Lake Beach Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Round Lake Zoning Map
  
  Site offers several other community maps and resources
• Round Lake Zoning Ordinances
  
• Sandwich Zoning Map
  
• Sandwich Zoning Ordinances
  
• Sauk Village Zoning Map
  
• Sauk Village Zoning Ordinance
  
• Schaumburg Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
  http://www.villageofschaumburg.com/about/map.htm
• Schiller Park Zoning Map
  
• Schiller Park Zoning Ordinance
  
• Shorewood Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Skokie Zoning Map
  
  Click on the appropriate zone on the main map to jump to a zoomed in color coded map identifying the zoning
• Skokie Zoning Ordinances
  
• Sleepy Hollow Zoning Map
  
• Sleepy Hollow Zoning Ordinance
  
• South Barrington Zoning Map
  
• South Barrington Zoning Ordinances
  
• South Elgin Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
  This is a really big map, so it will take a while to load the PDF
• South Holland Zoning Map
  
• Spring Grove Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• St. Charles Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
  A nice color coded PDF of St. Charles s zoning map.
• St. John Indiana Zoning Map
  
• St. John Indiana Zoning Ordinances
  
• Streamwood Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Sugar Grove Zoning Map
  
• Sugar Grove Zoning Ordinances
  
• Summit Zoning Map
  
• Summit Zoning Ordinance
  
• Sycamore Zoning Map
  
• Tinley Park Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• University Park Zoning Map
  
• University Park Zoning Ordinances
  
• Valparaiso Zoning Map
  
• Valparaiso Zoning Ordinances
  
• Vernon Hills Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Villa Park Zoning Map
  
• Villa Park Zoning Ordinances
  
• Volo Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Wadsworth Zoning Map
  
• Wadsworth Zoning Ordinances
  
• Warrenville Zoning Map
  
  Color coded map
• Warrenville Zoning Ordinances
  
• Wauconda Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Waukegan Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Wayne Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• West Chicago Zoning Map
  
• West Chicago Zoning Ordinances
  
• West Dundee Zoning Map
  
• West Dundee Zoning Ordinances
  
• Westchester Zoning Map
  
• Westchester Zoning Ordinances
  
• Western Springs Zoning List & Map
  
  Zoning information by street address
• Western Springs Zoning Ordinance
  
• Westmont Zoning Map
  
• Westmont Zoning Ordinance
  
• Wheaton Zoning Map
  
• Wheaton Zoning Ordinances
  
• Wheeling Zoning Map
  
• Wheeling Zoning Ordinances
  
• Whiting Zoning Map
  
• Will County Unincorporated Zoning
  
  Click on the center GIS web button, a pop up screen shows all of Will County. You can click to zoom in, or use the tools at the top. As you zoom in, parcel numbers show up. When you use the identify function, you get zoning and can access the Will County assessor on the popup.
• Willow Springs Zoning Map
  
• Willowbrook Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Wilmette Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
  Wilmette s zoning map split up into districts.
• Wilmington Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Winfield Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Winnetka Zoning Maps
  
• Winnetka Zoning Ordinance
  
• Winthrop Harbor Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Wonderlake Zoning Map
  
• Wonderlake Zoning Ordinance
  
• Wood Dale Zoning Map
  
• Wood Dale Zoning Ordinances
  
• Woodridge Zoning Map
  
  Color coded PDF
• Woodridge Zoning Ordinance
  
• Woodstock Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Worth Zoning Map & Ordinance
  
• Yorkville Zoning Map
  
• Yorkville Zoning Ordinance
  
• Zion Zoning Map
  
• Zion Zoning Ordinances
  
• Zoning Point
  
  National website for searching by State, City and Town for zoning maps and zoning codes
• Zoning Point
  
  National site to search by State, City and Town for zoning maps and zoning codes

• Governmental Agencies and Entities - National
• General
• American National Standards Institute - ANSI
  
