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Recommended Websites

Youth Services recommends these websites to help you explore more on a variety of topics and interests. Need additional assistance? Call Youth Services at (847) 725-2167.

• Arts and Entertainment

  General

  • CNN Entertainment
  • Hollywood Online
  • Hollywood Reporter
  • Movies.com
  • Oracle of Bacon
  • SyFy Wire

  Movies

  • All Movie Guide
  • Film Threat
  • IGN Movies
  • Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
  • Movie Mistakes
  • Movie Review Query Engine
  • Movie Star Database
  • Movie Web
  • Movie Releases Calendar
  • The Oscars
  • Roger Ebert
  • Star Wars Official Website
  • Teen Movie Critic on Rotten Tomatoes

  Music

  • 101.1 WKQX
  • 103.5 KISS FM
  • 93 WXRT Radio
  • AZ Lyrics
  • All Music
  • Art of the Mix
  • Artist Direct
  • Billboard
  • B96 WBBM
  • Experience Music Project Museum
  • Gracenote
  • Hip Hop Lyrics Archive (OHHLA)
  • Insound
  • Live365
  • Misheard Lyrics (Kiss This Guy)
  • MTV
  • Pollstar
  • Radio Locator
  • Rate Your Music
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Rolling Stone
  • Song File
  • Song Meanings
  • The Source
  • VH1

  Television

  • Anime-Manga Timeline
  • Arrow
  • DC's Legends of Tomorrow
  • The Flash
  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Riverdale
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park
  • Supernatural
  • TV Guide Online
  • Zap2It

  TV Channels

  • ABC
  • A&E
  • AMC
  • BET
  • Bravo
  • CBS
  • CNN
  • Cartoon Network
  • Comedy Central
  • The CW
  • Discovery Channel
  • E!
  • ESPN
  • Food Network
  • FOX
  • History Channel
  • MTV
  • NBC
  • Nickelodeon
  • PBS
  • SyFy Channel
  • Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
  • truTV
  • TV Land
  • VH1
• Books, Comics, Graphic Novels

  Books

  • Amazon.com for Teens
  • Banned Books Online
  • Book Crossing
  • Book Spot
  • Drawn and Quarterly
  • Guy Reads
  • No Flying, No Tights
  • Novel Guide
  • Popular Teenage Angst Books
  • Reading Recommendations (Christ Church City Council)
  • Teens Book Finder (YALSA)
  • Teen Reads
  • Teens' Top Ten (YALSA)

