LibGuides: Hewes Library: News

News Sources

State & Local
National
International
Print
Historical News

Chicago Tribune
Print copy, Sunday issues only, received via mail with one day delay. Print retained for 2 months.
The Courier (Monmouth College)
Monmouth College student newspaper published on selected Fridays during the semester.
Daily Review-Atlas (Monmouth, IL)
Digital via Access World News: 2001 to the present. Publisher's website allows access to 7 articles per month for free; archive from 5/23/02 to present. Print copy received Monday-Saturday retained for 2 months.
Journal Star (Peoria, IL)
Digital via Access World News: 1991 to the present. Publisher's website allows access to 7 articles per month for free; archive from 01/01/1991 to the present. Print copy, Sunday-Saturday, retained for 2 months.
Register-Mail (Galesburg, IL)
Digital via Access World News: 1997 to the present.
Publisher's website allows access to 7 articles per month for free; archive from 7/1/1997 to present. Print copy received daily and retained for 2 months.

Access World News
This full-text resource features the vast majority of U.S. newspapers and over 150 additional countries. Search regional news by city, state, country or continent. Provides extensive coverage at any level—local, state, regional, national and international, from newspapers, newswires, business information, and videos.

Access World News
This full-text resource features the vast majority of U.S. newspapers, including English and Spanish language news coverage from over 150 countries. Provides extensive coverage at any level—local, state, regional, national and international, from newspapers, newswires, business information, and videos.

Chicago Tribune
Print copy, Sunday issues only, received via mail with one day delay. Print retained for 2 months.
New York Times
Digital access via Nexis Uni: 06/01/1980 to the present.
Print copy: Sunday only, received via mail with one day delay. Print retained for 3 months.
USA Today
Digital via Access World News: 07/01/1987 to the present
Print copy, received daily via mail with one day delay. Print retained for 2 months.

Wall Street Journal
Digital access: 1985 to the present
Print copy: received daily via mail. Print retained for 4 months.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)
The new interface for LexisNexis, features more than 15,000 business, legal, and news sources (national and international) including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. New feature: ability to share folders and annotate documents. Learn more.

Access World News
This full-text resource features the vast majority of U.S. newspapers, including English and Spanish language news coverage from over 150 countries. Provides extensive coverage at any level—local, state, regional, national and international, from newspapers, newswires, business information, and videos.
Facts on File - World News Digest
Summarizes key world news events from major news sources and includes supplementary features. Coverage: since 1940.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)
The new interface for LexisNexis, features more than 15,000 business, legal, and news sources (national and international) including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. New feature: ability to share folders and annotate documents. Learn more.

newspaper

Daily print copies of newspapers can be found on the Hewes Library main level. Contact a reference librarian for help accessing these newspapers digitally.

Chicago Tribune: received Sunday only, via mail with one day delay and retained for 2 months.
Courier (Monmouth College Student Newspaper): retained academic year.
Daily Review-Atlas (Monmouth, IL): received daily and retained for 2 months.
Journal Star (Peoria, IL): received Sunday through Saturday and retained for 2 months.
New York Times: received Sunday only, via mail with one day delay and retained for 3 months.
Register-Mail (Galesburg, IL): received daily and retained for 2 months.
USA Today: received Sunday through Saturday via mail with one day delay and retained for 2 months.
Wall Street Journal: received daily via mail, retained for 4 months.

Accessible Archives
A diverse collection of primary source material for the study of American history and culture. With scanned content from historic books, newspapers and periodicals, the topics include the American Revolution, African American history, women's suffrage and the American Civil War.
American Antiquarian Society Hist. Periodicals (Chronological)
Full text access to American periodicals (published 1684-1912) chronicling life from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Browse by SUBJECTS as varied as theology, agriculture, women’s periodicals, slavery and abolition and advertising.
Chicago Tribune Historical (1849-1995)
Full-image and fully searchable access to nearly every page and article of the Chicago Tribune, from its first issue as the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1849 through 1995.
New York Times Historical (1851-3yr embargo)
Full-image and fully searchable access to the New York Times, from its first issue as the New York Daily Times, 1851 until 3 years from the present.
New York Times Recent (2008-present w/3-month embargo)
Full-image access to the New York Times, 2008-present, with an approximate 3 month embargo for the most recent year.

Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
Digital collection of over 100 newspaper titles, provided by the University of Illinois. Monmouth newspaper titles include:
- The Evening Gazette (1883-1887)
- The Monmouth Daily Atlas (1905-1922)
- The Republican-Atlas (1895-1913)
- Warren County Democrat (1887-1913)
Monmouth College Historical Newspapers
Digital access: all versions of the student newspaper including The Courier and The Oracle. Patrons should create a free account to view online. Print copy retained academic year.

Evaluate News Sources

It takes practice to evaluate information to avoid fake news and recognize bias. Learn more about the process of evaluating news and locating reliable sources.