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Unless otherwise noted, these resources are available at all Chicago Public Library locations and from home, school, or work with a Chicago Public Library card.
AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive »
This resource has a new look and a new name: AP Images.
*AP Images » kid friendly teen pick
AP Images contains newspaper photographs and stock images distributed by the Associated Press (AP). While the majority of the database covers recent events, the whole of the twentieth century is represented, with many images from the nineteenth century as well. The database also includes newspaper graphs and charts (under the "Graphics" tab), recent audio clips, and publicity photographs and graphics.
*Alt-Press Watch » teen pick
Find newspapers, magazines, and journals representing a wide range of viewpoints from the alternative and independent press. Chicago-based publications in the collection include Catalyst Chicago, Disclosure, In These Times, and the Chicago Reader.
Black Newspapers »
Search for news articles from a number of African American papers, including the Afro-American (Baltimore/Washington D.C.), Chicago Defender, Los Angeles Sentinel, Michigan Chronicle (Detroit), and New York Amsterdam News.
Chicago Defender Historical Archive »
The Chicago Defender Historical Archive allows one to search the complete text, including display and classified advertisements, of this nationally significant African-American newspaper. The database covers the years 1910 to 1975, and work continues to incorporate earlier issues back to the paper's beginnings in 1905. (To search for articles appearing in this paper from 1999 to the present, use Black Newspapers or Illinois Newsstand.)
*Chicago Sun-Times/SouthtownStar »
Find articles from the Chicago Sun-Times from 1986 to the present and the SouthtownStar (formerly the Daily Southtown) back to 2004.
Chicago Tribune (1985 to present) »
Search the full-text of all articles in all editions and sections (including the RedEye) of the Chicago Tribune. Coverage is 1985 to present.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive »
This database allows one to search the entire text of the Chicago Tribune, including classified and display advertisements, from 1849 to 1986.
*Ethnic NewsWatch » teen pick
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text database of newspapers, magazines, and journals from the ethnic, minority, and native press. The database includes over one million articles from over 250 publications in English and Spanish covering a wide range of current and historical topics.
Illinois Newsstand »
Find articles from Illinois newspapers including the Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Extra, La Raza, Journal Star (Peoria), Pantagraph (Bloomington), and State Journal Register (Springfield), plus selected coverage of other regional sources.
Informe » en español
Find articles from a wide variety of Spanish-language journals, magazines, and newspapers. Most newspapers included in the database are from outside the United States. For U.S. newspapers in Spanish, use Ethnic NewsWatch.
New York Times »
Find articles from the New York Times going back to 1980. Included are articles from the New York Times Review of Books and New York Times Magazine.
*ProQuest Newspapers » teen pick
Find articles from over 35 newspapers, including both local and national titles. Papers covered include the Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian, and New York Times.
Wall Street Journal »
Search for articles from the nation's financial newspaper of record. The database includes articles from 1984 to the present.
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