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List of newspapers in Illinois

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This is a list of newspapers in Illinois.

Contents

Daily newspapers

  • The Beacon-News – Aurora
  • Belleville News-Democrat – Belleville
  • Belvidere Daily Republican – Belleville
  • The Benton Evening News – Benton
  • The Breeze-Courier – Taylorville
  • The Carmi Times – Carmi
  • Centralia Morning Sentinel – Centralia
  • Chicago Defender – Chicago
  • Chicago Sun-Times – Chicago
  • Chicago Tribune – Chicago
  • The Clay County Advocate-Press – Flora
  • Commercial-News – Danville
  • The Courier-News – Elgin
  • Daily American – West Frankfort
  • Daily Chronicle – DeKalb
  • Daily Gazette – Sterling
  • Daily Herald – Arlington Heights
  • The Daily Journal – Kankakee
  • The Daily Leader – Pontiac
  • The Daily Ledger – Canton
  • Daily Record – Lawrenceville
  • The Daily Register – Harrisburg
  • The Daily Republican – Marion
  • Daily Republican Register – Mt. Carmel
  • Daily Review Atlas – Monmouth
  • The Dispatch – Moline
  • Du Quoin Evening Call – Du Quoin
  • Edwardsville Intelligencer – Edwardsville
  • Effingham Daily News – Effingham
  • Herald & Review (Herald & Review, pub.; 1989− ) — Decatur
  • The Decatur Herald & Review (Herald & Review, pub.; 1988−1989) — Decatur
  • The Herald & Review (Decatur Herald and Review, pub.; 1982−1988) — Decatur
  • The Morning Herald & Review (Decatur Herald and Review, pub.; 1980−1982) — Decatur
  •  ?preceded by? Decatur Daily Review (1919−1980) — Decatur
  • The Decatur Herald (Herald-Despatch Co., pub.; 1899−1980) — Decatur
  • Morning Herald-Dispatch (Herald-Despatch Co., pub.; 1890−1899) — Decatur
  • The Decatur Daily Despatch (W. F. Calhoun, pub.; 1889−189?) — Decatur
  • The Decatur Morning Herald (Hostetler & Ela, pub.; 1880−1890) — Decatur
  • The Herald-News – Joliet
  • Journal-Courier – Jacksonville
  • Journal Gazette & Times-Courier – Mattoon
  • The Journal Standard – Freeport
  • Journal Star – Peoria
  • Kane County Chronicle – Geneva
  • Lake County News-Sun – Waukegan
  • Lincoln Courier – Lincoln
  • The McDonough County Voice – Macomb
  • McLeansboro Times-Leader – McLeansboro
  • Moline Daily Dispatch – Moline
  • Morris Daily Herald – Morris
  • Mt. Vernon Register-News – Mt. Vernon
  • Mt. Vernon Morning Sentinel – Mt. Vernon
  • Naperville Sun – Naperville
  • The News-Gazette – Champaign
  • News-Tribune – LaSalle
  • Northwest Herald – Crystal Lake
  • Olney Daily Mail – Olney
  • The Pantagraph – Bloomington
  • Paris Beacon-News – Paris
  • Pekin Daily Times – Pekin
  • Quincy Herald-Whig – Quincy
  • The Register-Mail – Galesburg
  • Robinson Daily News – Robinson
  • The Rock Island Argus (Moline Dispatch Pub. Co., pub.; 1986− ) — Rock Island
  • The Argus (J. W. Potter Co., pub.; 1971−1986) — Rock Island
  • The Rock Island Argus (J. W. Potter Co., pub; 1923−1971) — Rock Island
  • Milan Independent (Lewis Guldenzopf, pub.; 1902−1971) — MIlan
  • Milan Weekly Independent (C. D. McLaughlin, pub.; 1902−1902) — MIlan
  • The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union (J. W. Potter Co., pub.; 1920−1923) — Rock Island
  • Rockford Register Star – Rockford
  • Shelbyville Daily Union – Shelbyville
  • The Sidell Reporter – Sidell
  • The Southern Illinoisan – Carbondale
  • SouthtownStar (was Daily Southtown) – Tinley Park
  • Star Courier – Kewanee
  • The State Journal-Register – Springfield
  • The Telegraph – Alton
  • The Telegraph – Dixon
  • The Times – Ottawa