  Comic Books and Graphic Novels

  • Akiko
  • Anime and Manga (Duke University)
  • Anime and Manga Glossary (Black Moon)
  • Anime-Manga Timeline
  • Animerica Online Entertainment Magazine
  • Boneville
  • Calvin & Hobbes Official Site
  • Comic Art and Graffix Gallery
  • Comic Book Awards
  • Comic Book Movie
  • Comic Book Resources
  • Comics Continuum
  • Comics Worth Reading
  • DC Comics
  • Dark Horse Comics
  • Elfquest
  • Evil Overlord List
  • Gilles' Service to Fans Page
  • How to Draw Manga
  • Image Comic
  • KSU Story Manga
  • The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga
  • Little White Mouse
  • Manga Translation
  • Marvel Chronology Project
  • Marvel Comics
  • Pirate Anime FAQ (Otaku News)
  • Superhero Cartoon Database
  • Wallace and Gromit
• Brain Matter
  • Aha! Poetry
  • Cool Quiz
  • Encyclopedia of Chicago
  • High School Newspapers Online
  • Illinois State Almanac
  • Magnetic Poetry
  • Quia
  • Rhyme Zone
  • Thinkexist
  • The Trivia Portal
  • Underlined
  • Varsity Tutors - Practice Tests
  • Wattpad
• Cyber Skills
  • Build Your Own Website
  • Cooltext
  • Emoticons
  • FlamingText.com
  • FreeWebspace.net
  • Game Design and Theory Tutorials
  • Game Weaver
  • Hits4Me.com
  • Lissa Explains it All
  • SyFy Wire Games
  • Texting Terms
  • Tripod Web Publishing
  • Wired
  • Webopedia Online Tech Dictionary
  • Web Reference
  • Web Reviews
  • ZdNet
• Fashion and Beauty
  • Abercrombie & Fitch
  • American Eagle
  • Antique and Vintage Clothing
  • The Art of Mehndi
  • Bad Fads
  • Bluefly
  • Delias (Dolls Kill)
  • Elle.com
  • Formal Fashion Inc
  • The Gap
  • The Hair Archives
  • The Henna Page
  • J. Crew
  • What is Fashion? (PBS News Hour)
• Games
  • ArcadePod.com
  • Backgammon
  • Bills Games
  • Cheat Code Central
  • ChessKids Academy
  • Cut-The-Knot.com
  • Electronic Arts (EA Games)
  • Game Help Wiki (IGN)
  • Game Genie
  • Girls Go Games
  • FilePlanet
  • FreeArcade
  • Jeopardy
  • Jigzone
  • Nintendo
  • Sega Online
  • Ultimate Free Games List
  • Web Games City
• Girls Only
  • Body Image and Mental Health
  • Center for Young Women's Health
  • Craftgrrl
  • Geek Girl Camp
  • Girl Scouts of America
  • Girls Health
  • Girl Zone
  • GirlsInc
  • Go-Girl
  • iEmily.com
  • Seventeen
  • U by Kotex
  • Webgrrls
  • Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
• Miscellaneous
  • Bored.com
  • Encyclopedia Titanica
  • Hobbit Name Generator
  • Magic 8 Ball
  • My Humor
  • The Name Machine
  • Pez Memorabilia
  • Roadside America
  • Virtual Bubble Wrap
  • Word Central (Merriam-Webster)
  • Your Weight on Other Worlds
• Money Matters
  • Babysitter Information Checklist
  • Coolworks
  • Do Something
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Investing Tips for Tweens (The Mint)
  • Just Give
  • Pay It Forward
  • Summer Camp Jobs and Employment
  • Tax Information for Students
  • Teaching Teens to Manage Money (Motley Fool)
  • Volunteer Match
• Mysterious Phenomena
  • Bermuda Triangle
  • Covenant of the Goddess (COG)
  • Bermuda Triangle (Naval History)
  • Big Foot Field Researchers Organization
  • Chicago Hauntings
  • Dream Dictionary (Dream Doctor)
  • Gemstone Glossary (Sun Angel Media)
  • Ghost Stories
  • Ghost Web
  • The Legend of Lock Ness
  • Museum of Hoaxes
  • Museum of Unnatural Mystery
  • Nessie on the Net in Scotland
  • Pioneers of Easter Island
  • Real Crimes
  • Salem Massachusetts Witch Trials
  • The Salem Witch Museum
  • Salem Witchcraft Hysteria
  • The Shadowlands--Ghosts and Hauntings
  • Vampyres Only
• Spirituality
  • Belief System Selector
  • Chicago Jewish Teens
  • Christianity Today
  • Devo Zine (Upper Room Ministries)
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Young Adult Ministry
  • The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
  • Orthodox Church in America
  • Teen Missions International
  • Young Life
• Sports
  • ABC Sports
  • American Youth Soccer Organization
  • Bike Reviews (Bicycling)
  • Bushido Association
  • Cheerleading.net
  • Chicago Bears
  • Chicago Blackhawks
  • Chicago Bulls
  • Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago Fire
  • Chicago White Sox
  • Chicago Wolves
  • CBS Sports
  • ESPN
  • Freestyle Frisbee
  • Kane County Cougars
  • Little League
  • Major League Baseball
  • Major League Soccer
  • NASCAR
  • NBA Basketball
  • NFL Football
  • Learn to Play Hockey (NHL)
  • Olympic Museum
  • Olympic Games
  • Planet Rugby
  • Pong World
  • Pro Wrestling News (PW Torch)
  • Rollerblade
  • Schaumburg Boomers
  • Scuba Diving
  • Skateboard Science
  • Special Olympics
  • Sports Search
  • Soap Box Derby
  • The Sports Cliche List
  • Sports Illustrated for Kids
  • Swim Outlet
  • Transworld Skateboarding
  • Tum Yeto (skateboarding gear)
  • United States Dressage Federation
  • US Lacrosse
  • USA Gymnastics Online
  • USA Swimming
  • USA Track and Field
  • USA Today Sports
  • USFSAUS Figure Skating
  • World Wrestling Entertainment
  • X-Games
• Teen Health
  • Acne (Family Doctor)
  • Alateen
  • All About Puberty (Kids Health)
  • Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)
  • Ask the Dietitian
  • DanceSafe
  • Headline News (HLN)
  • Go Ask Alice
  • I Wanna Know
  • Food Safety for Kids and Teens
  • It's Your Sex Life
  • Live Strong
  • Mirror Mirror
  • National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
  • New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Power to Decide
  • Puberty 101
  • Scarleteen
  • Self Harm (MedlinePlus)
  • Sex Ed for Social Change (SIECUS)
  • Sex, Etc.
  • Suicide: Read This First
  • Sun Savvy Quiz
  • Tattoo FAQ
  • Teen Advice (Live About)
  • Teen Health (MedlinePlus)
  • Teen Health (WebMD)
  • Teen Health FX
  • Teens Health (KidsHealth)
  • Youth and Tobacco Use
  • True Love Waits (Life Way)
  • The TRUTH
  • Vegetarianism in a Nutshell
• Teen Issues
  • Above the Influence
  • Channel One News
  • Kids and Teens Page (Northern County Psychiatric Associates)
  • My Future
  • Psychology Topics for Teens (APA)
  • Relationship Advice (Seventeen Magazine)
  • Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
  • Student Speech and Privacy (ACLU)
  • Teen Central
  • Teen Driving
  • Teen Line