Databases

400 years of family history, small-town events, world news and more. A great resource genealogy or historical research.

In library use only.

OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals.

A collection of primary source documents about the histories and daily lives of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage—including those of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese backgrounds, among others.

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media.

Newspapers from Chicago and surrounding areas.

Explore Chicago history through local news, events, and people with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Full text from 1985 to the present.

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Online, searchable, first-hand accounts and news coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

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Find ratings and recommendations on a variety of products.

Arlington Heights history from 1901-2016.

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Explore Palatine area history through local news, events, and people with the Daily Herald Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

An index of articles from scholarly journals.

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Journal articles and reports in education.

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.

Provides full text to magazines, reference books, and primary source documents. This database also provides an Image Collection

Full-text newspaper articles from June 1, 1980 to the present.

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Full text articles from 1851 to 2020.

Full-text coverage from January 5, 1997 to the present.

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Full-text access 6000+ newspapers from 100 countries in 60 languages. Current back to 90 days.

Follow these steps to access PressReader:
    1. Click Sign in
    2. Click Library or Group and search for your library
    3. Enter your library card number and PIN

Access to 3400 U.S. newspapers from the 1700s-2000s.

In Library use only. Please see a staff member to login.

Full-text articles from hundreds of newspapers and periodicals, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and the Chicago Tribune, Issues may go back as far as 1984.

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Full text from 1984 to the present.

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