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Illinois and Chicago Firms

This guide has been created for any students wishing to research the business environment and business potential in Illinois or the Chicago area.

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ProQuest One Business

Enter keywords for a company, industry, or concept in the search box. The default search is to look for these words anywhere in the article, which means that some of the articles retrieved may not be very relevant. You can eliminate the less relevant articles by using the drop-down menu to the right of the search box to target your search. For example, type in a few keywords from a company's name, and select "Company/organization--ORG" from the drop-down menu. This will limit the results to articles that have been tagged with your company's name, meaning they will be more relevant.

To access, click the red GO button next to PROQUEST DATABASES. If you are working off campus, you will be asked to provide your NetID and password.

Business Source Complete

Enter keywords for a company, industry, or concept in the search box. The default search is to look for these words anywhere in the article, which means that some of the articles retrieved may not be very relevant. You can eliminate the less relevant articles by using the drop-down menu to the right of the search box to target your search. For example, type in a few keywords in a company's name, and select "CO Company Entity" from the drop-down menu. This will limit the results to articles that have been tagged with your company's name, meaning they will be more relevant.

To access, click the red GO button next to EBSCO DATABASES. If you are working off campus, you will be asked to provide your NetID and password.

Nexis Uni

On the home page, select News, then type in keywords for a company, name, industry, or concept. Restricting by date range is available.