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A guide to locating newspapers for your research.

Chicago Newspapers on Microfilm

Chicago Daily Journal  (Other Title: Daily Chicago Journal) microfm AN14.C4C4
1853-1861

Chicago Daily News microfm AN2 22.3
1875-1978

Chicago Defender (Weekend Ed.) microfm AN2 22.6
1909-2011, 2014-2018

Chicago Defender (Daily Ed.) microfm AN2 22.5
1956-2007

Chicago Evening Journal microfm AN14.C4C4
1861-1871

Chicago Journal microfm AN14.C4C6
1979-1983

Chicago Record Herald microfm AN2 22.8
1901-1914

Chicago Sun-Times (Other titles: Chicago Sun, Chicago Sun and Times) microfm AN2 22.9
1941-2009

Chicago Times (Other title: Daily Chicago Times) microfm AN2 22.93
1856-1895

Chicago Times-Herald microfm AN2 22.94
1895-1901

Chicago Today microfm AN2 22.97
1966-1974

Chicago Weekly Journal (Also Weekly Chicago Journal) microfm AN14.C4C5
1853, 1845-1850

Citizen microfm AN14.C4C46
1882-1914, 1917-1923

Crain’s Chicago Business microfm HF3163.C4C72
1980-

Drover's Journal microfm AN2 22.2
1882-1984

Gay Life microfm HQ75.G35
1975-1986

Hyde Park Herald microfm F548.68.H9H8
1882-2010

Mexico microfm AN14.C4M49
1925-1930

Nacional microf AN14.C4M49
1930-1931

Reader microfm AN14.C4R3
1971-

Shikago shinpō = The Chicago shimpo
1945-2003 on microfilm ; continued in print through current issue here.

Vorbote microfm AN14.C4V67
1917-1924

Windy City Times microfm HQ75.W56
1985-1999

 

Miscellaneous Illinois Newspapers

Microfilm of Illinois newspapers, including scattered issues from a wide variety of Chicago papers from the 19th and 20th centuries. Click on the collection for a list of titles.