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Updated 1/2012

Chicago Bulls
Official site containing news, scores, audio and video files, player statistics, schedules, and injury reports

NBA.COM
The official site of the National Basketball Association. Includes news, features, multimedia, player profiles, chat transcripts, schedules and statistics.

WNBA.com
The official site of the Women's National Basketball Association. Includes news, features, multimedia, player profiles, schedules and statistics.

NCAA.com – The Official Website of NCAA Championships
Notebooks and Features: Division II Men's Basketball Notebook · Division II Women's Basketball Notebook

High School Basketball - boys
Daily Herald reports on local high school teams: scores, schedules, mvps, photos, videos.  

High School Basketball - girls
Daily Herald reports on local high school teams: scores, schedules, mvps, photos, videos.

Updated 2/2012

African American Authors – Booklist created by St. Charles Public Library staff of prominent authors and their books.

The Help - Reading Map created by St. Charles Public Library staff to compliment The Help by Kathryn Stockett covers the American civil rights experience.

Biography.com – Biographies of 200 famous African Americans, including ideas for classroom discussions and activities.

DuSable Museum, Chicago - The DuSable Museum of African-American History is the oldest museum of its type in the country and is the only major independent institution in Chicago established to preserve and interpret the historical experiences and achievements of African-Americans.

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Guide to Black History – Timelines, images, learning activities and more.

The History Makers - Video oral history archive headquartered in Chicago, and dedicated to preserving African American history. Watch interesting and inspirational footage online, or learn about programs and events.

ipl2 (Black History month) – Sites chosen by the staff of the iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology

Library of Congress African American History Month - 2012’s theme is Black Women in American Culture and History. Includes wonderful collections of photography.

PBS’s African American World – A guide to African American history and culture. Includes timelines, arts and culture links and biographical information.

University of Washington African American History Sites – A long list of Internet sites covering a wide variety of African American experiences and history.

Updated 1/2012

AllChocolate - Health benefits of chocolate, plus recipes and other info.

Epicurious.com Chocolate Recipes – Chocolate recipes from the editors of Gourmet and Bon Appétit magazines.

Exploratorium – From the history to the health benefits, learn all about Chocolate. Includes audio and video files.

Field Museum Chocolate Exhibition – Interactive website all about the history of chocolate.

Godiva Recipes – Recipes from the famous Chocolatier.

Hershey’s  – A video tour of how chocolate is manufactured.

How Chocolate Can Save the Planet - NPR story to listen to (or read) about growing chocolate in the rain forest.

How Stuff Works – Guide to chocolate manufacture.

The Smithsonian's Brief History of Chocolate

Updated 1/2012

Kane County Health Department Seasonal Flu Page
The health department monitors flu cases and has information to help you find where to get shots and stay healthy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
The Centers for Disease Control website brings together key facts, myths, prevention and vaccine information.

Medline: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
News, research, and links to government and health information from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.

Flu Wikie
This site features a wealth of information on Avian and Pandemic Flu.

National Library of Medicine
Government-sponsored research, information, and helpful links about Bird Flu and other related Influenza topics.

World Health Organization
Influenza viruses circulating in animals pose threats to human health.

Google Flu Trends
Google claims that they can use search data to estimate flu activity in your state up to two weeks faster than traditional systems.

- More on our site about health.

Updated 1/2012

Chicago Blackhawks
Scores, schedules and more Chicago’s NHL team.

Chicago Blackhawks on Twitter

Chicago Blackhawks on Facebook

Chicago Wolves
Follow the Wolves on their official American Hockey League page.

NHL
National Hockey League page has current scores, team rosters, schedules and more.

AHL
American Hockey League page has all the minor league info.

AHAI
Sponsored by USA Hockey, the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois page has different divisions for players of all ages (including girls).

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