The INP is an initiative of the History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library and the Preservation Services Unit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) identifies, preserves, and digitizes Illinois newspapers. We also help researchers locate the Illinois newspapers they need through maintaining the Illinois Newspaper Directory. We lead and assist with newspaper digitization projects, and provide freely available access to digitized newspapers in the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (IDNC).
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WHAT’S NEW IN THE INP?
March 2026: New titles added to the IDNC
Here’s a list of all new titles added to the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Except from the titles from St. Clair County, these titles were digitized as part of a deal between Newspapers.com and the Illinois Newspaper Project. The titles from St. Clair County were digitized as part of a partnership between the Illinois Newspaper Project and the St. Clair County Genealogical Society, who provided funding toward the digitization of these titles. [continue reading March 2026: New titles added to the IDNC]
January 2026: New titles added to the IDNC
New year, new titles! This batch of new IDNC material includes a few Temperance newspapers published in Alton, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri, and several new Black newspapers donated to us by the Library of Congress, which have been added to our Black Newspapers collection…[continue reading January 2026: New titles added to the IDNC]
INP completes 2022 NDNP Grant
The Illinois Newspaper Project is happy to announce the completion of our 2022 National Digital Newspaper Program grant (which took place between March 2023 and August 2025). We have officially digitized and provided access to the nine nominations selected by our advisory board for this grant cycle…[continue reading INP staff to host webinar on newspaper preservation and digitization]
INP staff to host webinar on newspaper preservation and digitization
The University of Illinois Library and the CARLI Preservation Committee are hosting a webinar on newspaper preservation and digitization for Illinois cultural heritage institutions. This webinar will be held on Thursday, December 11, from 1-2pm via Zoom. [continue reading INP staff to host webinar on newspaper preservation and digitization]
August 2025: New titles added to the IDNC (and IDNC REACHES 3 MILLION PAGES!)
Several new titles, as well as new content for existing titles, have been added to the IDNC! Among the newspapers included are Black newspapers and newspapers in non-English languages, primarily Lithuanian and Polish. This batch also made 4 new Illinois counties available on the IDNC map! We’re happy to have added the first IDNC digital content for Macoupin, Piatt, Richland, and Union counties! [continue reading August 2025: New titles added to the IDNC]
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