• Coldwell Banker Property Search
  
• Fannie Mae
  
• Freddie Mac
  
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
  
• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
  
• Federal Departments and Agencies
• Appraisal Subcommittee Website - National Registry
  
• Environmental Protection Agency - EPA
  
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
  
• Federal Housing Finance Agency
  
  FHFA was formed by a legislative merger of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mission team. FHFA regulates Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks.
• Federal Reserve Bank (FRB)
  
• Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Chicago
  
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
  
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
  
• Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
  
• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
  
  Estimates a broad range of economic variables such as income, gross domestic product, retail sales and residential construction.
• U.S. Bureau of Labor
  
  Offers a variety of national surveys to gather data on employment, unemployment, productivity, prices and earnings.
• U.S. Census Bureau
  
  Provides a wealth of social, demographic and economic information.
• U.S. Department of Commerce
  
  Economic Development Administration.
• U.S. Department of Labor
  
  Site provides direct access to databases of the DOL and of other government agencies that contain labor, employment, and economic data.
• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
  
• US Fish and Wildlife Services - National Wetlands Maps
  
• HUD & VA
• HUD - FHA Appraisers Homepage
  
• HUD - FHA Connection Homepage
  
• HUD 4000.1 Single Family Housing Policy Handbook
  
  This Handbook is updated regularly and it contains all appraisal related FHA topics. Use the Control F feature to search for a specific keyword.
• HUD Appraisal Report and Data Delivery Guide
  
  This PDF provides a line by line description of all FHA's appraisal reports.
• HUD Atlanta Homeownership Center - HOC
  
  This is the HUD office that oversees appraisal requirements for the Chicagoland market.
• HUD CLIPS
  
  Huds client information and policy system.
• HUD Condo Project Approval List
  
• HUD FHA Approved Appraiser List
  
• HUD Frequently Asked Questions
  
• HUD Homepage
  
• HUD Mortgagee Letters
  
• HUD Online Appraiser Roster Application
  
• HUD Real Estate Assessment Center - REAC
  
• Hud Real Estate Owned Properties Portal
  
  HUd has created this site to track and locate all REO properties for FHA/FANNIE/FREDDIE.
• VA Appraiser Fee Panel Application
  
• VA Frequently Asked Questions
  
• VA Lenders Handbook
  

• Governmental Agencies and Entities - Local
• County Assessors, Treasurers & Miscellaneous Websites
• Adams County
  
  Provides property data search by name, PIN# or property address.
• Boone County Assessor
  
  Provides property data search by name, PIN# or property address...Plus a whole lot more stuff.
• Cass County Property Search
  
• Champaign County Assessor
  
• Christian County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Clark County Assessor
  
• Cook County Assessor
  
  Great site. This site has pictures of every residential property in Cook County.
• Cook County Assessor - Property Search
  
• Cook County Assessor - Virtual Assessment Search
  
• Cook County Clerks Office
  
• Cook County Deeds Search
  
  This sites search feature enables you to locate any documents on record with Cook County. .
• Cook County Property Tax Search
  
• Cook County Treasurer
  
• Crawford County Assessor, Treasurer and Recorder
  
• DeKalb County
  
  Among other things, this site offers a property tax and assessment search feature.
• DuPage County Recorder
  
• DuPage County Treasurer
  
• Galesburg Township Assessor
  
• Grundy County Supervisor of Assessments
  
  Property Searches for properties in Grundy County.
• Henry County Assessor
  
  Search assessor property records by PIN#, property address, or owners name.
• Jackson County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Jersey County Illinois - County Clerk & County Recorder
  
• Kane Country Land Record Search
  
• Kane County Assessor
  
  Click on assessment information and then on Kane County On-line Property Search to get the assessment history for any PIN
• Kane County Recorder
  
  Online access to all recorded documents(including transfer declarations) for free. For most documents, click on search records and search normally. For greensheets
• Kane County Treasurer
  
  Site provides info on property tax bills. Also has an icon on the tax page that provides an aerial photo with plat overlay. Unfortunately, no site measurements are provided.
• Kane County Virtual GIS
  
