All print and microfilm newspapers are in-library use only.
1885-1939 – microfilm (many issues missing)
1894-1898 – microfilm (many issues from 1897-1898 missing)
1910-1913 – microfilm
1913-1933 – microfilm (many issues from 1917 and 1929 missing)
1933-1994 – microfilm
1955-1989 – print (bound)
1989-2000 – microfilm
1995-2002 – microfilm
2000-2012 - microfilm
2009-2020 - online through Chicago Community Coverage
1901-current - online (image) through Newspaper Archive (all editions, does not have most recent week)
1995-current - online (text) through Chicago News Collection (all editions)
2021-current - online (image) through Chicago News Collection (Northwest Suburbs edition only)
Last 2 months - print
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1849-1998 – online (image) through Chicago Tribune Historical Edition
1972-2009 - microfilm
1985-present – online (text) through Chicago Tribune (obituaries from 1985-1999 missing)
Last 2 months – print
Last 4 days – online (image) through PressReader
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1986-present – online (text) through Chicago News Collection
2006-present – online (image) through PressReader
2018-present – online (image) through Chicago News Collection
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Newspaper and Obituary Databases
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.
Chicago Sun-Times via NewsBank

Read today's newspaper or recent issues by selecting the Image format and browsing by date. Search current and archived issues from 1986 to the present.
Chicago Sun-Times via PressReader

Read the daily paper as it appears on newsstands with full-color images. Over five years of papers are available.