Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition

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Search billions of genealogy documents—including census, military, immigration, birth, and death records.

Chicago Tribune (1849–present)

Search the newspaper’s complete text. Content from 1849 to 1987 includes images of articles, photographs, death notices, and ads. From 1987 to present, only text versions of articles and obituaries are available.

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HeritageHub

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

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Historical Skokie Newspapers

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Search the complete text of local Skokie (and Niles Center) newspapers, which have been digitized from Skokie Public Library's microfilm collection. Coverage starts in the 1930s, with select issues available before, and runs through 2008 with full-page images of each edition.

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Skokie Newspaper Index

Find citations to articles that appeared in the Skokie Review, The News, and Life: Skokie edition. To request full articles, email or call the library at 847-673-7774.

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Skokie Newspaper Obituaries

Find 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 or call the library at 847-673-7774.

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