Illinois Subject Guide
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Logo and Link to Chicago Sun-Times
NewsBank		 Full-text from 1986 to the present.
Logo and Link to Chicago Tribune
NewsBank		 Full-text from 1985 to the present.
Logo and link to Chicago Tribune Historical Newspapers
Chicago Tribune
(ProQuest Historical Newspapers)		 Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-1986.
Logo and Link to Daily Herald
NewsBank		 Full-text from 1995 to the present.
Logo and Link to Des Plaines Times
NewsBank		 Full-text from 1995 to January 2009. No longer published.
Graphic and link to Explore Illinois, links to resources related to Illinois. Found in tabs at top of page.
Explore Illinois 		Explore Illinois - Part of the World Book Encyclopedia Online.
Logo and link to Heritage Quest Online
Heritage Quest Online
 Contains local history books like The Massacre at Fort Dearborn and The History of Chicago.