All print and microfilm newspapers are in-library use only.
1885-1939 – microfilm (many issues missing)
Vital Records Index - birth, marriage and death notices printed in the Wheaton Illinoian from 1889 to 1893
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
January 2013 - March 20, 2020 and February 11, 2022 - present - print
2009-2020 - online through Chicago News Collection
1901-2022 online (image) through Newspaper Archive (all editions)
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
2018-present – online (image) through Chicago News Collection
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Newspaper and Obituary Databases
Chicago Community 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
Read the full-color edition of today's newspaper and recent issues by selecting the Image format. Read the paper as it was printed from 1941-1985 plus 2018-present.
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.