The highest circulation newspapers in Illinois are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Illinois Newspapers |
|---|
| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
 Chicago Tribune
| Chicago |
465,892 | Tribune Publishing |
| Chicago Sun-Times
| Chicago |
275,641 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Lawndale News
| Chicago |
200,000 | Lawndale Press, Inc. |
| La Raza
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
177,245 | ImpreMedia, LLC |
| Chicago N'Digo
(race & ethnic) | Pocatello |
130,000 | Hart man Group Publishing, Inc. |
| Arlington Heights Daily Herald
| Chicago |
111,539 | Paddock Publications, Inc. |
| Chicago Reader
(city guides) | Chicago |
100,000 | Chicago Reader, Inc. |
| Reflejos
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
96,635 | Reflejos Publications, LLC |
| Chicago Crusader
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
88,000 | The Crusader Newspaper Group |
| Mount Prospect Journal
| Mount Prospect |
68,996 | Journal & Topics Newspapers |
| Chicago Extra
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
67,500 | |
| Peoria Journal Star
| Peoria |
65,320 | |
| Hoy Chicago
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
60,000 | Tribune Publishing |
| El Dia Chicago
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
60,000 | |
 Chicago Independent Bulletin
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
59,525 | |
| Rockford Register Star
| Rockford |
55,913 | GateHouse Media |
| Belleville News-Democrat
| Belleville |
53,387 | The McClatchy Company |
| PURE News USA
(race & ethnic) | Springfield |
50,000 | T.C. Christian Jr. |
| State Journal Register
| Springfield |
49,839 | GateHouse Media |
| Chicago Northwest Side Press
| Chicago |
45,000 | Nadig Newspapers |
| Chicago Defender
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
45,000 | Sunshine Media, Inc. |
| Bloomington Pantagraph
| Bloomington |
43,300 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Champaign News-Gazette
| Champaign |
42,302 | The News-Gazette, Inc. |
| Joliet Times Weekly
| Joliet |
42,284 | C&C Publications |
| Southtown Star
| Tinley Park |
41,868 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Granite City Press-Record
| Granite City |
40,335 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Downers Grover Reporter
| Downers Grove |
40,000 | GateHouse Media |
| Joliet Herald News
| Joliet |
38,520 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Northwest Herald
| Crystal Lake |
36,594 | Shaw Newspapers |
| Chicago Muslim Journal
(religion: muslim) | Pocatello |
35,000 | Muslim Journal Enterprises Inc. |
| Bourbonnais Herald
| Bourbonnais |
35,000 | B&B Publishing |
| Lincoln-Way Sun
| Plainfield |
33,000 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Plainfield Enterprise
| Plainfield |
32,600 | Perry Co., Inc. |
| Decatur Herald & Review
| Decatur |
31,794 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Moline Dispatch
| Moline |
31,752 | Small Newspaper Group Inc. |
| Machesney Park Post Journal
| Machesney Park |
31,650 | Rock Valley Publishing, LLC |
| DeKalb Midweek
| DeKalb |
31,000 | Shaw Newspapers |
| Chicago Citizen
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
30,845 | Chicago Citizen Newspapers |
| Illinois Times
(city guides) | Springfield |
30,000 | |
| Chicago Southwest News Herald
| Chicago |
30,000 | Vondrak Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Brighton Park/McKinley Park Life
| Chicago |
29,500 | |
| Kankakee Daily Journal
| Kankakee |
28,280 | Small Newspaper Group Inc. |
| Plainfield Sun
| Plainfield |
28,245 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Southern Illinoisan
| Carbondale |
27,451 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Aurora Beacon News
| Aurora |
27,238 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Homer Sun
| Plainfield |
26,715 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Bridgeport News
| Bridgeport |
25,300 | |
| Irish American News
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
25,000 | |
| Chicago Reporter Journal
| Chicago |
25,000 | Nadig Newspapers |
| Alton Telegraph
| Alton |
22,873 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
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