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Databases & Websites by Subject

Accessible from home Accessible from home with a
Downers Grove Public Library card
In-library use only In-library use only

Newspapers

Databases

Accessible from home Chicago Tribune
Full text of newspaper 1985 to the present.

Accessible from home Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Full text of newspaper 1849 – 1987.

Accessible from home General OneFile
Full-text articles from 6,500 magazines on all topics, such as humanities, education, business, science, current events, art, politics, economics, social science, technology and general interest. Articles go back to 1980. Use this database instead of Infotrac.

Accessible from home InfoTrac Newspapers
Full-text articles from newspapers around the world.

Use in the library and home LexisNexis Library Express
Research database with legal and business information, as well as news resources and trade publications.

Accessible from home ProPublica
Non-profit new service that publishes investigative journalism.

Accessible from home ProQuest Obituaries
Provides more than 10.5 million obituaries and death notices from seven top U.S. newspapers. Search for obituaries from sources such as the Chicago Tribune (1852-1984), New York Times (1851-1994) and Los Angeles Times (1881-1984).


Websites

Chicago Sun-Times
Official website.

Chicago Tribune
Official website. For articles, see above database.

Daily Herald
Official website.

Downers Grove Reporter
One of the Chicago Suburban Newspapers.

Downers Grove Sun
The Sun publication for Downers Grove Newspaper

Find Articles
Free access to articles from many magazines and newspapers, including Chicago Sun-Times back to 1999.

List of Magazines and Newspapers in MLS Libraries
Online list of periodicals owned by MLS libraries.