Comprehensive coverage back to 1985 is available for the Chicago Tribune through ProQuest.  The complete text of recent articles is provided in the ASCII format.  Through a complementary database, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, you can access complete page images of the Chicago Tribune from the first issue in 1849 through 1986.

The Chicago Tribune keeps readers informed of the latest news from the Chicago area, the nation and the world every day.  The Tribune has a reputation for investigative and public service journalism earning 24 Pulitzer Prizes since 1932.

Each issue of every newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so your patrons have access to not only top news stories, but also detailed information on the arts, sports, business, and popular culture.  Even such items as editorials, editorial cartoons, obituaries, and letters to the editor from well-known people are indexed.

For each article cited in the database, an abstract helps the researcher know if the complete text will meet his or her needs.

Accessing the Chicago Tribune

This database is available on the Web through ProQuest®, a premier information access and retrieval system.  With basic and advanced searching, it is suitable for everyone, from novice researchers to experienced information professionals.  Natural language searching, SmartSearch and the Topic Guide are just a few of the features that help users find the exact information they need, quickly and easily.

The ProQuest interface offers additional features for a user-friendly and precise searching experience:

• Narrow searches by date, multiple fields and document types
• Spell check
• Abstracts for every newspaper article
• The interface is available in 17 different languages
• Translate articles on demand
• Open URL Compliant

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