  Once you zoom in close to your property, then select
• Kankakee County Treasurer
  
  Search by address and PIN # for tax info and sales information.
• Kendall County GIS Application
  
• Kendall County Main Website
  
• Kendall County Property Search
  
  Search County treasurer and assessor property records by PIN# or owners name.
• Lake County (Illinois) Assessor
  
• Lake County (Illinois) Plat Maps
  
  Great website for Plat maps for all of Lake County
• Lake County (Illinois) Recorder
  
  Quarterly fee of $150.00 for access to full index of all recorded documents and images dating back to 1980.
• Lake County (Illinois) Treasurer
  
• Lake County (Indiana) Assessor
  
  Search assessor property records by address.
• Lake County (Indiana) Home Page
  
  Offers links to all county departments including County Treasurer and Assessor. Lots of online tools and resources.
• Lake County (Indiana) Treasurer
  
• LaPorte County (Indiana) Assessor
  
  Great site for property data and prior sales information.
• LaSalle County Assessor
  
• LaSalle County Property Search
  
  Search by address or PIN number
• LaSalle County Supervisor of Assessments
  
• LaSalle County Treasurer
  
• Lawrence County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Lee County GIS
  
  Site will not work if you have a Pop-Up blocker on. You need to click and zoom a bunch to find your parcel, but once you do you can click the upper tool bar for property card. Then click on the parcel number on the map and this allows you to view the property card in it s entirety.
• Livingston County Assessor
  
  Search PIN number or property address.
• Logan County Treasurer
  
  Search treasurer property tax records by PIN#, property address, or owners name.
• Macon County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Macon County Property Tax Search
  
• Macoupin County Assessor
  
• Madison County Assessor
  
  Contact info for County departments. Real estate assessment search page. You can search by name, address, or PIN#.
• Massac County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• McHenry County GIS Web Viewer
  
  Free plat maps. This site provides lot sizes, aerial views, has a measuring tool, partial legals and a ton more. The first time you go on this site you will need to click on the ADD MORE INFORMTION tab and check a few boxes. I use Aerial View 2008, Parcel Text, Lot Text, Dimensions, Road Names, Parcels and Boundaries. You can search by PIN, Address, Subdivision, etc.
• McHenry County Recorder
  
• McHenry County Treasurer
  
• McLean County Property Search
  
  Provides property data search by PIN# or property address.
• Menard County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Newton County Assessor - Indiana
  
  You can search by name, address, PIN# and more.
• Ogle County Property Search
  
• Peoria County Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Porter County (Indiana) Assessor
  
  Provides property and tax data.
• Porter County (Indiana) Home Page
  
  You must enter the word guest as both the user name and password to access the data.
• Putnam County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Rock Island County Assessor
  
• Sangamon County Property Assessment and Tax Inquiry
  
• Schuyler County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Shelby County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• St. Claire County Recorders Office
  
  Search for public land records in St. Clair County.
• Vermilion County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Whiteside County Property Search
  
• Will County Land Use Department
  
  There is a ton of stuff on this site; zoning ordinances, flood map info, current building codes, list of historic landmarks, land use plans and lots of great FAQ
• Will County Recorder
  
  You must register as a user on this site. Select the professional user. It costs .35 cents a record. Great site for finding public verification of new contruction.
• Will County Supervisor of Assessments
  
  This site doesn t give a lot of data, but it verifies the address and owners name. It also shows you assessed value info and prior sales. Some of the properties have a legal description.
• Will County Treasurer
  
  You can enter the PIN number and get the tax bill amount. It also tells you acreage, but not lot sizes smaller than an acre. This site could be helpful verifying taxes, property address, owners name and Township information.
• Williamson County Illinois Supervisor of Assessments
  
• Winnebago County - GIS Property Search
  
  You can search by name, address or PIN. Info includes unmeasured lot lines, tax info, prior sales info and aerials for most (but not all) of Winnebago County; links to treasurer and township assessor sites.
• Winnebago County Treasurer
  