    • Bond County

  • Greenville Advocate – Greenville

    • Boone County

  • "The Boone County Journal' - Belvidere

    • Bureau County

  • Bureau County Republican – Princeton
  • Indian Valley Chief – Tiskilwa

    • Calhoun County

  • Calhoun News Herald – Hardin

    • Carroll County

  • Carroll County Review – Thomson
  • Mount Carroll Mirror-Democrat – Mount Carroll
  • Prairie Advocate News – Lanark
  • Savanna Times Journal – Savanna

    • Cass County

  • Cass County Star-Gazette – Beardstown
  • La Estrella de Beardstown – Beardstown

    • Christian County

  • Morrisonville Times – Morrisonville
  • Pana News – Pana

    • Coles County

  • The Leader – Coles County

    • Cook County

  • Austin Weekly News – Oak Park
  • Berwyn Suburban Life – Berwyn and Cicero
  • Bridgeport News - Chicago
  • The Chicago Crusader - Chicago
  • Chicago Jewish Star - Skokie
  • Chicago Journal - Chicago
  • Chicago Reader – Chicago
  • The Chicago Shimpo – Chicago
  • Desplaines Valley News – Summit
  • Forest Park Review – Forest Park
  • Greek Press – Chicago
  • Hyde Park Herald – South Side of Chicago, especially Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods
  • La Grange Suburban Life – La Grange
  • Lemont Suburban Life – Lemont
  • Oak Park Journal - Oak Park
  • The Reporter - Palos Heights
  • Riverside & Brookfield Suburban Life – Riverside and Brookfield
  • Riverside-Brookfield Landmark – Riverside and Brookfield
  • Skokie Review - Skokie
  • Streamwood Examiner - Streamwood
  • Wednesday Journal – Oak Park and River Forest
  • Windy City Times – Chicago

    • DeWitt County

  • The Clinton Journal – Clinton

    • DuPage County

  • Addison Suburban Life – Addison
  • Bartlett Examiner – Bartlett
  • Carol Stream Examiner – Carol Stream
  • Carol Stream Suburban Life – Carol Stream
  • Downers Grove Suburban Life – Downers Grove
  • Elmhurst Suburban Life – Elmhurst
  • Glen Ellyn Suburban Life – Glen Ellyn
  • Hanover Park Examiner – Hanover Park
  • Hinsdale Suburban Life – Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien and Oak Brook
  • Lisle Suburban Life – Lisle
  • Lombard Suburban Life – Lombard
  • Villa Park Suburban Life – Villa Park and Oakbrook Terrace
  • Wayne Examiner – Wayne
  • West Chicago Suburban Life – West Chicago, Warrenville and Winfield
  • Westmont Suburban Life – Westmont
  • Wheaton Suburban Life – Wheaton
  • Woodridge Suburban Life – Woodridge

    • Fayette County

  • Farina News – Farina
  • The Leader-Union – Vandalia
  • Ramsey News-Journal – Ramsey
  • St. Elmo Banner – St. Elmo
  • St. Elmo Devonian – St. Elmo

    • Fulton County

  • Astoria South Fulton Argus – Astoria
  • Fulton Democrat – Lewistown

    • Gallatin County

  • Gallatin Democrat – Shawneetown
  • Ridgway News – Ridgway

    • Greene County

  • Greene Prairie Press – Carrollton

    • Hancock County

  • Augusta Eagle-Scribe – Augusta

    • Hardin County

  • Hardin County Independent – Elizabethtown

    • Henry County

  • Cambridge Chronicle – Cambridge
  • Geneseo Republic – Geneseo
  • Orion Gazette – Orion

    • Iroquois County

  • The Advocate – Clifton
  • Cissna Park News – Cissna Park
  • The Lone Tree Leader – Onarga

    • Jackson County

  • Carbondale Times – Carbondale
  • Murphysboro American – Murphysboro (to cease publication in summer 2015)

    • Jersey County

  • Jersey County Journal – Jerseyville
  • Jersey County Star – Jerseyville

    • Johnson County

  • Vienna Times – Vienna

    • Kane County

  • Batavia Republican – Batavia
  • Geneva Republican – Geneva
  • Fox Valley Labor News - Aurora
  • The Voice – Aurora
  • Fox Valley News Shopper- Yorkville
  • Fox Valley News Shopper- Oswego
  • Fox Valley News Shopper- Sandwich
  • Fox Valley News Shopper- Sugar Grove
  • South Elgin Examiner – South Elgin

