Illinois Archives: 641 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

By October 5, 2023
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If you are researching your ancestry from Illinois, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online IL newspaper archives: 641 titles to help you search your family history in the “Land of Lincoln,” providing coverage from 1818 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Illinois newspaper archives!

Photo: the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in Cairo, Illinois. Credit: Nick Jordan; Wikimedia Commons.
Photo: the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers at Cairo, Illinois. Credit: Nick Jordan; Wikimedia Commons.

Dig deep into our online archives and search for articles about your ancestors from Illinois in these newspapers. Our IL newspapers are divided into two collections, each with their own search page:

  • Newspaper Archives (complete paper with all articles, including historical obituaries, with a number of very rare single-issue newspapers – many of them are the only known issues of the paper)
  • Obituaries (including both historical and recent obituaries, if obits are specifically what you are searching for)

Search Illinois Newspaper Archives (1818 – 2018)

Search Illinois Obituaries (1840 – Today)

Illustration: Illinois state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Illustration: Illinois state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Here is a partial list of Illinois newspapers in the online archives; to see the full list, click here. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The IL newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.

City Title Years of Coverage Issues Available Collection
Abingdon, Avon, St. Augustine Argus-Sentinel 04/14/2011 – 06/27/2019 – Obituaries
Abingdon, Oquawka, Roseville Prairie Review 07/11/2019 – 08/11/2022 – Obituaries
Addison Addison Suburban Life 02/15/2007 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Aledo Times Record 03/05/2009 – Current – Obituaries
Algonquin Algonquin Countryside 01/09/1997 – 11/15/2006 – Obituaries
Algonquin Algonquin Countryside with News of Lake in the Hills 11/23/2006 – 11/20/2008 – Obituaries
Altamont Altamont News Banner 01/12/2023 – Current – Obituaries
Alton Telegraph 01/01/2007 – Current – Obituaries
Alton Western Pioneer and Baptist Standard-Bearer 04/07/1837 – 04/07/1837 1 Newspaper Archives
Antioch Antioch Review 05/21/1998 – 04/14/2011 – Obituaries
Arcola Arcola Record-Herald 01/04/2023 – Current – Obituaries
Arlington Heights Arlington Heights Journal 01/12/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Arlington Heights Arlington Heights Post 01/09/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Arlington Heights Daily Herald 03/07/1995 – Current – Obituaries
Arthur Arthur Graphic-Clarion 01/04/2023 – Current – Obituaries
Assumption Golden Prairie News 02/06/2019 – Current – Obituaries
Atwood Record Herald News 01/04/2023 – Current – Obituaries
Augusta Eagle-Scribe 04/14/2011 – 07/07/2022 – Obituaries
Aurora Beacon News 01/01/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Aurora Beacon News, The: Web Edition Articles 03/28/2012 – Current – Obituaries
Barrington Barrington Courier-Review 02/22/1996 – Current – Obituaries
Bartlett Bartlett Examiner 08/10/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Bartlett Bartlett Press 02/15/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Batavia Batavia Republican 02/15/2007 – 09/29/2014 – Obituaries
Batavia Sun, The: Batavia 09/04/2002 – 05/05/2010 – Obituaries
Belleville Belleville Journal 10/20/2004 – 08/28/2005 – Obituaries
Belleville St. Clair County Journal 11/24/2004 – 08/31/2011 – Obituaries
Belleville Belleviller Post und Zeitung 01/11/1899 – 01/11/1899 1 Newspaper Archives
Bensenville Bensenville Press 03/14/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Benton Benton News 02/18/2001 – Current – Obituaries
Berkeley Berkeley Suburban Life 04/14/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Berwyn Berwyn Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Berwyn Hlasatel 01/06/1920 – 04/23/1920 31 Newspaper Archives
