Daily newspapers in Illinois are listed alphabetically below, including newspaper circulation and ownership.
| Illinois Daily Newspaper List |
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| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
 Alton Telegraph
| Alton |
22,873 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| Arlington Heights Daily Herald
| Chicago |
111,539 | Paddock Publications, Inc. |
| Aurora Beacon News
| Aurora |
27,238 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Belleville News-Democrat
| Belleville |
53,387 | The McClatchy Company |
| Benton Evening News
| Benton |
3,472 | GateHouse Media |
| Bloomington Pantagraph
| Bloomington |
43,300 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Canton Daily Ledger
| Canton |
5,428 | GateHouse Media |
| Carmi Times
| Carmi |
2,718 | GateHouse Media |
| Centralia Morning Sentinel
| Centralia |
14,313 | |
| Champaign News-Gazette
| Champaign |
42,302 | The News-Gazette, Inc. |
| Charleston Times-Courier
| Charleston |
6,041 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
(law) | Chicago |
6,854 | Law Bulletin Publishing Company |
| Chicago Defender
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
45,000 | Sunshine Media, Inc. |
| Chicago Sun-Times
| Chicago |
275,641 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Chicago Tribune
| Chicago |
465,892 | Tribune Publishing |
| Courier News Elgin
| Elgin |
11,263 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Daily Clay County Advocate Press
| Flora |
| GateHouse Media |
| Daily Illini
(university) | Urbana |
20,000 | the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Daily Northwestern
(university) | Evanston |
15,000 | Students Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Danville Commercial News
| Danville |
13,162 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Decatur Herald & Review
| Decatur |
31,794 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| DeKalb Daily Chronicle
| DeKalb |
9,643 | |
| DuQuoin Evening Call
| DuQuoin |
3,800 | GateHouse Media |
| Edwardsville Intelligencer
| Edwardsville |
4,288 | Hearst Corporation |
| Effingham Daily News
| Effingham |
12,100 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Freeport Journal-Standard
| Freeport |
12,187 | GateHouse Media |
| Galesburg Register Mail
| Galesburg |
13,344 | GateHouse Media, Inc. |
| Harrisburg Daily Register
| Harrisburg |
4,556 | GateHouse Media |
| Hoy Chicago
(race & ethnic) | Chicago |
60,000 | Tribune Publishing |
| Illinois State Daily Vidette
(university) | Normal |
6,500 | Illinois State University |
| Jacksonville Journal-Courier
| Jacksonville |
13,922 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| Joliet Herald News
| Joliet |
38,520 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Kane County Chronicle
| Geneva |
12,226 | Shaw Newspapers |
| Kankakee Daily Journal
| Kankakee |
28,280 | Small Newspaper Group Inc. |
| Kewanee Star Courier
| Kewanee |
4,739 | GateHouse Media |
| La Salle News Tribune
| La Salle |
17,495 | |
| Lake County News-Sun
| Waukegan |
16,899 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Lawrenceville Daily Record
| Lawrenceville |
3,964 | |
| Lincoln Courier
| Lincoln |
5,623 | GateHouse Media |
 Litchfield News Herald
| Litchfield |
5,218 | John Hanasin |
| Macomb Journal
| Macomb |
7,800 | GateHouse Media |
| Marion Daily Republican
| Marion |
3,957 | GateHouse Media |
| Mattoon Journal Gazette
| Mattoon |
9,287 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Moline Dispatch
| Moline |
31,752 | Small Newspaper Group Inc. |
| Monmouth Daily Review Atlas
| Monmouth |
3,159 | Gatehouse Media |
| Morris Daily Herald
| Morris |
7,258 | Shaw Newspapers |
| Mt. Carmel Daily Republican Register
| Mount Carmel |
4,085 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
| Mt. Vernon Register News
| Mount Vernon |
10,260 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Naperville Sun
| Naperville |
15,964 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| Northwest Herald
| Crystal Lake |
36,594 | Shaw Newspapers |
| Olney Daily Mail
| Olney |
4,330 | GateHouse Media |
| Ottawa Times
| Ottawa |
15,074 | Small Newspaper Group Inc |
| Paris Beacon News
| Paris |
5,002 | |
| Pekin Daily Times
| Pekin |
10,767 | GateHouse Media |
| Peoria Journal Star
| Peoria |
65,320 | |
| Pontiac Daily Leader
| Pontiac |
4,784 | GateHouse Media |
| Quincy Herald Whig
| Quincy |
19,991 | Quincy Newspapers, Inc. |
| RedEye
| Chicago |
| Tribune Publishing |
| Robinson Daily News
| Robinson |
5,933 | Lewis Newspapers |
| Rock Island Argus
| Rock Island |
12,558 | Small Newspaper Group Inc. |
| Rockford Register Star
| Rockford |
55,913 | GateHouse Media |
| Sauk Daily Gazette
| Sterling |
10,991 | Shaw Newspapers |
| Sauk Valley Telegraph
| Dixon |
8,969 | Shaw Newspapers |
| SIU Daily Egyptian
(university) | Carbondale |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
| Southern Illinoisan
| Carbondale |
27,451 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Southtown Star
| Tinley Park |
41,868 | Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| State Journal Register
| Springfield |
49,839 | GateHouse Media |
| Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier
| Taylorville |
5,557 | Marylee Lasswell |
| Watseka Times Republic
| Watseka |
2,373 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
| West Frankfort Daily American
| West Frankfort |
3,510 | GateHouse Media |
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