• Woodford County
  
  General information page with many County phone numbers.
• Township Assessors
• Addison Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
• Algonquin Township Assessor - McHenry County
  
• Assessor Links USA
  
  National index to Assessor sites from around the country. This is a great site.
• Aurora Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• Batavia Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• Benton Township Assessor - Lake Township
  
• Big Rock Township Assessor
  
• Blackberry Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• Bloomingdale Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
• Bloomington Township Assessor - McLean County
  
  Search Assessor records by address and PIN #.
• Bristol Township Assessor
  
• Burlington Township Assessor - Kane County
  
  Search by PIN# or property address
• Campton Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• DeKalb County Assessor's Property Search
  
• Dorr Township Assessor - McHenry County
  
• Downers Grove Township Assessor
  
• Downers Grove Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
• Dundee Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• DuPage County Assessor Parcel Search
  
• DuPage Township Assessor - Will County
  
• Elgin Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• Frankfort Township Assessor - WIll County
  
  Search by PIN# or property address. Site has all residential photos, sketches and property information and sales assessments history.
• Geneva Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• Grafton Township Assessor - McHenry County
  
  Search by PIN number or property address
• Hampshire Township Assessor - Kane County
  
  Search by PIN, address or name
• Hanover Township Assessor
  
• Hartland Township Assessor
  
• Homer Township Assessor - Will County
  
  On the Home Page scroll down and click on the first button that says CLICK HERE, you will then go to a pdf showing most of the properties in Homer sorted by PIN number. If your property is not listed go back to the home page and click on the second CLICK HERE button to fill out a request form to get your property info.
• Joliet Township Assessor - Will County
  
• Kankakee County Assessor
  
• Lisle Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
  Search by PIN number or property address
• Manhattan Township Assessor - Will County
  
• McHenry Township Assessor - McHenry County
  
• Milton Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
• Moline Township Assessor - Rock Island County
  
  Search by property address or PIN #.
• Monee Township Assessor - Will County
  
  You can search by address or PIN #. Best to search the filed titled Appraiser Data by street name.
• Naperville Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
• Normal Township Assessor - McLean County
  
  Search Assessor records by address and PIN #.
• Nunda Township Assessor - McHenry County
  
• Oswego Township Assessor - Kendall County
  
• Plainfield Township Assessor - Will County
  
  Search by PIN#. There is even a special section for appraisers with some great property data like building style, square footage, year built and prior sales info. Great job Plainfield!
• Plato Township Assessor - Kane County
  
  Search by PIN or address
• Richmond Township Assessor
  
• Rockford Township Assessor - Winnebago County
  
  Search assessor property records by PIN#, property address, or owners name.
• Rutland Township Assessor - Kane County
  
  Search Assessor records by address and PIN #.
• St. Charles Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• Sugar Grove Township Assessor - Kane County
  
• Troy Township Assessor - Will County
  
  Search by address and PIN # for tax info and sales information.
• Virgil Township Assessor
  
• Wayne Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
• Wheatland Township Assessor - Will County
  
• Will County Assessor
  
• Winfield Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
• York Township Assessor - DuPage County
  
  Search Assessor records by address and PIN #.
• State of Illinois
• Division of Professional Regulation - Appraisal Division
  
• Illinois Compiled Statutes Page
  
• Illinois General Assembly Homepage
  
• Illinois General Assembly Legislation Status Page
  
• Illinois General Assembly Public Acts Page
  
• Illinois Guaranteed Rural Housing
  
  This is the USDA s Rural Development site for Illinois. Site offers tons of resources including appraisal reporting standards under the Lenders icon.
• Illinois Housing Development Authority - IHDA
  
  IHDA offers first-time homebuyers below market interest rate loans based on purchase price and income limits.
• Illinois State Library s gateway to Illinois governmental information
  
