These are how to remove Chicago Tribune paywall tips, so you can read all its digital articles without signing up an account.
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Just a quick a try-out, I've already found there are many options that can access all its website content.
How to access Chicago Tribune articles for free
- 12feet Ladder
- Cache Google pages
- Disable JavaScript
- JavaScript Bookmarklet
- ClearThisPage
- PrintFriendly
- Shackle-free
- Google Translate
- Textise
- Bypass Paywalls Clean extension
Let's go through each one of the techniques that can get around Chicago Tribune paywall.
1. 12feet Ladder
Here are two ways of doing it.
i. Go to the 12feet website, or here and paste the article URL, and then click the "Clean Webpage" button.
ii. Use 12feet proxy Chrome extension.
This is the 12feet Chrome extension.
Download, install and pin it to your toolbar.
When at the blocked article, click the icon at the toolbar.
2. Cache Google pages
This is all you need to do:
Go to The Telegraph homepage.
Click the article which you want to read.
The article would be blocked by its paywall.
Now go the Firefox browser address bar at the top of the page.
Add cache: in front of the article URL.
For example the URL of the article is:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/12/review-the-roommate-on-broadway-has-stars-much-bigger-than-this-story/
After adding cache: in front of it, and it looks like this:
cache:https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/12/review-the-roommate-on-broadway-has-stars-much-bigger-than-this-story/
Press the "Enter" key, and it would take you to the Google cached page.
Now you can read the complete unblocked article "Review: ‘The Roommate’ on Broadway has stars much bigger than this story'’.
3. Disable JavaScript
This is the most common way to get past paywalls of various media websites.
For a more details of turning off JavaScript tips, refer to this: "How to disable JavaScript to bypass paywalls".
4. JavaScript Bookmarklet
This is what you do:
Copy the code below and bookmark it to your browser.
For convenience, save it at the bookmark bar.
javascript:window.location='https://google.com/search?q='+window.location.href;
When you are the blocked Chicago Tribune article, click the JavaScript bookmarklet.
It redirects to a Google search of that article.
Click the article in the search result, and you will see the full unblocked article.
NOTE: After reading a few articles, and if it stops working, close all the tabs and clear Chicago Tribune cookies.
5. Clearthis.Page Bookmarklet
You can also this free online tool Clearthis.Page to clear paywall, ads, pop-ups and more.
Add the bookmarklet to your toolbar, then just click it to remove the paywall.
How to set up Clearthis.Page:
Go this site, drag the link to your bookmark bar.
When at the blocked article, click the Clearthis.Page icon at the bookmark bar.
Instantly the full article without any image appears.
6. PrintFriendly
This is what you do:
Go to PrintFriendly site, paste the blocked article URL on the space provided.
Click the "Preview" button, and the full article appears.
7. Shackle-free
Just like PrintFriendly, paste the article URL, and click to get the full article.
Go Shackle-free site, paste the article URL in the space provided.
Click the "Read" button and the complete article appears.
8. Google Translate
It is a simple way to bypass Chicago Tribune paywall.
Paste the article URL and click translate.
For more details, refer to this: "How to use Google Translate to bypass paywall to read articles for free".
9. Textise
Use the text-only and accessibility tools Textise and you can view the full text article, but no picture or image.
Textise is an Internet tool that can create a text only version of almost any web page.
This is what you do:
Go to Textise site.
Copy the blocked article URL and paste it in the box provided.
Click the "Textise" button.
Immediately the full Chicago Tribune article appears, but without any picture.
10. Bypass Paywalls Clean extension
Using this popular Bypass Paywalls Clean extension by Magnolia definitely get past Chicago Tribune paywall.
For Firefox browser, follow this tutorial: "How to install Bypass Paywalls Clean extension for Firefox".
For Google Chrome browser, follow this tutorial: "How to install Bypass Paywalls Clean for Chrome".
So these are just ten latest workable tips how to get past Chicago Tribune paywall.
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