List of newspapers in Illinois



This is a list of newspapers in Illinois.

Daily newspapers


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
  • The Chicago Jewish Home – Chicago
  • Chicago Jewish News – Skokie
  • Chicago Journal – Chicago
  • Chicago Reader – Chicago
  • 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
  • Wednesday Journal – Oak Park and River Forest
  • Windy City Times – Chicago

    DeWitt County

  • The Clinton Journal – Clinton

    DuPage County

  • Addison Suburban Life – Addison
  • Carol Stream Suburban Life – Carol Stream
  • Downers Grove Suburban Life – Downers Grove
  • Elmhurst Suburban Life – Elmhurst
  • Glen Ellyn Suburban Life – Glen Ellyn
  • 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
  • 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 County Shopper – Carrollton
  • 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

    Jersey County

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

    Johnson County

  • Vienna Times – Vienna

    Kane County

  • Batavia Republican – Batavia
  • Fox Valley Labor News – Aurora
  • Fox Valley News Shopper – Yorkville, Oswego, Sandwich, Sugar Grove
  • Geneva Republican – Geneva
  • The Voice – Aurora

    Kankakee County

  • Country Herald – Bourbonnais)

    Kendall County

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

    Knox County

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

    Lake County

  • Barrington Suburban Life – Barrington
  • Lake County Suburban Life – Grayslake

    LaSalle County

  • The Streator Voice – Streator

    Lee County

  • Sauk Valley Newspapers – Lee County

    Macon County

  • African-American Voice – Decatur
  • The Blue Mound Leader – Blue Mound
  • Decatur Tribune – Decatur

    Macoupin County

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

    Madison County

  • AdVantage News – Alton
  • 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

    McHenry County

  • Sun Day – Huntley

    Menard County

  • The Petersburg Observer – Petersburg

    Mercer County

  • The Times Record – Aledo

    Monroe County

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

    Montgomery County

  • The Journal-News – Hillsboro
  • Nokomis Free Press-Progress – Nokomis

    Moultrie County

  • News Progress – Sullivan

    Ogle County

  • Rochelle News-Leader – Rochelle

    Peoria County

  • 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 – Illiopolis
  • * preceded by Illiopolis Sentinel – Illiopolis
  • * preceded by Niantic-Harristown County Line Observer – 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 – 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

  • Arbeiter-Zeitung – Chicago
  • Den Danske Pioneer – Hoffman Estates
  • Dziennik Związkowy – Chicago
  • El Conquistador – Geneva
  • Hlas Národa – Chicago
  • Naród Polski – Chicago
  • Naujienos – Chicago
  • Nedelni Hlasatel – Berwyn
  • Sonntagpost und Milwaukee deutsche Zeitung – Chicago
  • Svenska Amerikanaren Tribunen – Chicago
  • Zgoda – Chicago

    University and college newspapers

  • The Bradley Scout – Bradley University
  • The Chicago Maroon – University of Chicago
  • The Columbia Chronicle – Columbia College Chicago
  • The Daily Eastern News – Eastern Illinois University
  • The Daily Egyptian – Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • The Daily Illini – University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
  • The Daily Northwestern – Northwestern 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
  • South Side Weekly – University of Chicago
  • The Stentor – Lake Forest College
  • The Vidette – Illinois State University
  • Western Courier – Western Illinois University

    Newspapers no longer published in Illinois

  • Draugas – formerly published in Chicago

    Defunct newspapers

  • Abendpost und Milwaukee deutsche Zeitung – Chicago
  • Arbeiter-Zeitung – Chicago
  • Assyrian Guardian – Chicago
  • Chicago Jewish Star – Skokie
  • Dahlgren Echo – Dahlgren
  • Daily Journal – Wheaton
  • The Herald/Country Market – Bourbonnais
  • Decatur Daily Review – Decatur
  • * succeeded by? Decatur Daily Review – Decatur
  • * Daily Republican – Decatur
  • ** Decatur Daily Republican – Decatur
  • *** The Daily Republican – Decatur
  • **** Daily Decatur Republican – Decatur
  • ** Morning Review – Decatur
  • *** The Daily Review – Decatur
  • **** Morning Review – Decatur
  • ***** The Decatur Morning Review – Decatur
  • ****** The Morning Review – Decatur
  • ******* Decatur Daily Review – Decatur
  • ******** The Decatur Local Review – Decatur
  • Decatur Weekly Republican – Decatur
  • * The Decatur Republican – Decatur
  • The Evening Bulletin – Decatur
  • * Labor Bulletin – Decatur
  • ** Daily Labor Bulletin – Decatur
  • The Express – Tallula
  • Naujienos – Chicago
  • Skandinaven – Chicago
  • South County News – Gillespie
  • The Voice of the Black Community – Decatur
  • Weekly Thursday News – Mt. Pulaski
  • * Weekly News – Mt. Pulaski
  • ** Mount Pulaski Weekly News – Mt. Pulaski
  • *** Hometown Weekly News – Mt. Pulaski
  • **** Independent Free Press – Mt. Pulaski
  • ***** Weekly Merchant – Mt. Pulaski
  • *** Times News – Mt. Pulaski
  • **** Mt. Pulaski Times-News – Mt. Pulaski
  • ***** Mt. Pulaski Times – Mt. Pulaski
  • ***** Mt. Pulaski Weekly News – Mt. Pulaski
  • ** The Prairie Post – Maroa
  • *** The Argenta Register – Argenta