This is a list of newspapers in Illinois.
Daily newspapers
- The Beacon-News â" Aurora
- Belleville News-Democrati> â" Belleville
- Belvidere Daily Republican â" Belleville
- The Benton Evening News â" Benton
- The Breeze-Courier â" Taylorville
- The Carmi Times â" Carmi
- Centralia Morning Sentinel â" Centralia
- Chicago Defender â" Chicago
- Chicago Sun-Times â" Chicago
- Chicago Tribune â" Chicago
- The Clay County Advocate-Press â" Flora
- Commercial-News â" Danville
- The Courier-News â" Elgin
- Daily American â" West Frankfort
- Daily Chronicle â" DeKalb
- Daily Gazette â" Sterling
- Daily Herald â" Arlington Heights
- The Daily Journal â" Kankakee
- The Daily Leader â" Pontiac
- The Daily Ledger â" Canton
- Daily Record â" Lawrenceville
- The Daily Register â" Harrisburg
- The Daily Republican â" Marion
- Daily Republican Register â" Mt. Carmel
- Daily Review Atlas â" Monmouth
- The Dispatch â" Moline
- Du Quoin Evening Call â" Du Quoin
- Edwardsville Intelligencer â" Edwardsville
- Effingham Daily News â" Effingham
- Herald & Review (Herald & Review, pub.; 1989â' ) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Herald & Review (Herald & Review, pub.; 1988â'1989) â" Decatur
- The Herald & Review (Decatur Herald and Review, pub.; 1982â'1988) â" Decatur
- The Morning Herald & Review (Decatur Herald and Review, pub.; 1980â'1982) â" Decatur
- Â ?preceded by? Decatur Daily Review (1919â'1980) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Herald (Herald-Despatch Co., pub.; 1899â'1980) â" Decatur
- Morning Herald-Dispatch (Herald-Despatch Co., pub.; 1890â'1899) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Daily Despatch (W. F. Calhoun, pub.; 1889â'189?) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Morning Herald (Hostetler & Ela, pub.; 1880â'1890) â" Decatur
- Morning Herald-Dispatch (Herald-Despatch Co., pub.; 1890â'1899) â" Decatur
- The Morning Herald & Review (Decatur Herald and Review, pub.; 1980â'1982) â" Decatur
- The Herald & Review (Decatur Herald and Review, pub.; 1982â'1988) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Herald & Review (Herald & Review, pub.; 1988â'1989) â" Decatur
- The Herald-News â" Joliet
- Journal-Courier â" Jacksonville
- Journal Gazette & Times-Courier â" Mattoon
- The Journal Standard â" Freeport
- Journal Star â" Peoria
- Kane County Chronicle â" Geneva
- Lake County News-Sun â" Waukegan
- Lincoln Courier â" Lincoln
- The McDonough County Voice â" Macomb
- McLeansboro Times-Leader â" McLeansboro
- Moline Daily Dispatch â" Moline
- Morris Daily Herald â" Morris
- Mt. Vernon Register-News â" Mt. Vernon
- Mt. Vernon Morning Sentinel â" Mt. Vernon
- Naperville Sun â" Naperville
- The News-Gazette â" Champaign
- News-Tribune â" LaSalle
- Northwest Herald â" Crystal Lake
- Olney Daily Mail â" Olney
- The Pantagraph â" Bloomington
- Paris Beacon-News â" Paris
- Pekin Daily Times â" Pekin
- Quincy Herald-Whig â" Quincy
- The Register-Mail â" Galesburg
- Robinson Daily News â" Robinson
- The Rock Island Argus (Moline Dispatch Pub. Co., pub.; 1986â' ) â" Rock Island
- The Argus (J. W. Potter Co., pub.; 1971â'1986) â" Rock Island
- The Rock Island Argus (J. W. Potter Co., pub; 1923â'1971) â" Rock Island
- Milan Independent (Lewis Guldenzopf, pub.; 1902â'1971) â" MIlan
- Milan Weekly Independent (C. D. McLaughlin, pub.; 1902â'1902) â" MIlan
- The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union (J. W. Potter Co., pub.; 1920â'1923) â" Rock Island
- Milan Independent (Lewis Guldenzopf, pub.; 1902â'1971) â" MIlan
- The Rock Island Argus (J. W. Potter Co., pub; 1923â'1971) â" Rock Island
- The Argus (J. W. Potter Co., pub.; 1971â'1986) â" Rock Island
- Rockford Register Star â" Rockford
- Shelbyville Daily Union â" Shelbyville
- The Sidell Reporter â" Sidell
- The Southern Illinoisan â" Carbondale
- SouthtownStar (was Daily Southtown) â" Tinley Park
- Star Courier â" Kewanee
- The State Journal-Register â" Springfield
- The Telegraph â" Alton
- The Telegraph â" Dixon
- The Times â" Ottawa
Weekly and bi-weekly newspapers
Bond County
- Greenville Advocate â" Greenville
Boone County
- "The Boone County Journal' - Belvidere
Bureau County
