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Daily Life
Exploring everyday life, past and present. Browse by time period, region or subject.
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Historical Chicago Tribune (ProQuest)
Articles in the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1986
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Chicago Tribune Historical Archives (NewsBank)
Historical local, regional, national, and international issues and events including major wars, prohibition, Chicago gangsters, the Great Depression, inventions, sports, and the arts
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Historical New York Times
Text of the newspaper from 1851 to 2001
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Access Newspaper Archive
Tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, including Illinois newspapers, published between 1759 and 2006. Enter search terms or browse newspapers by country, city, state and year.
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Historical Newspapers Extra Edition
A quick and easy way to search for historical information in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune. Search by keyword, topic or timeline. See the headlines on your birthday or other important dates.
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African American Studies Center
A comprehensive collection of scholarship with a focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.
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Sanborn Maps of Illinois
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1870, chart the growth and development of towns and cities. They are large scale plans of a city or town drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch.
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Facts on File
Historic Documents, Historical Events Overview, Top News Stories 1940-, Newspaper Editorials and Presidential Election Highlights 1940-2004
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World Book Research Libraries
Original books and source documents on topics in U.S. History and Political Science and Law
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Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia
Time Lines, Today is ...
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Speech Finder
Best-known speeches of the past 2,500 years
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World Book: Surf the Ages
What if the Web had existed since ancient times? This special feature uses imaginary news sites with links to other simulated sites. Each site presents real history, mixed with imagination.
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World Book: Today in History
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