Newspapers
Academic Search Elite
Multidisciplinary research database, providing acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.
Chicago Community Coverage
Explore and stay informed on local and state topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Includes the Chicago Sun-Times, Crain's Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Des Plaines Journal and other Illinois newspapers.
Chicago Daily News Historical Archive
Research Chicagoland 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. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Chicago Sun-Times from NewsBank
Explore Chicago history through local news, events and people with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection from 1986-Current. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Chicago Sun-Times Historical and Current Collection
Research Chicagoland 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. Available remotely with a Des Plaines library card 24/7 on any device.
Chicago Tribune
Full text from 1985 to the present. Includes obituaries.
Chicago Tribune 1849–2000 (Proquest Historical Newspapers)
This digitized, full text version of the newspaper includes photographs, ads and obituaries from 1849–2000.
Crain’s Chicago Business from NewsBank
Full text 2000-current.
Daily Herald from NewsBank
Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the Daily Herald.
Des Plaines Journal from NewsBank
Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the Des Plaines Journal 2010 - current.
Heritage Hub
HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States. This one-of-a-kind collection helps patrons and family historians uncover new family members and understand family relationships on a deeper level than ever before. How-To Search Heritage Hub from NewsBank
New York Times - free, unlimited access to NYT.com News AT THE LIBRARY. In-library only
Unlimited access to the NYTimes.com News on any device during your visit. Create a free account, or log in. Gain access to limited free articles, news alerts, select newsletters, podcasts and some daily games.
New York Times All Access - free, unlimited access to NYT.com. This includes News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter & The Athletic.
To activate your access, click on "Redeem," then log in or register. You'll have 24 hours of unlimited access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter & The Athletic before you will need to reactivate your "subscription." Please note that each product requires its own app for access.
Newspaper Source Plus
Full text from hundreds of U.S. and international newspapers.
NewspaperArchive
Find historical newspaper articles from 1607 - present, births, deaths, and more. Search billions of records by location or newspaper title to help you find exactly who or what you are looking for. Includes a large collection of Illinois newspapers, including the Daily Herald.
Newspapers.com - Library Edition
Historical newspapers archive from the 1700's - 2000's - 4,000+ news titles from the U.S. and around the world. For researchers, historians, genealogists, teachers and students. Intro to Newspapers.com from ProQuest
PressReader
You'll find current newspapers and magazines in several languages, presented in full-page format with photographs, advertisements, crossword puzzles and cartoons. This is a great way to read international news or develop your skills with another language. A collection of 90 classic book titles is also included. To create an account, click on "Sign in" then "Library or Group" & select DP Public Library.
U.S. Major Dailies
Access to major U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. The content is available by 8am each day and provides archives stretching as far back as 1985.
Wall Street Journal
Full text from 1984 to the present.
Wall Street Journal - Instant access to WSJ.com in the library In-library only
Wall Street Journal - Paywall-free access to WSJ.com
From home, enter your DPPL card number and click ‘Login’ to begin your free access. Create a wsj.com account, or log in to an existing account. Please note: Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created. Four year backfile. This service does not include WSJ mobile app access nor WSJ+ content.
Washington Post - paywall free access at the library In-library only
Unlimited free access to The Washington Post website while you're in the library.
Washington Post - paywall-free access to The Washington Post outside the library
Create a free account with an email address & password, or log in to your existing account. This process must be repeated every 7 days for continued access to the Washington Post website. Note: you must be in Illinois to activate your 7-day access. Once activated you will have access from anywhere for 7 days.
Digital copies of the following local newspapers are available upon request.
Des Plaines Day
1968; 1969. (Incomplete.)
Des Plaines Journal
1964-1974; 1976-2020.
Des Plaines Suburban Times
1914; 1917-1926; 1929; 1933-1937; 1939-1941; 1944-1952; 1954-2001.