News Sources

Major U.S. Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune (1985-present) and the Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1985)
• Christian Science Monitor: web site |  Access World News database content
• Detroit Free Press: web site | Access World News database content
• Los Angeles Times: web site | Access World News database content
• The New York Times (website); The New York Times current file; The Historical New York Times (both via ProQuest)
• USA Today: web site | Access World News database content
• The Washington Post: web site | Access World News database content

International News Sources

• Access World News includes thousands of sources: newspapers, broadcast transcripts, newswires, news blogs, news web-only content and video.
• The Big Project
• The International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON) lists newspaper digitization projects and has a database listing library holdings of newspapers worldwide.
• LexisNexis has coverage of international newspapers. (Select "World News")
• World-Newspapers.com

Illinois Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune (1985-present) and the Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1985)
• Galesburg's Register-Mail: web site  |  Access World News database content
• The Zephyr (Galesburg)
• Chicago Sun-Times:  web site  |  Access World News database content
• Peoria Journal Star:  web site  |  Access World News database content
• Springfield State Journal Register:  web site  |  Access World News database content

Gateways: collections of links to news sources

• ABYZ News Links
• Access World News
• The Big Project
• The International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON) lists newspaper digitization projects and has a database listing library holdings of newspapers worldwide.
• NewsVoyager: A Gateway to Local U.S. newspapers
• Small Town Newspapers
• World-newspapers.com

Weather sites

• NOAA-National Weather Service
• National Weather Service - Interactive Weather Information Network
• Weather Underground - Peoria
• The Weather Channel - U.S. Weather