Daily Chronicle (Illinois) Explained

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.

History

Prior to 1970, the publication ran under the title The DeKalb Daily Chronicle, which began publication in 1909.^[1]

The newspaper 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] [5]}

Circulation

The paper has a daily circulation of 19,968 and a Saturday/Sunday "Weekend Edition" circulation of 20,719, as of September 30, 2006.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: . About The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. (De Kalb, Ill.) 1909-1970 . 28 July 2017 . Chronicling America . United States Library of Congress.
2. News: Times Wire Services . May 7, 1996 . Pulitzer to Purchase Scripps Newspapers . Los Angeles Times.
3. http://www.lee.net/newsreleases/news-2005-06-03-pulitzer-close.shtml Lee completes Pulitzer acquisition
4. Web site: Shaw Newspapers – The story inside the story . 2008-01-26 . 2008-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080511174000/http://www.shawnewspapers.com/ . dead .
5. News: December 5, 2007 . Shaw adds DeKalb papers . Northwest Herald . 40.
6. http://www.lee.net/newspapers/ Daily Newspapers