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)

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

• Academic Search Elite
• Business Source Premier
• 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. 

• 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.

Get access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves.

You can also use the PressReader app.

1. Click Sign In.
2. Click Libraries & Groups.
3. Search for and choose Plainfield Area Public Library.
4. Provide library card # and PIN.
5. Create an account with your email and a password so you can favorite articles and publications across devices.