Additional Research Resources

Topix – Midlothian, Illinois News – A news headline aggregator with sometimes lively and even heated discussions and discourse through its comment feature which is wide open to the public comment.  Use caution when reviewing the commentary portion of any news headline with this particular aggregating service…they allow for disposable identities to be attached to entries where any trails of continuity can only be discovered if a tracing of behind the scene resources is performed.  This allows for a certain level of liquidation of credibility, but by no means is this circumstance impossible to navigatable between the truth, the tales and everything in between.  The news aggretating service itself seems to be quite reliable and well-coordinated in its constantly updated database of news articles from a variety of recognizable sources.

Midlothian Entry In Encyclopedia of Chicago – Although a short entry, it does provide additional colors to the history of Midlothian. Worth at least a power browse.

Wikipedia.org Entry For Midlothian - Despite disputes from time to time about how and why materials are posted and/or taken down, Wikipedia continues to remain a relatively credible site for some of the numbers behind the scenes of Midlothian. If you’re looking for demographics, this is the place to check out.

City-data.com – The political “behind the scenes” records are an important component in gaining a fuller appreciation for the history of a town.  This site claims to draw upon data published from the Federal Election Commission website pertaining specifically to those connected to Midlothian.  This type of data should always be re-verified against another source and City-data.com clearly states “Do not use for any purpose before consulting official data provided by the FEC.  THESE INDIVIDUAL NAMES ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OR TO SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS BY LAW.”