Northwestern University Law Library 357 East Chicago Ave. All Chicago residents may obtain library cards. Residents of Chicago suburbs should call the library for information on borrowing privileges. The Harold Washington Library has an extensive collection of Illinois and federal documents. The Library's primary purpose is to serve Cook County attorneys, but the public may use its materials in the afternoon.
Cook County has an extensive foreign law collection.
The medical library serves the Medical Center units of the University of Illinois and is open to the public. D'Angelo Law Library above. Crerar specializes in materials on science, technology, and medicine. While library patrons may not borrow books, Crerar is open to the public for in-library use of its materials. See University of Illinois at the Medical Center above.