Naperville Sun

United StatesNaperville, Illinois, United StatesEnglish

The Naperville Sun serves the city of Naperville and surrounding suburban areas in Illinois. Originally part of the Sun-Times Media Group, it is currently published by the Chicago Tribune. It provides comprehensive local news coverage, community features, sports reporting, and political updates for one of the state's largest cities.

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Anchored by one of the nation's largest metropolitan media markets, the local newspaper industry features a stark contrast between massive urban dailies and heavily consolidated rural publications. The Alden Global Capital-owned Chicago Tribune dominates statewide circulation alongside the Chicago Sun-Times, now operating as a nonprofit entity under Chicago Public Media. Beyond the city limits, the employee-owned Daily Herald serves the extensive suburban ring, while Gannett controls major downstate dailies like the Peoria Journal Star. The region also sustains a historic African American press, highlighted by the influential Chicago Defender and community papers like the Austin Weekly News. Paperboy indexes 228 Illinois newspapers — browse the full directory below.

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