Chicago Examiner Digital Collection

CPL's Digital Collections document life in Chicago through archival images, documents and artifacts.

"Make Chicago One of the Most Attractive Cities in the World," Chicago Examiner Vol. 10 no. 1, 1909

"Camera's Story of Day's Happenings in River Horror," Chicago Examiner, vol. 13 no 187, 1915

"Cubs Gain Big Lead for World's Championship," Chicago Examiner, vol. 6 no. 253, 1908

"Unceasing Rescue Work on Eastland; Relief Efforts," Chicago Examiner, vol. 13 no. 186, 1915

"Men Clinging to Girders Drop Into Flames as the Steel Grows Red Hot," Chicago Examiner, vol. 7 no. 27, 1909

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About

The Chicago Examiner was one of a dozen major newspapers published in Chicago at the turn of the last century. It was known for sensational news stories. CPL’s 10-year run of the Examiner, while incomplete, extends from 1908 to 1918 and represents the longest run of the paper still available.

The Examiner includes coverage of major stories in Chicago's history, such as:

the tragic shipwreck of the Eastland, a Great Lakes passenger steamer, in which 844 passengers and crew perished while the ship was tied to a dock in the Chicago River
the infamous 1910 Union Stock Yards fire that killed more firefighters than any building collapse until September 11, 2001
the mystery of the Dunne Water Crib fire, told through first-person accounts, reporting, photos and illustrations;
big early wins for the Cubs and the White Sox

The Chicago Examiner is housed in the Special Collections and Preservation Division at Harold Washington Library Center; microfilm is available in the newspapers department at Harold Washington Library Center.

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Acknowledgment of Harmful Materials

Chicago Public Library collects images, documents and other archival materials from different communities and time periods to preserve and make available the cultural and historical record. As historical objects, some of these materials contain harmful or disturbing content. CPL presents these artifacts as an unfiltered social record and does not endorse the views expressed therein.