United States, Illinois and Local Information
En Español
United States | Illinois | Local | Private
United States
- White House
Biographies of the President and Vice-President
Information about visiting the White House
Policy statements about education, the economy, Medicaid, etc.
Español texts and audio files of the President's radio speeches
- Bureau of the Census
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
Health notices
Publications in PDF and HTML formats
General health topics
- Department of Commerce
Clickable U.S. map to Commerce offices and services in your state
"Grant opportunities" tab
"Contracting opportunities" tab
"Job and career opportunities" tab
- Department of Education
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
Information about buying, renting, and selling homes
How to buy HUD homes and homes from other agencies
FHA home loans, Fair Housing regulations
HUD grants and other HUD programs
News
- Department of Justice, Division of Civil Rights
Note: only the titles are in Spanish-the texts of a few files are in English.
- Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division
Information on pension coverage and health benefits for unemployed workers.
- Department of the Interior
Contains mostly press releases.
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Contains features about benefits for veterans.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Includes: filing for job discrimination, employment rights of minorities, small business information, American with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, sexual harassment, and other topics.
- Environmental Protection Agency
Contains features arranged by topics about environmental subjects.
- Federal Bureau of Invesitgation
- Federal Citizen Information Center
Topics include: children, education, employment, environment, federal services, food and nutrition, health, housing, money,safety, small business, and consumer assistance.
- Federal Communications Commission
Contains features for the consumer about TV, cable TV, radio, Internet, and telephone
services.
- Federal Election Commission
Contains features designed to help candidates operate their elections in accordance with election laws and FEC regulations.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
News about current and recent disasters
Map of current disasters by state
Information on preparing for disasters and emergencies
Information on disaster response and recovery
- Federal Reserve Board
Information on mortgages, vehicle leasing, complaints about banks.
- Federal Trade Commission
Consumer information on cars, credit, diet, health and fitness, home repair, home mortgages, internet commerce, senior issues and more.
- FirstGov en Espanol
The US Government's Official Web Portal for all government transactions, services, and information.
- Food and Drug Administration
Information on food and cosmetic safety, as well as bioterrorism.
- General Services Administration
- Internal Revenue Service (El IRS en español)
Tax information and publications in Spanish
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center
Contains biographies of Hispanic astronauts
- Securities and Exchange Commission
Contains features on such topics as bankruptcy, annuities, and telemarketing fraud.
- Small Business Administration
SBA programs and services
Business financing and management
Information for women business owners
- Social Security Administration
Information for immigrants
Information about SSI and disability benefits
Forms, publications, and news
- Transportation Security Administration
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Provides nationwide assistance about immigration services and benefit by telephone to customers calling from within the United States. Service is available in English and Spanish, Although the web site itself is in English.
Illinois Government
Local Government
- DuPage County State's Attorney"s Office
505 N. County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 682-7050 (630)
682-7535 (Civil Division)
(630) 682-7307 (Child Support)
(630) 682-7988 (Complaints Division)
Serves: All residents of DuPage County. Spanish spoken,
Programs: Responsible for prosecuting all criminal acts charged in DuPage county.
- DuPage Housing Authority
128 S. County Farm Road
Suite A & C
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-690-3555
Serves: DuPage County. Spanish spoken.
Programs: Housing assistance to families and elderly.
Private Organizations
- Centro de Informacion
62 S. Grove Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
(847) 695-9050
Serves: DuPage and western Cook County.
Programs: Counseling, citizenship, education, employment, health care, housing, translating and others.
- Community Crisis Center
P.O. Box 1390
Elgin, IL 60121-1390
(847) 697-2380 (24 hour crisis line)
(847) 697-9740 ("Ayuda" Helpline for Spanish-speaking individuals)
Serves: Northwest Suburban Cook Co. Spanish spoken.
Programs: Community Crisis Center provides information, referral, counseling support, suicide intervention and advocacy via the phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
- Family Resource Center on Disabilities
20 E. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-3513
Serves: Parents, advocates and family members of children with disabilities. Spanish spoken.
Programs: Information and referral. Outreach to minority parents. Training sessions on special education rights, advocacy, mediating, family support and negotiating skills.
- Hispanic Outreach
400 W. Wood
Bensenville, IL 60106
(630) 350-7656 (Answering machine in Spanish)
Serves: Northeast DuPage County
Programs: Job Club, educational programs (including health issues, AIDS, etc.), parenting, information for abused women and ESL classes. Information & referral.
- Latin American Chamber of Commerce
3512 W. Fullerton Chicago, Illinois 60647
(773) 252-5211
Serves: Hispanic and other minority businesses in Chicago and the suburbs.
Programs: General business consulting.
- Mexican American Chamber of Commerce
33 North LaSalle
Suite 1720
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 372-3010
Serves: Mexican-Americans in Illinois
Programs: Development of business opportunities.
- Mexican Community Committee
2939 E. 91st Street
Chicago, IL 60617
(312) 978-6441
Serves: Latinos in Chicago and suburbs.
Programs: Employment, health care, youth, crime-fighting, translating.
Created 12 March 2004
Updated 7 July 2004
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