▁President ial ▁Library ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁and ▁also ▁continued ▁pres ervation ▁micro fil ming ▁of ▁unique ▁Illinois ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁UI UC ▁Library ▁received ▁fund ing ▁under ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ' ▁National ▁Digital ▁New sp aper ▁Program ▁to ▁digit ize ▁cult ur ally ▁significant ▁Illinois ▁newsp apers . ▁Tit les ▁digit ized ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁program ▁are ▁hosted ▁on ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ' ▁Chron ic ling ▁America ▁website . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁The ▁Illinois ▁New sp aper ▁Project , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁US NP , ▁completed ▁work ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁To ▁date , ▁IN P ▁staff ▁has ▁invent or ied ▁and ▁catalog ed ▁ 2 1 , 0 0 0 + ▁U . S . ▁newspaper ▁titles , ▁added ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 + ▁hold ings ▁records ▁to ▁the ▁newspaper ▁union ▁list ▁in ▁OCLC , ▁and ▁micro fil med ▁almost ▁ 2 , 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pages , ▁becoming ▁an ▁important ▁resource ▁for ▁sch ol ars , ▁gene alog ists , ▁and ▁ancest ry ▁enthus iast s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁IN P ▁exha usted ▁its ▁grant ▁fund ing ▁for ▁pres ervation ▁micro fil ming ▁of ▁unique ▁Illinois ▁newspaper ▁titles , ▁having ▁preserved ▁on ▁micro film ▁almost ▁ 5 0 0