Research Guides: Big Chicago: Access, Civic Life & City Design: Articles

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US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides premium U.S. news content, both current and back to the 1980s. Exclusive access to AP Newswire, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and many other major, regional, and local news sources.
Black Life in America This link opens in a new window
Content from thousands of American and global news sources, including current and historical Black publications from 1704 to the present.
Hispanic Life in America This link opens in a new window
Content from thousands of current and historical news publications dating from 1704 to today. Offers view into Hispanic American history, culture, and daily life and the dominant culture's perception and portrayal of people of Latin American ancestry.
Chicago Tribune (1989-present) This link opens in a new window
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Founded in 1847, it remains the most-read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region.
Chicago Sun-Times (1986-present) This link opens in a new window
Chicago's second largest major newspaper. Additional content options include image content from 2018-present and web edition content from 2008-2014.
Chicago Defender (1999-2019) This link opens in a new window
Chicago's nationally recognized African American newspaper.
Crain's Chicago Business This link opens in a new window
A weekly business newspaper in Chicago that covers healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, government, sports, and more.

Block Club Chicago
Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. Block Club Chicago was created by former DNAinfo Chicago editors following the shutdown of DNAinfo and Gothamist in November of 2017.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes scholarly and peer-reviewed articles across a wide range of subject areas.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Covers fine, decorative, and commercial art as well as architecture and architectural design. Includes 600+ full-text journals, 220+ full-text books, and 63,0000+ images. For art scholars, artists, designers, students, and general researchers.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
A database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas, including the evolution of the women's movement, men's studies, the transgender community, and the changes in gender roles over the years.