ICON
The International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON), managed by the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), provides a comprehensive, freely accessible directory of digitized newspaper collections from around the world. It organizes resources by country, covering both historical and contemporary titles, and includes links to both free and subscription-based digital archives.
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Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
The Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections are free to search, free to browse, and free to download.
There are five collections on this site:
Illinois Newspapers
Farm, Field and Fireside (farm newspapers)
American Popular Entertainment (vaudeville newspapers)
Collegiate Chronicle (student newspapers)
Black Newspapers
These collections contain 3,222,775 pages and 346,186 issues from 427 newspapers [March 2026]
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Legacy.com Obituaries
Reportedly includes 75% of recent US obituaries, from funeral homes and local newspapers.
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