Online and Digital News

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Access World News is a comprehensive resource that includes more than 8,000 news publications from nearly 200 countries worldwide, including major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles. Sources are updated daily to keep students informed of current issues and events, including deep archives providing background information on topics or tracing an issue or event over a period of time using primary sources. Powered by NewsBank.

America’s News helps readers explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues, and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Powered by NewsBank.

The Chicago Sun-Times Collection informs readers about Chicago and its history through local news, events, and people. 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. Powered by NewsBank.

Community History Archive allows users to search the full text of Federal Census Bureau records (1830 – 1920), the Woodford Sentinel (1862 – 1890), the Metamora Herald (1889 – 1996), the Washburn Leader (1902 – 1993), the Herald (1970 – 2011), the Roanoke Review (1991 – 2001), and other local newspapers online. (No library card required!)

The Metamora Herald Newspaper Image Collection contains images from The Metamora Herald newspaper (published from 1889 to 2011). The paper covered the Illinois towns of Benson, Cazenovia, Germantown Hills, Low Point, Roanoke, Spring Bay, and Washburn, as well as the Village of Metamora. (No library card required!)

NewsBank has been a premier provider of reliable information for over 50 years. NewsBank consolidates current and archived information from thousands of print and web newspapers, newswires, blogs, videos, broadcast transcripts, business journals, periodicals, government documents, and other publications. Students and researchers can easily explore tens of millions of current and archived news articles and obituaries to pinpoint information from primary sources at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels.

The Pantagraph is a daily newspaper that serves Bloomington – Normal, Illinois, along with 60 communities and eight counties in the Central Illinois area.  Explore Bloomington area history through local news, events, and people with the Pantagraph Collection. 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. Powered by NewsBank.

The Peoria Journal Star is the major daily newspaper for Peoria, Illinois, and the surrounding area. Explore Peoria’s history through local news, events, and people with the Peoria Journal Star Collection. 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. Powered by NewsBank.

The State Journal-Register is the local daily newspaper for Springfield, Illinois, and its surrounding area. Explore Springfield’s history through local news, events, and people with the State Journal-Register Collection. 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. Powered by NewsBank.

The Woodford Times (2010 – 2019) covered news and events in Metamora, Germantown Hills, Eureka, and the greater Woodford County area. Read full-text articles and search newspaper archives online. Powered by NewsBank.