Top 10 Illinois Daily Newspapers by Circulation
*Data as of January 2021.
1. The Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/
The Chicago Tribune is a Pulitzer Prize winning paper and the flagship publication of the Chicago Tribune Media Group.
2. Northwest Herald
http://www.nwherald.com/
Providing the best in local news and video for McHenry County, Illinois.
3. The Chicago Daily Herald
http://www.dailyherald.com/
The Daily Herald Media Group covers news, business and entertainment in Chicago’s suburbs.
4. The News-Gazette
http://www.news-gazette.com/
Covering East Central Illinois with news, sports and everything you want to know.
5. The State Journal-Register
http://www.sj-r.com/
The State Journal-Register covers Springfield, Illinois.
6. The Pantagraph
http://www.pantagraph.com/
The Pantagraph is your #1 local news source, reaching over 84% of residents in the Bloomington-Normal marketplace.
7. Kankakee Daily Journal
http://www.daily-journal.com/
Providing the best in local news and video for Kankakee, Illinois.
8. The Southern Illinoisan
http://thesouthern.com/
Southern Illinois’ multi-media information source for news, local business, prep sports, SIU Salukis, jobs, education, real estate, cars, local advertising and more.
9. The Chicago Sun-Times
http://chicago.suntimes.com/
The Chicago Sun-Times has won eight Pulitzer Prizes and is home to such renowned journalists as political columnist Lynn Sweet, film critic Richard Roeper and sports writer Rick Telander.
