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?
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]
July 2025: New titles added to the IDNC
New titles have been made available for research in the IDNC! This batch is particularly exciting because it includes the first newspapers available in the IDNC for three counties: Henry County, Monroe County, and Ogle County…[continue reading July 2025: New titles added to the IDNC]
May 2025: New titles added to the IDNC
New issues, from titles selected for digitization for the 2022 NDNP grant, are now up for research in the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Titles include The Citizen, an Irish-American newspaper published in Chicago, and the East St. Louis Daily Journal…[continue reading May 2025: New titles added to the IDNC]
April 2025: New titles added to the IDNC
Additional new titles have been added to the IDNC and are now freely available to search and browse. Like our titles added last month, the latest batch ingest includes titles digitized through the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) 2022 grant as well as newspapers digitized through a deal with Newspapers.com. New Additions to the IDNC…[Continue reading April 2025: New titles added to the IDNC]
March 2025: New titles added to the IDNC
Happy March! New titles have been added to the IDNC and are now freely available to search and browse. The newest batch ingest includes titles digitized through the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) 2022 grant as well as newspapers digitized through a deal with Newspapers.com. [Continue reading March 2025: New titles added to the IDNC]
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