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Illinois Times
Search full-text (text only) local news in the Illinois Times, with coverage from 2003 to the present.
Illinois Times Image Edition
Browse and search the digitized version of the Illinois Times, with coverage from 1975-2014. Available for in-library use only.
Prairie Flame
Search and browse image editions of the Prairie Flame, a newspaper that reported "news of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered people of downstate Illinois and those who support them in their quest for equality."
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender
Digital newspaper archive of various editions of the Chicago Defender and Chicago Daily Defender, with coverage from 1909 to 2010. Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.
The State Journal-Register
Full-text local news in The State Journal-Register, with coverage from 1831 to the present.