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Chicago Tribune, Digital Edition
Online replica of the Chicago Tribune similar to newspapers in PressReader.
You can create a ChicagoTribune.com login for 72 hours of authenticated access or choose to browse for 24 hours with anonymous access.
For remote access, log in with your library card number as your username and the password you use in the online catalog.
Chicago Tribune, Online Edition
Full access to ChicagoTribune.com
You can create a ChicagoTribune.com login for 72 hours of authenticated access or choose to browse for 24 hours with anonymous access.
For remote access, log in with your library card number as your username and the password you use in the online catalog.
Chicago Tribune Articles (1985 – present)
Full text of the newspaper from 1985 – present from Proquest.
Historical Chicago Tribune (1849 – 2000)
Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-2000. The collection provides access to every page from every available issue.
Chicago Community News Coverage
Daily Herald (1995-present), Park Ridge Journal (2010-present), and Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (1995-present) full-text articles.
Gale eBooks
Thousands of full-text reference sources including arts, biography, business, history, literature, medicine, and more. Try our tutorial to help you use Gale eBooks.
Novelist Plus
Database that can help you search through over 100,000 fiction titles to find books that you would like to read. Try our tutorial to help you use Novelist Plus.
Novelist K-8
Database that has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for kids in grades K-8. Use it to find just the right books for every reader.
Overdrive/Libby
Hundreds of digital books, audiobooks, digital videos, and now magazines to download and enjoy anytime, anywhere. Try our tutorial to help you use Overdrive. There’s a new even easier app called Libby available now! You can download it here for Apple, Android, and Windows devices!
World Book Online
The online multimedia version of the popular print encyclopedia for adults and children. Try our tutorial to get started with World Book!
WorldCat
Catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide with millions of bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Part of OCLC FirstSearch.
