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NewsBank

Full-text from 1986 to the present.

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NewsBank

Full-text from 1985 to the present.

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Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
NewsBank

Contains morgue clippings covering major stories from the 1920’s through 1984, front pages from 1900-1984, and obituaries and death notices from 1860-1984.

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Chicago Tribune
(ProQuest Historical Newspapers)

Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-1985.

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Cross Searchable Databases
Gale
Search General Reference Center Gold, General OneFile, Student Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints and Gale Virtual Reference Library at the same time. Remote access to Gale Databases
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Logo and Link to Daily Herald
NewsBank

Full-text from 1995 to the present.

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Logo and Link to Des Plaines Times
NewsBank

Full-text from 1995 to the present.

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eLibrary

Resources from different media types including magazines, newspapers, reference books, TV and radio transcripts, pictures, and maps. Remote link to eLibrary
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General OneFile

Millions of full-text newspaper and periodical articles on topics of general interest. Also includes articles from academic journals. Updated daily.

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Magazine and Newspaper holdings at Des Plaines and other libraries

List of periodicals held by CCS member libraries. Remote link to CCS Periodical Holdings
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Magazine and Newpaper holdings at
Des Plaines Public Library

List of periodicals held by the Des Plaines Public Library.

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New York Times
(1984-present)
eLibrary

Full-text content from 1984 to the present. In the Advanced Search enter New York Times as a publication. Remote link to New York Times (1999-present)
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New York Times Historical Archive (1851-2004)

New York Times digitized cover to cover from 1851-2004 (1985 to the present is included in eLibrary).

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Wall Street Journal
ProQuest

Full-text from 1984 to the present.

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Free Web sites

Local

Daily Herald - Current edition plus free 7-day archive.

Chicago Sun-Times - Current edition plus free 30-day archive.

Chicago Tribune - Current edition plus free previews of articles from past editions.

Des Plaines Journal - Recent editions.

Pioneer Press - Local community newspapers.

USA/Worldwide

refdesk.com - Links to newspapers throughout the US and around the world.

Dziennik Zwiazkowy - Archives of historic Polish newspaper, published in Chicago. Dates covered: 1908-1917.

 
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