The following is a list of old newspapers from Franklin County IL. that can be found on microfilm and is available for loan from the Illinois State Historical Library through the inter library loan system.

Franklin County Chronicle at the Benton lib.
June 9 1881 to Dec 21, 1883
1884 Jan to Dec
1885 Jan to Dec
1888 Jan to Dec
1889 Jan to Dec
1890 Jan to Aug 15
1890 Aug 23 to Dec
1891 Jan to Dec
1892 to 1893
1893 Jan to Dec
1894 Jan to Dec
1894 May to Nov
1895 Jan to Dec
1896 Jan to Mar 1
1896 Mar to Dec 6
1897 Jan to Dec
1898 Jan to Dec
1901 Jan to Dec
1912 Jan to Apr 19
1912 Apr 26 to Dec
1913 Jan to Dec
1914 Jan to Dec
1915 Jan to Sept 11
1915 Sept 17 to Dec
1915 Sept 17 to Dec
1916 Jan to Dec
1918 Jan to Dec
1920 Jan to Dec

The Benton Republican at the Benton lib.
June 3, 1898 to July 13, 1900
July 20, 1900 to May 22, 1903
May 29, 1903 to July 28, 1905

The Benton Standard
From April 8, 1943 to Dec 25, 1945 [1 reel]

The Benton Standard [weekly] at the Benton lib.
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1969 Jan to Dec
1970 Jan to Dec
1971 Jan to Dec
1972
1973
1974

Misc. Franklin Co IL papers at the Benton lib.
Franklin County Courier Jan to Dec 1875
Franklin County Courier Jan to Dec 1876
Franklin County Courier Jan to Dec 1877
Franklin County Courier June 13, 1860, Sept 18, 1866
Illinois Reputlican Oct 10, and Nov 21 1878
Legal Tender Apr 22, 1880
Scattered issues of the Benton Standard from 1850 to 1938

Benton Standard [weekly] at the Benton lib. Daily edit. 1922 to Nov 3 1923 June 6, 1924

Republican: Franklin Chronicle
June to Aug 1881

Franklin County Chronicle
Oct 1881 to 1883
Jan 30, 1885

Republican
June 1898 to Feb 1924

Standard
July 19 to Aug 9, 1850
May 2 to July 25, 1851
May 7, 1852
May 6, 1853
Aug 19, to Sept 9, 1853
Apr 28, 1854
Apr 20 1854
May 18, 1855
May 2, 1856
May 16, 1856
Aug 15, 1856
June 4, 1858
June 14, 1862
May 21, 1863
May 23, 1866
May 8, 1867
Apr 29, 1868
May 12, 1869
May 4, 1870
May 11, 1871
May 30, 1872
Apr 24, 1874
May 17, 1879
Apr 22, 1881
Apr 13, 1888
June 25, 1888
Apr 12, 1889
Apr 11, 1890
Apr 7, 1893
Aug 18 1932
Sept 15, 1932
Aug 25, 1938
Apr 8, 1943 to 1947
Mar 27, 1952