Bloomingdale Bloomingdale Press 01/22/2008 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Bloomington Pantagraph 10/01/1989 – Current – Obituaries
Bloomington Other Side 04/14/1868 – 04/14/1868 1 Newspaper Archives
Bloomington McLean County Deutsche Presse 08/19/1876 – 08/19/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Blue Mound Blue Mound Leader 02/06/2019 – Current – Obituaries
Bolingbrook Reporter 02/23/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Bolingbrook Sun, The: Bolingbrook 09/06/2002 – 03/19/2010 – Obituaries
Braidwood Braidwood Journal 02/01/2007 – Current – Obituaries
Broadview Broadview Suburban Life 03/06/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Brookfield Brookfield Suburban Life 02/23/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Brookfield, Riverside Riverside & Brookfield Suburban Life 10/02/2013 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove Countryside 01/02/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove Journal 12/30/2010 – Current – Obituaries
Burr Ridge Burr Ridge Suburban Life 02/20/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Burr Ridge, Darien, Willowbrook Doings 04/28/2005 – Current – Obituaries
Cairo Cairo bulletin 01/01/1904 – 02/02/1915 3938 Newspaper Archives
Cairo Cairo bulletin 11/15/1872 – 05/01/1878 1635 Newspaper Archives
Cairo Cairo daily bulletin 03/29/1870 – 11/14/1872 779 Newspaper Archives
Cairo Cairo evening bulletin 12/21/1868 – 03/26/1870 366 Newspaper Archives
Cairo Cairo evening times 09/01/1865 – 11/28/1865 53 Newspaper Archives
Cairo Daily Cairo bulletin 05/02/1878 – 12/31/1884 1849 Newspaper Archives
Cambridge Cambridge Chronicle 01/01/2010 – 06/07/2019 – Obituaries
Campton Hills Campton Hills Examiner 02/01/2012 – 07/10/2013 – Obituaries
Canton Daily Ledger 10/05/2009 – Current – Obituaries
Canton Canton Weekly Register 01/05/1853 – 01/05/1853 1 Newspaper Archives
Carbondale Southern Illinoisan 06/10/1993 – Current – Obituaries
Carbondale Carbondale Times 11/01/2017 – Current – Obituaries
Carbondale Weekend Times 09/23/2017 – 07/07/2018 – Obituaries
Carbondale Nightlife 07/24/2019 – 07/24/2019 – Obituaries
Carbondale Life & Style 05/19/2017 – 05/19/2017 – Obituaries
Carlinville Enquirer-Democrat 02/16/2022 – Current – Obituaries
Carmi Carmi Times 10/22/2009 – 09/17/2020 – Obituaries
Carol Stream Carol Stream Examiner 04/06/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Carol Stream Carol Stream Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Carrollton Greene Prairie Press 08/26/2021 – Current – Obituaries
Carthage Hancock County Journal-Pilot 06/21/2000 – Current – Obituaries
Cary Grove Cary Grove Countryside 08/27/1998 – 03/10/2011 – Obituaries
Centralia Centralia Sentinel 05/28/1863 – 05/23/1867 200 Newspaper Archives
Champaign IlliniHQ 03/25/1998 – Current – Obituaries
Champaign Illinois times 10/14/1949 – 09/20/1963 131 Newspaper Archives
Champaign County Southern Champaign County Today 09/13/2023 – Current – Obituaries
Champaign, Urbana News-Gazette 06/02/1997 – 10/13/2019 – Obituaries
Champaign, Urbana News-Gazette, The: Web Edition Articles 02/10/2003 – Current – Obituaries
Champaign, Urbana News-Gazette, The: Blogs 01/11/2006 – 09/15/2015 – Obituaries
Charleston Times-Courier 04/13/2004 – 09/24/2011 – Obituaries
Charleston Charleston Plaindealer 05/12/1864 – 07/22/1869 5 Newspaper Archives
Chester Randolph County Herald Tribune 04/30/2009 – 07/13/2022 – Obituaries
Chester Chester Tribune 08/12/1874 – 08/12/1874 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Citizen 11/05/2008 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Crusader 11/26/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Defender 04/09/2008 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Journal 09/30/2009 – 07/28/2012 – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/1986 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Sun-Times: Blogs 02/20/2008 – 10/15/2014 – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Sun-Times: Web Edition Articles 03/26/2012 – 12/16/2014 – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Tribune 01/01/1985 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition 10/30/2002 – 01/12/2016 – Obituaries
