| The Journal-News | |
| Type: | Biweekly newspaper |
| Owners: | John and Susan Galer |
| Publisher: | Michael Plunkett |
| Editor: | Mary (Galer) Herschelman |
| Sportseditor: | Kyle Herschelman |
| Foundation: | 2004 |
| Headquarters: | 431 S. Main St.Hillsboro, IL 62049 |
The Journal-News is a newspaper based in Hillsboro, Illinois. It was formed by the 2004 merger of two Hillsboro newspapers: the Hillsboro Journal, which had existed since 1886, and the Montgomery County News, which had existed since 1983.[1] the paper was owned by John and Susan Galer.[2]