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1994-present.  Local and national news. Obituaries can be found here.  (Links open in a new tab/window.)

1876-1881  The Chester Daily Times  
1886  Chester Evening Times
1941 Chester Reporter 
1882-1959 Chester Times 
1959-1994 Delaware County Daily Times
See Newsbank's resource for issues 1994-present. (Link opens in a new tab/window.)

NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources and covers a wide array of trending topics and issues.
Try this single search for 26 newspapers in the Philadelphia region. (Link opens in a new tab/window.)

One search, three databases:
Philadelphia Inquirer Historic  1829-1922
Philadelphia Inquirer text edition 1981-Current
Philadelphia Inquirer Image edition 2018-Current
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