Chicago Daily Southtown 09/01/2002 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Daily Southtown: Archive 07/31/2004 – 11/17/2007 – Obituaries
Chicago Extra 03/25/2011 – 06/05/2015 – Obituaries
Chicago Gapers Block 07/29/2003 – 11/13/2015 – Obituaries
Chicago Hyde Park Herald 01/06/2010 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Skyline 12/08/2005 – 12/06/2007 – Obituaries
Chicago Bags and Baggage 08/01/1937 – 04/01/1943 38 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Black X-Press 06/30/1973 – 06/30/1973 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Broad Ax 06/29/1899 – 09/10/1927 1409 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Bulletin 09/11/1968 – 12/03/1969 63 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Central South Sider 07/06/1929 – 07/06/1929 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Courier 06/01/1869 – 06/01/1869 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Courier 10/22/1932 – 10/22/1932 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Courier 04/13/1974 – 11/15/1975 4 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Courier, Mercantile, Real Estate and Railway Advertiser 06/09/1855 – 06/09/1855 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Daily Herald 08/16/1873 – 12/23/1873 87 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Daily Herald 01/21/1860 – 07/30/1860 146 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Daily Record 09/12/1867 – 09/12/1867 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Daily Times 01/16/1855 – 12/31/1866 104 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Democrat 10/28/1835 – 12/20/1837 8 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Sun-Times 02/01/1948 – 12/31/1950 1034 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Herald 01/01/1890 – 12/31/1891 724 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Journal of Commerce 07/20/1871 – 12/28/1876 3 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Ledger 10/09/1871 – 10/09/1871 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Ledger 01/06/1877 – 12/29/1877 52 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Market Review 08/22/1855 – 12/02/1859 2 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Metro News 01/20/1973 – 10/06/1990 826 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Post 10/09/1871 – 06/30/1873 486 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Railway Review 01/13/1869 – 10/28/1876 4 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Times 11/02/1854 – 07/03/1888 58 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago World 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago World 10/29/1925 – 06/15/1935 6 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicagoer Freie Presse 02/06/1872 – 07/02/1896 2 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Commercial Advertiser and Railroad Journal 02/11/1864 – 02/11/1864 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Commercial Express 06/11/1857 – 05/25/1869 9 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Congregational Herald 06/04/1853 – 03/19/1857 59 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Conservator 11/18/1882 – 12/18/1886 3 Newspaper Archives
Chicago D. A. Burgerzeitung 12/30/1921 – 12/30/1921 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Daily Circular 03/19/1863 – 06/13/1867 4 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Daily Commercial Bulletin 09/02/1873 – 09/02/1873 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Daily Inter Ocean 06/09/1865 – 12/31/1896 7762 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Drovers’ Journal 06/02/1876 – 06/02/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Field Piece 06/21/1848 – 06/21/1848 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Hard Cider Press 08/22/1840 – 09/05/1840 2 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Hyde Park Herald 04/29/1882 – 06/23/2010 4193 