Newspapers

Full-text newspapers for the Chicago area including:

Beacon News (1997 – Current)

Aurora Examiner (2009 – 2016)

Chicago Daily News (1875 – 1978)

Chicago Sun-Times Collection (1986 – Current)

Daily Southtown Collection

Herald News Collection (1997 – Current)

Naperville Sun Collection (1997 – Current)

Plainfield Sun (until 2010 when publication ceased)

Shorewood Sentinel (2011 – 2020)

Full-text newspapers including current and historical issues from 1929 to present.

Paywall and ad-free access to the Chicago Tribune online, includes news, opinion, sports and suburban news. (Instructions)

In-Library access offers 72-hour authenticated access (requires a free Chicago Tribune account) or 24-hour anonymous access (no account required). 

Remote access requires a PAPL library card and PIN # to connect.

You can also access the digital edition of the Chicago Tribune (in-library and remote) for a full-image daily edition of the Chicago Tribune, current plus previous months.

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Features a wide range of magazine and newspaper articles, medical, business, academic and other reference collections, including:

• Academic Search Elite
• Business Source Elite
• Biography Reference Source
• History Reference Source
• Literary Reference Source
• MasterFILE Complete
• Science Reference Center
• …and more

Explore Joliet area history through local news, events and people with the Herald News Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

In-Library access | Unlimited access to News, Cooking, and Wirecutter while onsite at the Library. (Instructions)

• Visit the New York Times website.
• Log into or create a free account.

Remote access | For offsite access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic:

• Log into your Library Account.
• Go to My Account, then My Record.
• Click the link that says New York Times access code.
• Click Redeem and log into or create a free New York Times account to redeem a 24-hour access code.

Searchable every-name database for digital copies of the Plainfield Enterprise from 1957-2012.