Newsstand

From Newsbank – Comprehensive news collection, ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Includes the Libertyville Review, Vernon Hills Review, Daily Herald, and Chicago Sun-Times.

The experience and impact of Asian Americans as recorded by the news media, 18th century to today.

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

Search Chicago Metro news sources. Updated daily, this resource includes current news coverage and fully searchable archives from more than 280 daily and weekly news sources, delivering staff-written, local coverage from communities across the area.

Research Chicago history through the Chicago Daily News Historical Archive Collection with coverage from 1875-1978. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages.

Research Chicago history through the Chicago Sun-Times Historical and Current Collection with coverage from 1929 through current. Study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

Searchable archive of articles from 1985 to the present.

Full, unlimited access to the Chicago Tribune digital newspaper. Create a login for 72 hour access or browse anonymously for 24 hour access. When the access runs out, come back to the Library’s website to extend it.

Full, unlimited access to the Chicago Tribune website. Create a login for 72 hour access or browse anonymously for 24 hour access. When the access runs out, come back to the Library’s website to extend it.

Contains 2.5 million obituaries and death notices, front pages from 1900 through 2000, and selected articles from the newspaper’s clipping files. Paid ads are excluded.

Search the full newspaper, including advertisements, from 1849 through 1998.

Research before you buy, using this helpful information source. Interactive features and frequent updates make the online version even more useful than the print.

From Newsbank – Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

Consumer health information with access to full-text consumer health magazines. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets. 

From Newsbank – The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media.

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

The experience and impact of Indigenous Americans as recorded by the news media, 1690 to today.

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

Explore the experience and impacts of LGBTQ+ Americans as recorded by the news media, 1705 to today.

Search or browse the Lake County Independent (1894-1906), Lake County Independent/Waukegan Weekly Sun (1906-1916), Libertyville Independent (1916-1927) and Lake County Register (1923-1927). Additional years are available on microfilm at the Cook Park Library.

Popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. Also includes documents and videos from the Associated Press. 

Offers the highest quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject area.

Popular middle school magazines, reference e-books, and thousands of primary source documents and videos. Subjects include history, current events, science and sports. 

Read the current day’s paper or search for articles. Requires a one-time account set up with library card, email address and password.
Home access now expanded to include Cooking, Games, Wirecutter, and The Athletic.

An extensive database that provides online access to 4,000+ historical newspapers dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s. Contains full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers. For a listing of local newspapers in this database, see our Local History page.

More than 6,000 newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in 60+ languages, including The Guardian, The New York Times, USA Today, etc.
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For elementary and middle school students; includes thousands of selected magazine and newspaper articles and U.S. government documents on a wide variety of subjects and current events.

Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.

Read the current day’s paper or search for articles. You will need to create an account and renew access every 3 days.

Read the current day’s paper or search for articles.