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Illinois Sentinel 11/20/1937 – 11/20/1937 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Illinois Staats Zeitung 09/16/1858 – 04/21/1898 2 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Inter Ocean 06/05/1879 – 04/21/1891 72 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Katholisches Wochenblatt 12/14/1870 – 12/30/1874 137 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Latin Times 02/01/1958 – 05/02/1975 867 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Lucifer, the Light-Bearer 05/08/1896 – 03/04/1903 346 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Metropolitan Post 09/10/1938 – 06/03/1939 18 Newspaper Archives
Chicago National Illustrated Weekly 09/02/1876 – 09/02/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago New Covenant 03/18/1854 – 03/18/1871 362 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Noticia Mundial 08/07/1927 – 02/12/1928 24 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Olivet Baptist Church Herald 11/29/1936 – 11/29/1936 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Pomeroy’s Democrat 01/01/1876 – 02/15/1879 160 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Rail Splitter 07/28/1860 – 10/13/1860 2 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Reminder 01/02/1938 – 01/02/1938 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Second Ward News 12/14/1935 – 04/02/1938 12 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Sol de Chicago 03/21/1960 – 03/21/1960 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Spokesman 01/07/1933 – 03/18/1933 10 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Standard 12/19/1867 – 07/04/1876 238 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Sunday Times 10/10/1869 – 12/31/1876 196 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Vida Latina 02/21/1952 – 07/21/1963 66 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Vorbote 02/28/1874 – 12/23/1876 135 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Weekly Book Bulletin 06/20/1874 – 06/20/1874 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Western Postal Record 10/01/1872 – 06/01/1876 2 Newspaper Archives
Chicago News-Star 06/04/2014 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Christian Freeman 12/22/1869 – 12/29/1869 2 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Skyline 12/17/2014 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Daily News 12/20/1875 – 03/04/1978 31514 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Broad Ax 08/31/1895 – 09/10/1927 1651 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago daily press and tribune 01/01/1859 – 03/16/1859 62 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago daily tribune 10/25/1860 – 08/20/1864 1238 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Daily Tribune 10/09/1872 – 12/31/1881 3221 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Eagle 10/05/1889 – 12/30/1922 1592 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago tribune 08/21/1864 – 10/08/1872 2884 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Day book 11/01/1911 – 07/06/1917 1671 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Dziennik Chicagoski 12/15/1890 – 12/30/1922 9284 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Dziennik narodowy 05/25/1900 – 11/11/1918 305 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Press and tribune 03/17/1859 – 10/24/1860 499 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Proletarec 01/01/1906 – 12/25/1946 718 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Telegraf 05/31/1892 – 09/25/1901 370 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Vorbote 10/10/1917 – 10/27/1920 161 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Draugas 01/02/1917 – 12/30/1922 1383 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Torch: Roosevelt University 02/13/2007 – 02/15/2021 – Obituaries
Chicago Glas svobode 08/28/1917 – 12/29/1922 554 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Lietuva 12/05/1913 – 05/08/1920 699 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Ty’denni’ hlasatel 08/03/1892 – 07/26/1893 50 Newspaper Archives