• Illinois State Representatives Search Page
  
  Under ADDITIONAL RESOURCES click on the LEGISLATIVE LOOKUP link to access the search page.
• Illinois State Senators Search Page
  
  Under ADDITIONAL RESOURCES click on the LEGISLATIVE LOOKUP link to access the search page.
• Law.com (General information page concerning laws and legislation)
  
• LegINFO.org (Organization that monitors all pending legislation in Illinois)
  
• Search for Senators and Representatives by your home address
  
• State of Illinois Corporation and LLC Search Directory
  
  Site allows searches to find Condo HOA's and other LLC's registered in Illinois. Laos may provide contact info.
• State of Illinois Homepage
  
• State phone directory
  
  This site takes a minute to load. It is an alphabetical phone list of every State employee, including Representatives and Senators.
• Local Municipalities
• Chicago Department of Buldings
  
  View building permits as well as building violations online and much more...
• City of Chicago - Building Permit Status
  
  This site provides historical building permit information for the last 18 months. Site is updated daily.
• City of Chicago - Census Population Comparisons
  
• City of Chicago Aerial Maps
  
• City of Chicago Data Portal
  
  The City of Chicago's open data portal lets you find city data, lets you find facts about your neighborhood, lets you create maps and graphs about the city, and lets you freely download the data for your own analysis.
• City of Chicago Landmarks
  
• City of Chicago Plat Maps
  
• City of Joliet - Subdivision Zoning Chart
  
  This site is a pdf you can view that provides info on subdivisions in Joliet including zoning, school district, developers name, # of units, etc.
• Lyons Maps and General Documents
  

• Industry News Sources
• Appraisal Today
  
• Bankrate.com
  
  Site for current interest rates for local bank products including mortgages and CD s.
• Mortgage Fraud Blog
  
  Good site for current mortgage fraud news
• MortgageLoan.com
  
  Site provides mortgage rates, industry news and over 100 calculators for loans, CD s, auto loans and more...
• Real Estate Valuation Magazine
  
  Free online magazine
• Realty Rates.com
  
  A comprehensive resource of real estate investment and development news, trends, analytics, and market research.
• Realtytimes.com
  
  This is an online news service featuring many articles about the appraisal industry.
• Valuation Review
  
  News and analysis for the real estate appraisal industry.

• Real Estate Related Organizations
• American National Standards Institute ANSI
  
• American Society of Home Inspectors - ASHI
  
• Employee Relocation Council - (ERC)
  
• Illinois Association of Mortgage Professionals - IAMP
  
• Illinois Association of Realtors - IAR
  
• Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association - IMBA
  
• International Association of Assessing Officers - IAAO
  
  Organization of property tax Assessors.
• NAR Appraisal Source.com
  
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
  
• National Association of Realtors (NAR)
  
• The Appraisal Foundation
  
  The USPAP people

• Appraisal Related Blogs
• Appraisal Buzz
  
• Appraisal Press
  
• Center for Responsible Appraisals and Valuations
  
• MortgageFraudBlog.com
  
  Not to be confused with THE MORTGAGE FRAUD BLOG below
• Soapbox - Appraisal Ethics, Ideas and Industry Issues
  
• The Appraiser Coach Podcasts
  
• The Mortgage Fraud Blog
  
  Not to be confused with MORTGAGEFRAUDBLOG.COM above

• State Political Action Organizations
• Appraisers Coalition of Washington - ACOW
  
• Arkansas Appraisers Association
  
• Coalition of Appraisers in Nevada - CAN
  
• Coalition of Arizona Appraisers - CoAA
  
• Foundation Appraisers Coalition of Texas - FACT
  
• Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals
  
• Maryland Association of Appraisers
  
• Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers - MBREA
  
• North Carolina Professional Appraisers Coalition - NCPAP
  
• Ohio Coalition of Appraisal Professionals - OCAP
  
• Professional Appraisers Association of South Dakota - PAASD
  
• South Carolina Professional Appraisers Coalition - SCPAC
  
• United Appraisers of Utah - UAU