▁three ▁years . ▁When ▁this ▁was ▁completed , ▁they ▁began ▁field work ▁in ▁east ▁central ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁IN P ▁staff ▁at ▁UI UC ▁completed ▁field work ▁in ▁east ▁central ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Mid western ▁region ▁of ▁Illinois ▁was ▁also ▁completed . ▁The ▁CH S ▁team ▁took ▁responsibility ▁for ▁invent ory ing ▁and ▁catalog ing ▁newspaper ▁collections ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁UI UC ▁IN P ▁staff ▁had ▁completed ▁the ▁ ▁southern most ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁also ▁began ▁pres ervation ▁micro fil ming ▁of ▁unique ▁Illinois ▁newsp apers ▁from ▁the ▁UI UC ▁Library ▁collections ▁and ▁other ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁Staff ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁History ▁Museum ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Historical ▁Society ) ▁completed ▁field work ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁IN P ▁staff ▁at ▁UI UC ▁completed ▁field work ▁in ▁sout heast ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁staff ▁at ▁CH M ▁completed ▁field work ▁in ▁north west ▁Illinois , ▁closing ▁their ▁project ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁With ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁field work ▁in ▁down state ▁Illinois , ▁the ▁staff ▁at ▁UI UC ▁began ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁re - in ventory ing ▁the ▁newspaper ▁micro film ▁collection ▁at ▁the ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln