Research Databases & Resources

Explore suburban area history through local news, events and people with the Beacon News Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

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.  Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the Chicago area including the Beacon News, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and West Chicago Suburban Life. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Explore Chicago history through local news, events and people with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Explore West Chicago area history through local news, events and people with the Daily Herald 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.

Borrow from more than 3,000 titles from Overdrive’s digital magazine collections.

A next-generation magazine service that allows people to browse digital versions of the latest issues of popular magazines, courtesy of the library.

Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the West Chicago Suburban Life. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.