Databases A-Z

Billions of searchable genealogy documents, including census, military, immigration, birth, and death records.

Full-page historical image access to the archives of one of Chicago’s leading newspapers, covering local events from 1875 to 1978.

Full-text article access of the Chicago Sun/Chicago Daily Times/Chicago-Sun Times from 1929 to the present, plus full-image page views of the newspaper from 1929 to 1985 and 2018 onward.

Search the full newspaper archive from 1849 onward. Pre-1987 issues include images of articles, photographs, death notices, and advertisements. From 1987 to the present, text-only versions of articles and obituaries are available.

U.S. obituaries and death notices from from 1704 to today, including hard-to-find content from the mid-1900s and original obituary images.

Complete searchable text of Skokie and Niles Center newspapers digitized from Skokie Public Library's microfilm collection. Most coverage spans 1930-2008, complete with full-page images of each edition. A small selection of articles from the 1920s and earlier also is included.

Citations to articles that appeared in Skokie Review, The News, and Life: Skokie Edition. To request full articles, email tellus@skokielibrary.info or call the library at 847-673-7774.

Citations to obituaries that appeared in The News (1960–1984), Skokie Review (1981–present), and Life: Skokie edition (1978–Oct. 2004). To request full obituaries, email tellus@skokielibrary.info or call the library at 847-673-7774.

Search the full-text news, obituaries, and death notices from Skokie Review from 1995 to present and full-image issues from November 2020 onward.