- Bureau County Republican â" Princeton
- Indian Valley Chief â" Tiskilwa
Calhoun County
- Calhoun News Herald â" Hardin
Carroll County
- Carroll County Review â" Thomson
- Mount Carroll Mirror-Democrat â" Mount Carroll
- Prairie Advocate News â" Lanark
- RiverReader | Online Magazine, News for Carroll County, Illinois â" Lanark
- Savanna Times Journal â" Savanna
Cass County
- Cass County Star-Gazette â" Beardstown
- La Estrella de Beardstown â" Beardstown
Christian County
- Morrisonville Times â" Morrisonville
- Pana News â" Pana
Coles County
- The Leader â" Coles County
Cook County
- Austin Weekly News â" Oak Park
- Berwyn Suburban Life â" Berwyn and Cicero
- Bridgeport News - Chicago
- The Chicago Crusader - Chicago
- Chicago Jewish Star - Skokie
- Chicago Journal - Chicago
- Chicago Reader â" Chicago
- The Chicago Shimpo â" Chicago
- Desplaines Valley News â" Summit
- Forest Park Review â" Forest Park
- Greek Press â" Chicago
- Hyde Park Herald â" South Side of Chicago, especially Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods
- La Grange Suburban Life â" La Grange
- Lemont Suburban Life â" Lemont
- Oak Park Journal - Oak Park
- The Reporter - Palos Heights
- Riverside & Brookfield Suburban Life â" Riverside and Brookfield
- Riverside-Brookfield Landmark â" Riverside and Brookfield
- Skokie Review - Skokie
- Streamwood Examiner - Streamwood
- Wednesday Journal â" Oak Park and River Forest
- Windy City Times â" Chicago
DeWitt County
- The Clinton Journal â" Clinton
DuPage County
- Addison Suburban Life â" Addison
- Bartlett Examiner â" Bartlett
- Carol Stream Examiner â" Carol Stream
- Carol Stream Suburban Life â" Carol Stream
- Downers Grove Suburban Life â" Downers Grove
- Elmhurst Suburban Life â" Elmhurst
- Glen Ellyn Suburban Life â" Glen Ellyn
- Hanover Park Examiner â" Hanover Park
- Hinsdale Suburban Life â" Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien and Oak Brook
- Lisle Suburban Life â" Lisle
- Lombard Suburban Life â" Lombard
- Villa Park Suburban Life â" Villa Park and Oakbrook Terrace
- Wayne Examiner â" Wayne
- West Chicago Suburban Life â" West Chicago, Warrenville and Winfield
- Westmont Suburban Life â" Westmont
- Wheaton Suburban Life â" Wheaton
- Woodridge Suburban Life â" Woodridge
Fayette County
- Farina News â" Farina
- The Leader-Union â" Vandalia
- Ramsey News-Journal â" Ramsey
- St. Elmo Banner â" St. Elmo
- St. Elmo Devonian â" St. Elmo
Fulton County
- Astoria South Fulton Argus â" Astoria
- Fulton Democrat â" Lewistown
Gallatin County
- Gallatin Democrat â" Shawneetown
- Ridgway News â" Ridgway
Greene County
- Greene Prairie Press â" Carrollton
Hancock County
- Augusta Eagle-Scribe â" Augusta
Hardin County
- Hardin County Independent â" Elizabethtown
Henry County
- Cambridge Chronicle â" Cambridge
- Geneseo Republic â" Geneseo
- Orion Gazette â" Orion
Iroquois County
- The Advocate â" Clifton
- Cissna Park News â" Cissna Park
- The Lone Tree Leader â" Onarga
Jackson County
- Carbondale Times â" Carbondale
- Murphysboro American â" Murphysboro (to cease publication in summer 2015)
Jersey County
- Jersey County Journal â" Jerseyville
- Jersey County Star â" Jerseyville
Johnson County
- Vienna Times â" Vienna
Kane County
- Batavia Republican â" Batavia
- Geneva Republican â" Geneva
- Fox Valley Labor News - Aurora
- The Voice â" 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 â" South Elgin
Kankakee County
- Herald Country Market â" Bourbonnais
Kendall County
- Fox Valley News Shopper- Yorkville, Oswego, Sandwich, Sugar Grove, Plano
Knox County
- Abingdon/Avon Argus Sentinel â" Abingdon
- Galesburg Register-Mail â" Galesburg
- The Paper â" Knox County
- The Zephyr â" Knox County
Lake County
- Barrington Suburban Life â" Barrington
- Lake County Suburban Life â" Grayslake (formerly the Lake County Journal)
LaSalle County
- The Streator Voice - Streator, Illinois
Lee County
- Sauk Valley Newspapers â" Lee County
Macon County
- African-American Voice (H.G. Livingston, pub.) â" Decatur (succeeds The Voice of the Black Community, published in Springfield)
- The Blue Mound Leader â" Blue Mound
- Decatur Tribune â" Decatur
Macoupin County
- Bunker Hill Gazette-News â" Bunker Hill
- Coal Country Times â" Gillespie
- Macoupin County Enquirer~Democrat - Carlinville
- Southwestern Journal â" Brighton
- Staunton Star Times â" Staunton
Madison County
- Highland News Leader â" Highland
- Madison County Chronicle â" Worden
- The Madison / St. Clair Record â" Edwardsville
- Troy Tribune â" Troy
Mason County
- Mason County Democrat â" Havana
Massac County
- The Metropolis Planet â" Metropolis
- The Southern Scene â" Metropolis
McDonough County
- Macomb Eagle â" Macomb
Menard County
- The Petersburg Observer â" Petersburg
Mercer County
- The Times Record â" Aledo
Monroe County
- Republic-Times-News â" Waterloo
- Monroe County Independent-News - Columbia
Montgomery County
- Hillboro Journal-News â" Hillsboro
Moultrie County
- News Progress â" Sullivan
Ogle County
- Rochelle News-Leader â" Rochelle
Peoria County
- Chillicothe Independent - Chillicothe
- Chillicothe Times-Bulletin â" Chillicothe
Piatt County
- The Journal Republican-Monticello â" Monticello
Pike County
- The Paper â" Barry
- The Pike County Express â" Pittsfield
- Pike Press â" Pittsfield
Pope County
- The Herald Enterprise â" Golconda
Putnam County
- The Putnam County Record â" Granville
Richland County
- Olney Daily Mail â" Olney
St. Clair County
- The Madison / St. Clair Record â" Edwardsville
Sangamon County
- Illinois Times â" Springfield
- The Sangamon Star
- The Sentinel (Wilson Publications, pub.; 2004â' ) â" Illiopolis
- preceded by Illiopolis Sentinel (Frank J. Bell, pub.; 19??â'2004) â" Illiopolis
- preceded by Niantic-Harristown County Line Observer (Cindy Wilson, pub.; 2001â'2004) â" Illiopolis
Stark County
- The Stark County News - Toulon
Tazewell County
- Delavan Times â" Delavan
Union County
- Gazette-Democrat â" Anna
Warren County
- Roseville Independent â" Roseville
Washington County
- Nashville News â" Nashville
- The Okawville Times - Okawville
Whiteside County
- Erie Review â" Erie
- Fulton Journal â" Fulton
- Prophetstown Echo â" Prophetstown
- Whiteside Sentinel â" Morrison
Will County
- The Frankfort Station â" Frankfort
- The Homer Horizon â" Homer Glen
- KSKJ Voice (formerly Amerikanski Slovenec; bi-monthly) â" Joliet
- The Mokena Messenger â" Mokena
- The New Lenox Patriot â" New Lenox
Winnebago County
- Rock River Times â" Rockford
Monthly newspapers
- Chicago Dispatcher â" Chicago
- The Marengo-Union Times â" Marengo
Foreign-language newspapers
- El Conquistador â" Geneva (Spanish and English)
- Den Danske Pioneer (The Danish Pioneer) â" Hoffman Estates (Danish)
- Dziennik ZwiÄ zkowy (Polish Daily News) â" Chicago (Polish)
- Hlas Národa (The Voice of the Nation) â" Chicago
- Naród Polski â" Chicago
- Nedelni Hlasatel (formerly Denni Hlasatel) â" Berwyn
- Sonntagpost und Milwaukee deutsche Zeitung â" Chicago
- Svenska Amerikanaren Tribunen â" Chicago
- Zgoda (Harmony) â" Chicago
University and college newspapers
- The Bradley Scout â" Bradley University
- The Chicago Maroon â" University of Chicago
- Chicago Weekly â" University of Chicago
- The Columbia Chronicle â" Columbia College Chicago
- The Daily Eastern News â" Eastern Illinois University
- Daily Egyptian â" Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Daily Illini â" University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- The Daily Northwestern â" Northwestern University
- The Daily Vidette â" Illinois State University
- The DePaulia â" DePaul University
- ICC Harbinger - Illinois Central College
- The Lewis Flyer â" Lewis University
- Loyola Phoenix â" Loyola University Chicago
- The McKendree Review - McKendree University
- Northern Star â" Northern Illinois University
- The Stentor â" Lake Forest College
- Western Courier â" Western Illinois University
Newspapers no longer published in Illinois
- Draugas (The Friend) â" formerly published in Chicago (Lithuanian language)
Defunct newspapers
- Abendpost und Milwaukee deutsche Zeitung â" Chicago (German language)
- Arbeiter-Zeitung â" Chicago (German language)
- Assyrian Guardian â" Chicago
- Dahlgren Echo â" Dahlgren
- Decatur Daily Review (Review Pub. Co., pub.; 1891â'1917) â" Decatur
- succeeded by? Decatur Daily Review (1919â'1980) â" Decatur
- Daily Republican (Hamsher & Calhoun, pub.; 1894â'1899) â" Decatur