Chicago N’DIGO 07/07/2016 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Sun 12/04/1941 – 01/31/1948 2245 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Entertainment 07/12/2014 – 02/17/2022 – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Evening Journal 10/10/1871 – 10/13/1871 4 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Record 05/09/1892 – 03/27/1901 2769 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Daily Times 09/03/1929 – 12/31/1947 5831 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Hyde Park Herald: Web Edition Articles 04/24/2013 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Medill Reports Chicago: Northwestern University 11/20/2019 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Interior 01/04/1872 – 03/16/1876 106 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Liberator 09/03/1905 – 04/15/1906 24 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Amerika 08/15/1872 – 12/31/1872 103 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Daily Tribune 07/01/1864 – 12/30/1876 3817 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Daily Democratic Press 11/25/1852 – 05/07/1857 359 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Gamla Och Nya Hemlandet 06/08/1864 – 12/08/1876 159 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Skandinaven 03/30/1870 – 12/26/1876 199 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Tagliche Illinois Staats-Zeitung 10/16/1860 – 12/30/1876 981 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Unione Italiana 11/06/1867 – 02/10/1869 55 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Batavier in America 10/11/1864 – 10/11/1864 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Nya Verlden 11/04/1876 – 11/04/1876 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Wochenblatt der Chicago Union 07/12/1866 – 07/12/1866 1 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Cook County Record 03/03/2020 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Beachwood Reporter 02/27/2007 – 04/29/2014 – Obituaries
Chicago Gate 11/03/2011 – 06/07/2019 – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Wilderness 09/22/2000 – 03/21/2008 – Obituaries
Chicago Zgoda : 09/13/1900 – 12/25/1913 621 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Zgoda : 01/02/1902 – 12/25/1913 427 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Zgoda = 01/01/1914 – 12/28/1922 314 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Chicago Reporter 07/01/1990 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Katalikas 07/14/1910 – 12/28/1916 609 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Rassvet = 12/01/1926 – 09/26/1938 2305 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Catalyst Chicago 09/04/2012 – 06/02/2014 – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago Maroon 09/19/2001 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago Injustice Watch 08/21/2017 – Current – Obituaries
Chicago hi India 09/12/2011 – 10/25/2012 – Obituaries
Chicago Early & Often: Politics 11/29/2007 – 12/17/2014 – Obituaries
Chicago StreetWise 01/05/2017 – 10/28/2019 – Obituaries
Chicago Chicago star 07/06/1946 – 09/04/1948 114 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Conservator 11/18/1882 – 12/18/1886 4 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Illinois issue 01/19/1906 – 02/09/1912 125 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Illinois Staats-Zeitung 01/02/1888 – 04/30/1888 103 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Illinois standard 09/11/1948 – 01/29/1949 21 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Jewish advance 06/14/1878 – 10/14/1881 169 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Metropolitan news 05/07/1935 – 02/27/1937 12 Newspaper Archives
Chicago National prohibitionist 12/05/1907 – 01/27/1910 36 Newspaper Archives
Chicago Universalist 07/03/1886 – 11/27/1897 280 Newspaper Archives
Chillicothe Chillicothe Times-Bulletin 11/03/2009 – 10/14/2022 – Obituaries
Christopher Shelbyville Eagle 07/02/2020 – Current – Obituaries
Cicero Cicero Life 02/13/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Clarendon Hills Clarendon Hills Suburban Life 03/13/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Clarendon Hills Doings 04/28/2005 – Current – Obituaries
Coal City Coal City Courant 02/01/2007 – Current – Obituaries
Collinsville Collinsville Herald 10/20/2004 – 05/08/2013 – Obituaries
Columbia Clarion Journal 10/20/2004 – 08/31/2011 – Obituaries
Cook County Booster 12/03/2007 – 01/09/2008 – Obituaries
Cook County Inside-Booster 01/07/2015 – Current – Obituaries
County Illinois Farmer Today 06/27/2015 – Current – Obituaries
County My Suburban Life 12/31/2020 – Current – Obituaries
County Center Square Illinois 08/15/2020 – Current – Obituaries
County Investigate Midwest 11/04/2013 – Current – Obituaries
County Illinois Business Journal 08/14/2014 – Current – Obituaries
Crystal Lake Northwest Herald 01/01/2005 – Current – Obituaries
Crystal Lake Business Journal 02/28/2006 – 02/11/2017 – Obituaries
Crystal Lake McHenry County Sports 02/28/2006 – 12/13/2013 – Obituaries
Crystal Lake ChicagoBaseball365 04/28/2012 – 06/24/2012 – Obituaries
Crystal Lake ChicagoFootball365 10/28/2009 – 09/14/2011 – Obituaries
Danville Commercial-News 11/06/2007 – Current – Obituaries
Darien Darien Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Decatur Herald & Review 03/19/1990 – Current – Obituaries
Deerfield Deerfield Review 01/09/1997 – Current – Obituaries
DeKalb Daily Chronicle 08/16/2000 – Current – Obituaries
DeKalb Daily Chronicle, The: Blogs 07/09/2009 – 11/21/2009 – Obituaries
Des Plaines Des Plaines Journal 12/28/2010 – Current – Obituaries
Des Plaines Des Plaines Times 12/12/1996 – 12/24/2008 – Obituaries
Des Plaines Edgebrook Times Review 01/16/1997 – 01/24/2008 – Obituaries
Des Plaines Mount Prospect Journal 01/12/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Des Plaines Rosemont Journal 12/31/2010 – Current – Obituaries
Dixon Dixon Sun 01/08/1873 – 12/27/1876 202 Newspaper Archives
Dixon Fremonter 08/22/1856 – 09/12/1856 4 Newspaper Archives
Dixon, Sterling Sauk Valley Newspapers 10/09/2006 – Current – Obituaries
Downers Grove Downers Grove Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Downers Grove Sun, The: Downers Grove 09/05/2002 – 02/04/2010 – Obituaries
Du Quoin Du Quoin Call 10/05/2009 – 07/15/2022 – Obituaries
Dupo Cahokia-Dupo Journal 10/20/2004 – 08/31/2005 – Obituaries
East Dubuque East Dubuque Register 01/24/2003 – 07/01/2011 – Obituaries
East Moline Common Bond 12/12/1974 – 11/16/1978 25 Newspaper Archives
East Saint Louis People’s Gazette 07/15/1871 – 05/10/1873 44 Newspaper Archives
East St. Louis East St. Louis Journal 10/20/2004 – 08/17/2005 – Obituaries
Edgewater News-Star 11/16/2005 – 01/09/2008 – Obituaries
Edwardsville Edwardsville Intelligencer 07/04/2000 – Current – Obituaries
Edwardsville Edwardsville Journal 10/20/2004 – 10/08/2008 – Obituaries
Edwardsville Edwardsville Spectator 05/29/1819 – 10/20/1826 322 Newspaper Archives
Edwardsville Madison-St Clair Record 11/21/2018 – Current – Obituaries
Edwardsville Madison County Courier 10/12/1865 – 10/04/1866 52 Newspaper Archives
Edwardsville Edwardsville Intelligencer 11/13/1862 – 12/31/2018 36380 Newspaper Archives
Effingham Effingham Daily News 09/19/2005 – Current – Obituaries
Elburn Elburn Herald 10/09/2008 – 03/03/2016 – Obituaries
Elgin Courier News 07/04/1998 – Current – Obituaries
Elgin Courier News: Web Edition Articles 03/27/2012 – Current – Obituaries
Elgin Western Christian 04/17/1845 – 06/21/1848 2 Newspaper Archives
Elgin El Conquistador 02/05/2008 – 06/27/2011 – Obituaries
Elizabethtown Hardin Gazette 08/14/1874 – 08/14/1874 1 Newspaper Archives
Elk Grove Elk Grove Times 03/19/1998 – 01/15/2009 – Obituaries
Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Journal 01/12/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Elmhurst Doings 04/28/2005 – 04/14/2011 – Obituaries
Elmhurst Elmhurst Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Elmwood Park Elm Leaves 01/01/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Eureka Woodford County Journal 09/01/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Evanston Daily Northwestern 09/23/1910 – 12/05/2018 14430 Newspaper Archives
Evanston Evanston Now 03/10/2008 – Current – Obituaries
Evanston Evanston Review 01/09/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Evanston Northwestern 01/28/1881 – 05/20/1910 1209 Newspaper Archives
Evanston Tripod 01/01/1871 – 12/17/1880 109 Newspaper Archives
Evanston Vidette 01/15/1878 – 12/09/1880 51 Newspaper Archives
Fairbury Blade 04/07/2021 – Current – Obituaries
Fairview Heights Tribune 01/05/2023 – Current – Obituaries
Farmer City Farmer City Herald 08/08/1874 – 08/08/1874 1 Newspaper Archives
Flora Clay County Advocate-Press 10/25/2002 – 09/30/2020 – Obituaries
Forest View Forest View Life 02/20/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Franklin Park Franklin Park Herald-Journal 01/01/1997 – 11/08/2006 – Obituaries
Franklin Park Franklin Park Herald-Journal with News of North Lake 11/15/2006 – Current – Obituaries
Freeport Journal-Standard 12/14/2002 – Current – Obituaries
Freeport Deutscher Anzeiger 09/03/1856 – 08/31/1904 52 Newspaper Archives
Freeport Freeport Bulletin 04/22/1858 – 02/27/1873 4 Newspaper Archives
Galena Galenian 09/13/1828 – 10/06/1834 9 Newspaper Archives
Galesburg Paper 01/26/2011 – 11/05/2011 – Obituaries
Galesburg Register-Mail 01/05/1999 – Current – Obituaries
Galesburg Register Mail 01/02/1953 – 12/31/2008 17768 Newspaper Archives
Galesburg Register-Mail, The: Blogs 04/14/2010 – 08/27/2015 – Obituaries
Galva Galva News 12/30/2009 – 05/17/2019 – Obituaries
Geneseo Geneseo Republic 12/17/2009 – 06/07/2019 – Obituaries
Geneva Geneva Republican 02/20/2007 – 09/29/2014 – Obituaries
Geneva Kane County Chronicle 12/10/2005 – Current – Obituaries
Geneva Sun, The: Geneva-Elburn 10/09/2002 – 12/29/2004 – Obituaries
Geneva Kane County Chronicle: Blogs 09/29/2010 – 07/10/2013 – Obituaries
Gillespie Coal Country Times 01/05/2023 – Current – Obituaries
Girard Girard Gazette 02/06/2019 – Current – Obituaries
Glen Ellyn Glen Ellyn Suburban Life 02/13/2007 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Glen Ellyn Sun, The: Glen Ellyn 12/24/2004 – 05/07/2010 – Obituaries
Glencoe Glencoe News 01/09/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Glendale Heights Glendale Heights Press 02/15/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Glenview Glenview Announcements 01/09/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Glenview Glenview Journal 01/12/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Granite City Madison County Journal 10/20/2004 – 05/08/2013 – Obituaries
Grayslake Grayslake Review 02/13/1997 – 04/14/2011 – Obituaries
Grayslake Lake County Journal 11/01/2008 – Current – Obituaries
Grayslake Great Lakes Bulletin 01/13/2011 – 11/19/2018 – Obituaries
Greenville Protestant Monitor 02/11/1846 – 02/11/1846 1 Newspaper Archives
Gurnee Gurnee Review 02/13/1997 – 04/14/2011 – Obituaries
Hanover Park Hanover Park Examiner 08/03/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Hanover Park Hanover Park Press 02/15/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Hardin Calhoun News-Herald 08/18/2021 – Current – Obituaries
Harlem, Irving Times 11/04/2004 – 01/24/2008 – Obituaries
Harrisburg Harrisburg Register 11/04/1996 – Current – Obituaries
Harvard Harvard Main Line 01/07/2011 – 09/01/2017 – Obituaries
Harwood Heights Norridge News 01/09/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Havana Havana Voter 02/12/1864 – 02/12/1864 1 Newspaper Archives
HENRY County Henry County Republic 06/14/2019 – 05/01/2023 – Obituaries
Herrin Spokesman 02/24/2011 – 06/30/2011 – Obituaries
Highland Highland Union 01/04/1867 – 09/09/1910 2283 Newspaper Archives
Highland Highland Bote und Schutzen-Zeitung 02/01/1867 – 02/01/1867 1 Newspaper Archives
Highland Park Highland Park News 01/09/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Hillside Hillside Suburban Life 02/26/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Hillside Proviso Herald 11/15/2006 – 03/10/2011 – Obituaries
Hillside West Proviso Herald 01/01/1997 – 11/08/2006 – Obituaries
Hinsdale Doings 04/28/2005 – Current – Obituaries
Hinsdale Hinsdale Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Hodgkins Hodgkins Suburban Life 04/12/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Hoffman Estates Hoffman Estates Review 01/01/1998 – 12/25/2008 – Obituaries
Homer, Lemont, Lockport Sun, The: Homer Township – Lockport – Lemont 09/04/2002 – 04/28/2010 – Obituaries
Huntley Farmside 03/23/2007 – 09/29/2014 – Obituaries
Indian Head Park Indian Head Park Suburban Life 02/23/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Itasca Itasca Press 01/22/2008 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Jacksonville Jacksonville Journal-Courier 01/01/2006 – Current – Obituaries
Jacksonville Daily Jacksonville Journal 09/21/1866 – 03/10/1869 6 Newspaper Archives
Jacksonville Western Star 02/18/1845 – 02/18/1845 1 Newspaper Archives
Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Belmont Cragin Times 11/04/2004 – 01/24/2008 – Obituaries
Jerseyville Jersey County Journal 08/19/2021 – Current – Obituaries
Joliet Herald News 01/02/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Joliet Joliet Signal 04/01/1845 – 10/17/1871 91 Newspaper Archives
Juliet Juliet signal 05/05/1846 – 12/20/1864 320 Newspaper Archives
Kaskaskia Illinois Intelligencer 04/29/1818 – 10/14/1820 32 Newspaper Archives
Kewanee Star-Courier 10/16/2009 – Current – Obituaries
Kewanee Star-Courier: Web Edition Articles 01/02/2017 – 05/02/2022 – Obituaries
Knoxville Knox Republican 12/17/1856 – 07/23/1862 6 Newspaper Archives
La Grange La Grange Suburban Life 10/02/2013 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
La Grange Park La Grange Park Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
La Grange, La Grange Park, La Grange Highlands Doings 04/28/2005 – Current – Obituaries
La Salle NewsTribune 09/24/1997 – 03/25/2020 – Obituaries
La Salle Illinois AgriNews 01/22/2010 – 05/01/2020 – Obituaries
La Salle NewsTribune: Web Edition Articles 08/18/2009 – Current – Obituaries
Lake Forest Lake Forester 01/16/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Lake in the Hills Lake in the Hills Countryside 07/10/2003 – 11/09/2006 – Obituaries
Lake View, North Center, Roscoe Village, Avondale Booster 12/21/2005 – 11/07/2007 – Obituaries
Lake Villa Lake Villa Review 02/13/1997 – 04/14/2011 – Obituaries
Lake Zurich Lake Zurich Courier 01/16/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Lemont Lemont Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Libertyville Libertyville Review 01/09/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Lincoln Courier 01/29/2000 – Current – Obituaries
Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Review 06/29/2000 – Current – Obituaries
Lincolnwood Lincolnwood Review 01/16/1997 – Current – Obituaries
Lisle Lisle Reporter 01/22/2008 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Lisle Sun, The: Lisle 09/13/2002 – 05/07/2010 – Obituaries
Lombard Lombard Suburban Life 01/22/2008 – 01/08/2021 – Obituaries
Lyons Lyons Suburban Life 02/20/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
Macomb Macomb Journal 02/04/2000 – 10/03/2009 – Obituaries
Macomb McDonough County Voice 10/09/2009 – Current – Obituaries
Macomb Community News Brief 08/31/2022 – Current – Obituaries
Marion Marion Republican 06/01/1999 – Current – Obituaries
Mascoutah Herald 01/05/2023 – Current – Obituaries
Mattoon Journal Gazette 09/15/1992 – 09/24/2011 – Obituaries
Mattoon Mattoon Radical Republican 11/19/1870 – 11/19/1870 1 Newspaper Archives
Mattoon, Charleston JG-TC 09/26/2011 – Current – Obituaries
Maywood Maywood Herald 01/01/1997 – 11/08/2006 – Obituaries
McCook McCook Suburban Life 04/05/2007 – 09/27/2013 – Obituaries
McLeansboro Times-Leader 01/21/2006 – 01/31/2018 – Obituaries
Melrose Park Melrose Park Herald 01/01/1997 – 11/08/2006 – Obituaries
Metamora, Eureka Woodford Times 06/29/2010 – 08/21/2019 – Obituaries
Metropolis Metropolis Planet 01/18/2016 – Current – Obituaries
Metropolis Metropolis weekly gazette 07/21/1911 – 12/22/1922 425 Newspaper Archives
Millstadt, Smithton Millstadt-Smithton Enterprise 10/24/2004 – 03/26/2008 – Obituaries

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