    • Kankakee County

  • Herald Country Market – Bourbonnais

    • Kendall County

  • Fox Valley News Shopper- Yorkville, Oswego, Sandwich, Sugar Grove, Plano

    • Knox County

  • Abingdon/Avon Argus Sentinel – Abingdon
  • Galesburg Register-Mail – Galesburg
  • The Paper – Knox County
  • The Zephyr – Knox County

    • Lake County

  • Barrington Suburban Life – Barrington
  • Lake County Suburban Life – Grayslake (formerly the Lake County Journal)

    • LaSalle County

  • The Streator Voice - Streator, Illinois

    • Lee County

  • Sauk Valley Newspapers – Lee County

    • Macon County

  • African-American Voice (H.G. Livingston, pub.) — Decatur (succeeds The Voice of the Black Community, published in Springfield)
  • The Blue Mound Leader – Blue Mound
  • Decatur Tribune – Decatur

    • Macoupin County

  • Bunker Hill Gazette-News – Bunker Hill
  • Coal Country Times – Gillespie
  • Macoupin County Enquirer~Democrat - Carlinville
  • Southwestern Journal – Brighton
  • Staunton Star Times – Staunton

    • Madison County

  • Highland News Leader – Highland
  • Madison County Chronicle – Worden
  • The Madison / St. Clair Record – Edwardsville
  • Troy Tribune – Troy

    • Mason County

  • Mason County Democrat – Havana

    • Massac County

  • The Metropolis Planet – Metropolis
  • The Southern Scene – Metropolis

    • McDonough County

  • Macomb Eagle – Macomb

    • Menard County

  • The Petersburg Observer – Petersburg

    • Mercer County

  • The Times Record – Aledo

    • Monroe County

  • Republic-Times-News – Waterloo
  • Monroe County Independent-News - Columbia

    • Montgomery County

  • Hillboro Journal-News – Hillsboro

    • Moultrie County

  • News Progress – Sullivan

    • Ogle County

  • Rochelle News-Leader – Rochelle

    • Peoria County

  • Chillicothe Independent - Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe Times-Bulletin – Chillicothe

    • Piatt County

  • The Journal Republican-Monticello – Monticello

    • Pike County

  • The Paper – Barry
  • The Pike County Express – Pittsfield
  • Pike Press – Pittsfield

    • Pope County

  • The Herald Enterprise – Golconda

    • Putnam County

  • The Putnam County Record – Granville

    • Richland County

  • Olney Daily Mail – Olney

    • St. Clair County

  • The Madison / St. Clair Record – Edwardsville

    • Sangamon County

  • Illinois Times – Springfield
  • The Sangamon Star
  • The Sentinel (Wilson Publications, pub.; 2004− ) — Illiopolis
  • preceded by Illiopolis Sentinel (Frank J. Bell, pub.; 19??−2004) — Illiopolis
  • preceded by Niantic-Harristown County Line Observer (Cindy Wilson, pub.; 2001−2004) — Illiopolis

    • Stark County

  • The Stark County News - Toulon

    • Tazewell County

  • Delavan Times – Delavan

    • Union County

  • Gazette-Democrat – Anna

    • Warren County

  • Roseville Independent – Roseville

    • Washington County

  • Nashville News – Nashville
  • The Okawville Times - Okawville

    • Whiteside County

  • Erie Review – Erie
  • Fulton Journal – Fulton
  • Prophetstown Echo – Prophetstown
  • Whiteside Sentinel – Morrison

    • Will County

  • The Frankfort Station – Frankfort
  • The Homer Horizon – Homer Glen
  • KSKJ Voice (formerly Amerikanski Slovenec; bi-monthly) – Joliet
  • The Mokena Messenger – Mokena
  • The New Lenox Patriot – New Lenox

