Newspapers

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All NewsBank Newspapers

Provides all-in-one-search database including Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, and selected Illinois Newspapers.

Chronicle of Higher Education

Includes college and university news, information, and announcements from September 1989 to present.

Chicago Sun-Times via NewsBank

Provides searchable full-text daily Chicago Sun-Times articles from 1985 to the present.

Chicago Tribune via ProQuest

Provides searchable full-text  daily Chicago Tribune articles from 1985 to the present.

Chicago Tribune Historical via ProQuest

Provides searchable archive of the full-text of Chicago Tribune articles from April 23, 1849 through Dec. 31, 1987.  Select ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1987).

Daily Herald via NewsBank

Provides full-text daily and searchable archived newspaper in Illinois covering North West Cook County, DuPage, Lake, McHenry and Kane Counties and Fox Valley from January 1995 to the present.

LexisNexis Academic (News Help Guide: PDF | Text)

Includes more than 32,000 full-text sources including international news, company news, financial information, transcripts of major TV and radio programs, market research, industry reports, and legal information such as case law, statutes, and regulations.

NewsBank Newpapers

Full text of newspapers covering companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in their communities in a searchable archive.

NewsIllinois - State News (including Pioneer Press newspapers) via Newsbank

Provides full text of Illinois newspapers covering companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in their communities.

Newspaper Source via EBSCO

Provides full text for 47 national and international newspapers - including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Times (London), Toronto Star - and selective full text for 390 U.S. regional newspapers in a searchable archive.

New York Times via LexisNexis Academic

Search the full text of New York Times newspaper Final New York Edition covering national and international news and opinion from June 1980 to the present. 

Regional Business News via EBSCO

Provides full text of 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States in a searchable archive. 

The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

Provides full text of The State Journal-Register newspaper covering Illinois news and opinion from January 1985 to the present in a searchable archive.

HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS

NewspaperCat - Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers

NewspaperCat is an online database providing links to over 1000 full-text digital newspapers in the United States and Caribbean.  NewspaperCat improves access to historical newspapers digitized by libraries, archives, historical societies and other non-profit organizations that represent a rich source of primary research material for researchers and students.  NewspaperCat is funded by the George A. Smathers Libraries and developed with the cooperation of the Digital Library Center of the University of Florida. 

Historical Chicago Tribune via ProQuest

Includes full-text and full-images of the Chicago Tribune in searchable archive back to the first issue, from 1849 through 1986.