- Decatur Daily Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1875â'1894) â" Decatur
- The Daily Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1872â'1875) â" Decatur
- Daily Decatur Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1867â'1872) â" Decatur
- The Daily Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1872â'1875) â" Decatur
- Morning Review (Review Pub. Co., pub.; 1888â'1891) â" Decatur
- The Daily Review (W. J. Mize & Col., pub.; 1886â'1888) â" Decatur
- Morning Review (Jack & Mize, pub.; 1884â'1886) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Morning Review (Jack & Mize, pub.; 1883â'1884) â" Decatur
- The Morning Review (S. S. Jack, pub.; 1881â'1883) â" Decatur
- Decatur Daily Review (Wm. H. Bayne, pub.; 18??â'1881) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Local Review (Alfred Wuensch, pub.; 1873â'18??) â" Decatur
- Decatur Daily Review (Wm. H. Bayne, pub.; 18??â'1881) â" Decatur
- The Morning Review (S. S. Jack, pub.; 1881â'1883) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Morning Review (Jack & Mize, pub.; 1883â'1884) â" Decatur
- Morning Review (Jack & Mize, pub.; 1884â'1886) â" Decatur
- The Daily Review (W. J. Mize & Col., pub.; 1886â'1888) â" Decatur
- Decatur Daily Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1875â'1894) â" Decatur
- Decatur Weekly Republican (Hamsher & Mosser, pub.; 1877â'1898) â" Decatur
- The Decatur Republican (Stanley & Mosser, pub; 1867â'1877) â" Decatur
- The Evening Bulletin (John Lindsay & Co., pub.; 18??â'1???) â" Decatur
- Labor Bulletin (John Lindsay & Co., pub.; 1886â'18??) â" Decatur
- Daily Labor Bulletin (John Lindsay & Co., pub.; 1885â'1886) â" Decatur
- Labor Bulletin (John Lindsay & Co., pub.; 1886â'18??) â" Decatur
- Naujienos (socialist newspaper) â" Chicago
- Skandinaven â" Chicago (Norwegian Language)
- South County News â" Gillespie
- The Voice of the Black Community (The Voice, pub.; 1968â'1993) â" Decatur
- Weekly Thursday News (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1997â'1997) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Weekly News (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1989â'1997) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Mount Pulaski Weekly News (Weekly News, pub.; 1988â'1988) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Hometown Weekly News (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1988â'1988) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Independent Free Press (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1988â'1988) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Weekly Merchant (1987â'1987) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Independent Free Press (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1988â'1988) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Times News (Harry J. Wible, pub.; 1961â'1988) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Mt. Pulaski Times-News (Harry J. Wible, pub.; 1932â'1961) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Mt. Pulaski Times (Smedley & Hansel, pub.; 190?â'1932) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Mt. Pulaski Weekly News (S. Linn Reidler, pub.; 18??â'1932) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Mt. Pulaski Times-News (Harry J. Wible, pub.; 1932â'1961) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Hometown Weekly News (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1988â'1988) â" Mt. Pulaski
- The Prairie Post (Bob Wilson, pub.; 1958â'1989) â" Maroa
- The Argenta Register (G. Huntoon, pub.; 1917â'1958) â" Argenta
- Mount Pulaski Weekly News (Weekly News, pub.; 1988â'1988) â" Mt. Pulaski
- Weekly News (Michael Lakin, pub.; 1989â'1997) â" Mt. Pulaski
See also
- Illinois Newspaper Project
- Newspapers of the Chicago metropolitan area
References
External links
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers at the Library of Congress
- eCirc at the Audit Bureau of Circulations, provides circuluation figures based on latest FAS-FAX Report
- Illinois Press Association
- Terence A. Tanner Collection at the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign