Chicago Sun Times

United StatesChicago, Illinois, United StatesEnglish

The Chicago Sun-Times is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1948, it is known for its investigative reporting and extensive coverage of local politics, crime, and sports. It serves as a prominent urban alternative to the city's other major daily publications.

TOTAL CIRCULATION

470,548

PRINT

184,801

DIGITAL

77,660

MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN CHICAGO

Remaining one of the few American markets anchored by two competing major dailies, the local print landscape features deeply rooted metropolitan broadsheets, suburban dailies, and an influential alternative press. The circulation leaders are the historic Chicago Tribune and the now nonprofit-owned Chicago Sun Times, both of which command massive regional readership. They are complemented by specialty publications like the Chicago Defender, an iconic institution for the African American community, and the Chicago Reader, a long-running alternative weekly. Paperboy lists 28 newspapers in Chicago.

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