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Chicago News Collection

Search a wide variety of credible, vetted local and regional newspapers from throughout the Chicagoland area, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, and more.

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Chicago Tribune

Comprehensive coverage from 1985 to the present. Search top news stories, local issues, obituaries, pop culture, and more. Note obituaries from 1985-1999 are missing.

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Global Newsstream

Access over 3,000 U.S. and international newspapers such as Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Financial Times, The Guardian, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Coverage from 1980s to present. Search by topic or browse an issue of a specific newspaper.

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HeritageHub

Explore your family history with U.S. obituaries and death notices from 1704 to today. Identify relatives and uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid-1900s, and original obituary images.

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Naperville Sun

Read today's newspaper or recent issues by selecting the Image format and browsing by date. Search current and archived issues from 1997 to the present.

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Newspaper Archive

Contains millions of searchable newspaper pages published 1607 to present from more than 400 cities in the United States, United Kingdom, and more than 15 other countries. Enter search terms or browse newspapers by country, city, state, and year to discover obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, sports articles, and more.

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Newspapers.com

Access over 4,000 newspapers dating from the early 1700s to the 2000s. Discover articles from local and regional papers as well as national and international resources. 

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PressReader

App available. Read today's newspapers and magazines from around the world in 37 languages. Just like reading a print edition, browse articles, pictures, advertisements, and more in full-color, full-page format. Many articles can be translated into other languages. Listen to articles on interactive radio. Access back issues.