The Benton Evening News at the Benton lib.
1922 April, May
1923 Jan, Feb
1925 April, May, June
1926 Jan to June
1926 June to Dec
1927 Jan to June
1927 July to Dec
1928 Jan to June
1928 July to Dec
1929 Jan to June
1929 July to Dec
1930 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1930 Apr 1 to June 30
1930 July 1 to Sep 30
1930 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1931 Jan to June
1931 July to Dec
1932 Jan to June
1932 July to Dec
1933 Jan to June
1933 July to Dec
1934 Jan to June
1934 July to Dec
1935 Jan to June
1935 July to Dec
1936 Jan to June
1936 July to Dec
1937 Jan to June
1936 July to Dec
1937 Jan to June
1937 July to Dec
1938 Jan to June
1938 July to Dec
1939 Jan to June
1939 July to Dec
1940 Jan to June
1940 July to Dec
1941 Jan to June
1941 July to Dec
1942 Jan to June
1942 July to Dec
1943 Jan to June
1943 July to Dec
1944 Jan to June
1944 July to Dec
1945 Jan to June
1945 July to Dec
1946 Jan to June
1946 July to Dec
1947 Jan to June
1947 July to Dec
1948 Jan to June
1948 July to Dec
1949 Jan to June
1949 July to Dec
1950 Jan to June
1950 July to Dec
1951 Jan to June
1951 July to Dec
1952 Jan to June
1952 July to Dec
1953 Jan to June
1953 July to Dec
1954 Jan to June
1954 July to Dec
1955 Jan to June
1955 July to Dec
1956 Jan to June
1956 July to Dec
1957 Jan to June
1957 July to Dec
1958 Jan to Apr
1958 May to Aug
1958 Sep to Dec
1959 Jan to Apr
1959 May to Aug
1959 Sep to Dec
1960 Jan to Apr missing
1960 May to Aug
1960 Sep to Dec
1961 Jan to Apr
1961 May to Aug
1961 Sep to Dec
1962 Jan to Apr
1962 May to Aug
1962 Sep to Dec
1963 Jan to Apr
1963 May to Aug
1963 Sep to Dec
1964 Jan to Apr
1964 May to Aug
1964 Sep to Dec
1965 Jan to Apr
1965 May to Aug
1965 Sep to Dec
1966 Jan to Apr
1966 May to Aug
1966 Sep to Dec
1967 Jan to Apr
1967 May to Aug
1967 Sep to Dec
1968 Jan to Apr
1968 May to Aug
1968 Sep to Dec
1969 Jan to Apr
1969 May to Aug
1969 Sep to Dec
1970 Jan to Apr
1970 May to Aug
1970 Sep to Dec
1971 Jan to Apr
1971 May to Aug
1971 Sep to Dec
1972 Jan to Apr
1972 May to Aug
1972 Sep to Dec
1973 Jan to Apr
1973 May to Aug
1973 Sep to Dec
1974 Jan to Apr
1974 May to Aug
1974 Sep to Dec
1974 Jan to Apr
1974 May to Aug
1974 Sep to Dec
1975 Jan to Apr
1975 May to Aug
1975 Sep to Dec
1976 Jan to Apr
1976 May to Aug
1976 Sep to Dec
1977 Jan to Apr
1977 May to Aug
1977 Sep to Dec
1978 Jan to Apr
1978 May to Aug
1978 Sep to Dec
1979 Jan to Apr
1979 May to Aug
1979 Sep to Dec
1980 Jan to Apr
1980 May to Aug
1981 Sep to Dec
1982 Jan to Apr
1982 May to Aug
1982 Sep to Dec
1983 Jan to Apr
1983 May to Aug
1983 Sep to Dec
1984 Jan to Apr
1984 May to Aug
1984 Sep to Dec
1985 Jan to Apr
1985 May to Aug
1985 Sep to Dec
1986 Jan to Apr
1986 May to Aug
1986 Sep to Dec
1987 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1987 Apr 1 to Aug 31
1987 Sep 1 to Dec 31
1988 Jan 1 to Apr 28
1988 Apr 29 to Aug 31
1988 Sep 1 to Dec 31
1989 Jan 3 to Mar 31
1989 Apr 1 to Aug 31
1989 Sep 1 to Dec 30
1990 Jan 2 to Apr 30
1990 May 1 to Aug 31
1990 Sept 1 to Dec 31
1991 Jan 2 to Apr 30
1991 May 1 to Aug 31
1991 Sept 1 to Dec 31
1992 Jan to Apr
1992 May to Aug
1992 Sep to Dec
1993 Jan to Apr
1993 May to Aug
1993 Sep to Dec
1994 Jan to Apr
1994 May to Aug
1994 Sep to Dec
1995 Jan to Apr
1995 May to Aug
1995 Sep to Dec
1996 Jan to Apr
1996 May to Aug
1996 Sep to Dec
1997 Jan to Apr
1997 May to Aug
1997 Sep to Dec
1998 Jan to Apr
1998 May to Aug
1998 Sep to Dec
1999 Jan to Apr
1999 May to Aug
1999 Sep to Dec

The Christopher Progress
June 1, 1933
Jan 30 1947
Apr 24, 1947
May 29, 1947
Nov 14, 1956

The Sesser Herald
1918 to Apr 3, 1933

The Sesser Review
Mar 5, 1959 to June 10, 1970

The West Frankfort Daily American
Weekly:
Jan 10, 1919 to 1920
Daily:
Apr 24, 1920 to Oct 8, 1920
Oct 14, 1920
Oct 21, 1920
Oct 28, 1920
Nov 4, 1920
Nov 25, 1920
Dec 2, 1920
Dec 5, 1921 to 1982
The Daily American at the West Frankfort lib.
Jan 2, 1920 to Dec 31, 1920 Frankfort American
Daily American:
Apr 24, 1920 to June 30, 1920
Oct 1, 1920 to Mar 31, 1921
Apr 1, 1921 to Dec 31, 1921 & Mar 11, 1920 & Feb 4, 1922
1954 Jan to June
1954 July to Dec
1955 Jan to June
1955 July to Dec
1956 Jan to June
1956 July to Dec
1957 Jan to June
1957 July to Dec
1958 Jan to Apr
1958 May to Aug
1958 Sep to Dec
1959 Jan to Apr
1959 May to Aug
1959 Sep to Dec
1960 Jan to Apr
1960 May to Aug
1960 Sep to Dec
1961Jan to Apr
1961May to Aug
1961Sep to Dec
1962 Jan to Apr
1962 May to Aug
1962 Sep to Dec
1963 Jan to Apr
1963 May to Aug
1963 Sep to Dec
1964 Jan to Apr
1964 May to Aug
1964 Sep to Dec
1965 Jan to Apr
1965 May to Aug
1965 Sep to Dec
1966 Jan to Apr
1966 May to Aug
1966 Sep to Dec [film is broken]
1967 Jan to Apr
1967 May to Aug
1967 Sep to Dec
1968 Jan to Apr
1968 May to Aug
1968 Sep to Dec
1969 Jan to Apr
1969 May to Aug
1969 Sep to Dec
1970 Jan to Apr
1970 May to Aug
1970 Sep to Dec
1971 Jan to Apr
1971 May to Aug
1971 Sep to Dec
1972 Jan to Apr
1972 May to Aug
1972 Sep to Dec
1973 Jan to Apr
1973 May to Aug
1973 Sep to Dec
1974 Jan to Apr
1974 May to Aug
1974 Sep to Dec
1975 Jan to Apr
1975 May to Aug
1975 Sep to Dec
1976 Jan to Apr
1976 May to Aug
1976 Sep to Dec
1977 Jan to Apr
1977 May to Aug
1977 Sep to Dec
1978 Jan to Apr
1978 May to Aug
1978 Sep to Dec
1979 Jan to Apr
1979 May to Aug
1979 Sep to Dec
1980 Jan to Apr
1980 May to Aug
1980 Sep to Dec
1981 Jan to Apr
1981 May to Aug
1981 Sep to Dec
1982 Jan to Apr
1982 May to Aug
1982 Sep to Dec
1983 Jan to Apr is missing
1983 May 2 to Aug 31
1983 Sep 1 to Dec 31
1984 Jan 2 to Apr 30
1984 May 1 to July 31
1984 Sep 1 to Dec 31
1985 Jan 2 to Apr 30
1985 May 1 to July 31
1985 Sep to Dec is missing
1986 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1986 Apr 1 to Aug 7
1986 Aug 8 to Sep 30
1986 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1987 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1987 Apr 1 to June 30
1987 July 1 to Sept 29
1987 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1988 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1988 Apr to June is missing
1988 July 1 to Sept 30
1988 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1989 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1989 Apr 1 to June 30
1989 July 1 to Sept 30
1989 Oct 1 to Dec 30
1990 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1990 Apr 2 to June 30
1990 July 2 to Sep 29
1990 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1991 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1991 Apr 1 to June 30
1991 July 1 to Sept 30
1991 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1992 Jan 1 to Mar 30
1992 Apr 1 to June 30
1992 July 1 to Sep 30
1992 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1993 Jan 1 to Mar 30
1992 Apr 1 to June 30
1992 July 1 to Sept 30
1992 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1993 Jan 1 to Mar 31
1993 Apr 1 to June 30
1993 July 1 to Sept 30
1993 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1994 Jan 1 to Mar 31
1994 Apr 1 to June 30
1994 July 1 to Sept 30
1994 Oct 1 to Jan 2
1995 Jan 2 to Mar 30
1995 Apr 1 to June 29
1995 July 1 to Sept 30
1995 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1996 Jan 1 to Mar 31
1996 Apr 1 to June 29
1996 July 1 to Sept 28
1996 Oct to Dec is missing
1997 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1997 Apr 2 to June 30
1997 July 1 to Sept 30
1997 Oct 1 to Dec 20
1998 Jan 3 to Mar 30
1998 Apr 1 to June 30
1998 July 1 to Sept 30
1998 Oct 1 to Dec 31
1999 Jan 2 to Mar 31
1999 Apr 1 to June 29

The Zeigler Item
Sometimes it says News & Item.
The Zeigler public library has several old newspapers in their holdings.
Nov 10, 1921 to Jan 1928
Feb to Dec 1928

The Zeigler News
June 13, 1919 to Jan 1928
1929 to May 1953