For specific newspapers and articles use this How Do I? library guide. To locate specific newspaper titles search in the History, Philosophy, & Newspaper Library’s Newspaper Database, or consult their Find Newspapers guide - Current Newspapers tab. For print copies of many national and local newspapers, visit the Communications Library's guide to their print newspapers.

Formerly, free online access to the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times supported by a student fee and managed by Student Affairs, was available to University of Illinois students through the Collegiate Readership Program; however, after a student vote to eliminate the fees that supported it, that program ceased as of June 30, 2025.