    • Winnebago County

  • Rock River Times – Rockford

    • Monthly newspapers

  • Chicago Dispatcher – Chicago
  • The Marengo-Union Times – Marengo

    • Foreign-language newspapers

  • El Conquistador – Geneva (Spanish and English)
  • Den Danske Pioneer (The Danish Pioneer) – Hoffman Estates (Danish)
  • Dziennik Związkowy (Polish Daily News) – Chicago (Polish)
  • Hlas Národa (The Voice of the Nation) – Chicago
  • Naród Polski – Chicago
  • Nedelni Hlasatel (formerly Denni Hlasatel) – Berwyn
  • Sonntagpost und Milwaukee deutsche Zeitung – Chicago
  • Svenska Amerikanaren Tribunen – Chicago
  • Zgoda (Harmony) – Chicago

    • University and college newspapers

  • The Bradley Scout – Bradley University
  • The Chicago Maroon – University of Chicago
  • Chicago Weekly – University of Chicago
  • The Columbia Chronicle – Columbia College Chicago
  • The Daily Eastern News – Eastern Illinois University
  • Daily Egyptian – Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Daily Illini – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The Daily Northwestern – Northwestern University
  • The Daily Vidette – Illinois State University
  • The DePaulia – DePaul University
  • ICC Harbinger - Illinois Central College
  • The Lewis Flyer – Lewis University
  • Loyola Phoenix – Loyola University Chicago
  • The McKendree Review - McKendree University
  • Northern Star – Northern Illinois University
  • The Stentor – Lake Forest College
  • Western Courier – Western Illinois University

    • Newspapers no longer published in Illinois

  • Draugas (The Friend) – formerly published in Chicago (Lithuanian language)

    • Defunct newspapers

  • Abendpost und Milwaukee deutsche Zeitung – Chicago
  • Arbeiter-Zeitung – Chicago (German language)
  • Assyrian Guardian – Chicago
  • Dahlgren Echo — Dahlgren
  • Decatur Daily Review (Review Pub. Co., pub.; 1891−1917) — Decatur
  • succeeded by? Decatur Daily Review (1919−1980) — Decatur
  • Daily Republican (Hamsher & Calhoun, pub.; 1894−1899) — Decatur
  • Decatur Daily Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1875−1894) — Decatur
  • The Daily Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1872−1875) — Decatur
  • Daily Decatur Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1867−1872) — Decatur
  • Morning Review (Review Pub. Co., pub.; 1888−1891) — Decatur
  • The Daily Review (W. J. Mize & Col., pub.; 1886−1888) — Decatur
  • Morning Review (Jack & Mize, pub.; 1884−1886) — Decatur
  • The Decatur Morning Review (Jack & Mize, pub.; 1883−1884) — Decatur
  • The Morning Review (S. S. Jack, pub.; 1881−1883) — Decatur
  • Decatur Daily Review (Wm. H. Bayne, pub.; 18??−1881) — Decatur
  • The Decatur Local Review (Alfred Wuensch, pub.; 1873−18??) — Decatur
  • Decatur Weekly Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1877−1898) — Decatur
  • The Decatur Republican (Stanley & Mosser, pub; 1867−1877) — Decatur
  • The Evening Bulletin (John Lindsay & Co., pub.; 18??−1???) — Decatur
  • Labor Bulletin (John Lindsay & Co., pub.; 1886−18??) — Decatur
  • Daily Labor Bulletin (John Lindsay & Co., pub.; 1885−1886) — Decatur
  • Naujienos (socialist newspaper) – Chicago
  • Skandinaven – Chicago (Norwegian Language)
  • South County News — Gillespie
  • The Voice of the Black Community (The Voice, pub.; 1968−1993) — Decatur
  • Weekly Thursday News (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1997−1997) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Weekly News (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1989−1997) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Mount Pulaski Weekly News (Weekly News, pub.; 1988−1988) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Hometown Weekly News (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1988−1988) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Independent Free Press (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1988−1988) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Weekly Merchant (1987−1987) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Times News (Harry J. Wible, pub.; 1961−1988) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Mt. Pulaski Times-News (Harry J. Wible, pub.; 1932−1961) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Mt. Pulaski Times (Smedley & Hansel, pub.; 190?−1932) — Mt. Pulaski
  • Mt. Pulaski Weekly News (S. Linn Reidler, pub.; 18??−1932) — Mt. Pulaski
  • The Prairie Post (Bob Wilson, pub.; 1958−1989) — Maroa
  • The Argenta Register (G. Huntoon, pub.; 1917−1958) — Argenta

    • References

    List of newspapers in Illinois Wikipedia
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