| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Print, digital |
| Owner(s) | Shaw Media |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Headquarters |
DeKalb,
DeKalb County, Illinois, United States |
| Circulation | 19,968 |
| OCLC number | 27019477 |
| Website |
www |
The Daily Chronicle is a newspaper which covers DeKalb County in northern Illinois. Its newsroom and press are located in DeKalb, Illinois, a city about 60 miles west of Chicago along Interstate 88. The paper has a daily circulation of 19,968 and a Saturday/Sunday "Weekend Edition" circulation of 20,719, as of September 30, 2006. [1] It was formerly owned by Scripps League Newspapers, which was acquired by Pulitzer in 1996; Lee Enterprises acquired Pulitzer in 2005. [2] [3] Shaw Newspapers (now Shaw Media) of Dixon, Illinois acquired the newspaper in late 2007. [4]
Prior to 1970, the publication ran under the title The DeKalb Daily Chronicle, which began publication in 1909. [5]
Notes
- ^ Daily Newspapers, Lee Enterprises, Official site.
- ^ Times Wire Services (May 7, 1996). "Pulitzer to Purchase Scripps Newspapers". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Lee completes Pulitzer acquisition, Press Release, Lee Enterprises, 3 June 2005
- ^ "Shaw Newspapers – The story inside the story". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "About The DeKalb daily chronicle. (De Kalb, Ill.) 1909-1970". Chronicling America. United States Library of Congress. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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