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!
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)
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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