The following are some useful web sites:   Real Estate Information   Jack Carpenter Realtors   For relevant real estate, brokerage, and relocation information on the local Chicagoland market   Cook County Assessor   Information on preparing individual real estate assessments within Cook County, Illinois   Government Sites   City of Chicago   Official City of Chicago Home Page   Chamber of Commerce   Chicago Chamber of Commerce   City Clerk of Chicago   Official web site of the Chicago City Clerk   Cook County   By using the Cook County website, you will be able to quickly and easily access a variety of information... from department services... to recreational activities ... to health care information within the Cook County area.   State of Illinois   State of Illinois website including message from the governor, late breaking news, and other state links of interest. "The official Pathway to history... portal to the future."   Oak Park Information   ShopOakPark.com   ShopOakPark.com is the Business & Entertainment guide for Oak Park, Forest Park and River Forest.   Chicago Information   4Chicago   Is Chicago your kind of town? Check out the Bulls, Lincoln Park, Art Institute of Chicago, Northwestern, Navy Pier, Field Museum of Natural History and the White Sox at 4Chicago.com.   Metromix   Metromix is the arts and entertainment guide for Chicago, where you can find information about Chicago's theaters, restaurants, music, bars, clubs, and movies.   Chicago Attractions   Museum of Science & Industry   Take a virtual tour of the U-505 submarine, visit Colleen Moore's fairy castle, discover LEGO Mindstorms intelligent robots, explore the Pioneer Zephyr, and more! Now on-line only at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.   Field Museum of Natural History   The Field Museum is an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. It provides collection-based research and learning for greater public understanding and appreciation of the world in which we live.   Art Institute   The museum houses more than 300,000 works of art within its 10 curatorial departments. Among its great treasures are the legendary masterpieces A Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte--1884 by Georges Seurat, American Gothic by Grant Wood, Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, and 33 paintings by Claude Monet.   Shedd Aquarium   John G. Shedd Aquarium, a nonprofit institution dedicated to public education and conservation, is the world's largest indoor aquarium. The facility houses nearly 8,000 aquatic animals representing some 650 species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds and mammals from waters around the world.   Navy Pier   Navy Pier premiere family attraction features more entertainment, shopping, dining, cruises, and events, featuring more than 50 acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants and attractions, including the Skyline Stage, Shakespeare Theatre, the giant Ferris wheel, carousel, Imax Theatre, Chicago Children's Museum, Dock Street, the Crystal Gardens, the historic Grand Ballroom, and much, much more.