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America’s Newspapers Chicago Community Coverage

Search Chicago Metro news sources.  This extensive collection is available in the library and remotely with your library card on an easy-to-use mobile responsive interface. Includes easy citation tools, article sharing and email capability for your convenience.

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Ancestry

Ancestry (Library Edition)

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Unlock the story of you with sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.

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Ancestry Heritage Quest

Ancestry Heritage Quest combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.

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Chicago Daily News Historical Archive – 1875 to 1978

Research Chicago history through the Chicago Daily News Historical Archive Collection with coverage from 1875-1978. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

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Chicago Sun-Times Historical and Current Collection – 1929 to Current

Research Chicago history through the Chicago Sun-Times Collection with coverage from 1929 through current. Study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

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Chicago Tribune Text Articles

Full-text coverage from 1985 – present.

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Chicago Tribune Text Articles – Historical Archive

Full-text coverage from 1849 – 1987.

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Daily Herald

Daily Herald

Full-text coverage from 1997 – present.

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FamilySearch

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Discover your family story by using FamilySearch’s restricted images collection, including birth, marriage, death, census, land, and court records from more than 130 countries.

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Fold3 Library Edition

Military records including stories, photos, and personal documents. Includes the Fold3 Holocaust Archives.

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Heritage Hub

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704-today.

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History Reference Source

Covering topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century, History Reference Source is a research database containing full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.

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New York Times

Full-text coverage from 1923 – present.

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New York Times Historical

Full-text coverage from 1857 – 1922.

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Niles Bugle Archive

Full-text coverage from 1957-2007.

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Niles Bugle Archive

Full-text coverage from 2011-2020.

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Niles Herald-Spectator

Full-text coverage from 1995-Present.

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Niles Herald-Spectator Archive

Full-text coverage from 2008-2019.

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Niles Journal

Full-text coverage from 2010-Present.

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