Suburban Life Media is a

Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, whose surname serves as the eponym for the village. It is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The village is located between I-88 and ...

-based publisher of 20 weekly newspapers in Chicago's western and northern suburbs. Formerly known as Suburban Life Publications, it was purchased from GateHouse Media and renamed by current owner

Shaw Media Shaw Media was the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. Shaw Media owned the Global Television Network, which broadcasts nationally via 13 television stations, as well as 19 specialty channels including Slice, HGTV Canada, Sh ...

in October 2012.

History

In the 1950s, Earl D. Eisenhower, brother of then president

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, served as general manager of Suburban Life Newspapers."Ike's Brother, Earl, to Take La Grange Job", ''

Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television a ...

''. May 5, 1954. p. 2. In October 2012, Gatehouse Media sold the publisher to Shaw Media. Upon acquisition, Shaw Media moved some of the Suburban Life newspapers to other units. The three "Republican" newspapers moved under the ''Kane County Chronicle'' editorial umbrella. The two "Farmside" newspapers were combined into McHenry Farmside and moved under ''Northwest Herald.'' Under Shaw Media ownership, Suburban Life Media introduced the ''Suburban Life magazine'', which followed the similar format and basic template as Shaw Media's Lake County, McHenry County and Kane County magazines. In October 2013, Shaw Media revamped the Suburban Life newspapers that haven't been moved to other publishers. All newspapers were renamed to " unicipality/nowiki> Suburban Life." The previously unrelated ''Lake County Journal'', ''Gurnee Life'' and ''Barrington Life'' were moved to Suburban Life Media and were redesigned to fit the publisher's format, becoming ''Lake County Suburban Life'', ''Gurnee Suburban Life'' and ''Barrington Suburban Life'', respectively. As part of the revamp, the Lake County Magazine became the Lake County edition of the Suburban Life magazine.

List of newspapers

Cook County

* '' Berwyn Suburban Life''– Berwyn and

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(formerly ''Berwyn Life'') * ''La Grange Suburban Life'' – La Grange,

Westchester Westchester most commonly refers to Westchester County, New York, immediately north of New York City. __NOTOC__ It may also refer to: Geography Canada *Westchester Station, Nova Scotia, Canada United States *Town of Westchester, the original seat ...

and Western Springs * ''Lemont Suburban Life''– Lemont (formerly ''Lemont Reporter'') * ''Riverside & Brookfield Suburban Life'' – Riverside and

Brookfield Brookfield may refer to: Australia *Brookfield, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane *Brookfield, Victoria Canada * Brookfield, Manitoba, on Manitoba Highway 11 *Brookfield, Newfoundland and Labrador *Brookfield, Nova Scotia *Brookfield, Ontario ...

DuPage County

* ''Addison Suburban Life''–

Addison Addison may refer to: Places Canada * Addison, Ontario United States *Addison, Alabama *Addison, Illinois *Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois which runs by Wrigley Field *Addison, Kentucky *Addison, Maine *Addison, Michigan *Addison, New York * ...

Bensenville Bensenville is a village located near O'Hare International Airport in DuPage County, Illinois, with a portion of the town in Cook County. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 18,813. First known as Tioga, it was formally established ...

and

Wood Dale Wood Dale is a city in Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,012. History Wood Dale was originally known as ''Lester's Station'', after John Lester, an early settler. Geography Acco ...

(formerly ''Addison Press'') * ''Carol Stream Suburban Life'' –

Carol Stream Carol Stream is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. Carol Stream was incorporated on January 5, 1959, and named after its founder's daughter. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,854. History ...

, Bloomingdale,

Glendale Heights Glendale Heights is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 33,176. History Glendale Heights was a small farming area served by the Glen Ellyn post office up until the 1950s, with a populat ...

and Roselle (formerly ''Carol Stream Press'') * ''Downers Grove Suburban Life'' –

Downers Grove Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, whose surname serves as the eponym for the village. It is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The village is located between I-88 and I-55. ...

(formerly ''Downers Grove Reporter'') * ''Elmhurst Suburban Life'' –

Elmhurst Elmhurst may refer to: Places Australia *Elmhurst, Victoria United Kingdom * Elmhurst, Aylesbury *Elmhurst, Staffordshire United States *Elmhurst, Sacramento, California *Elmhurst, Oakland, California *Elmhurst, Delaware *Elmhurst, Illinois *Elmhu ...

(formerly ''Elmhurst Press'') * ''Glen Ellyn Suburban Life'' –

Glen Ellyn Glen Ellyn is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. A suburb located due west of downtown Chicago, the village has a population of 28,846 as of the 2020 Census. History Glen Ellyn, like the neighboring town to the east, Lomba ...

(formerly ''Glen Ellyn News'') * ''Hinsdale Suburban Life'' – Hinsdale, Burr Ridge,

Clarendon Hills Clarendon Hills is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,427 at the 2010 census. It is a south-western suburb of Chicago. History In 1961, TWA Flight 529 crashed in Clarendon Hills, killing all 73 passengers ...

, Darien and Oak Brook * ''Lisle Suburban Life'' – Lisle (formerly ''Lisle Reporter'') * ''Lombard Suburban Life'' – Lombard (formerly ''Lombard Spectator'') * ''Villa Park Suburban Life'' –

Villa Park Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Premier League side Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway statio ...

and Oakbrook Terrace (formerly ''Villa Park Argus'') * ''West Chicago Suburban Life'' –

West Chicago West Chicago is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,086 at the 2010 census. It was formerly named Junction and later Turner, after its founder, John B. Turner, president of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad ...

, Warrenville and

Winfield Winfield may refer to: Places Canada * Winfield, Alberta * Winfield, British Columbia United States * Winfield, Alabama * Winfield, Arkansas * Winfield, Georgia * Winfield, Illinois * Winfield, Indiana * Winfield, Iowa * Winfield, Kansas * Winfi ...

(formerly ''West Chicago Press'') * ''Westmont Suburban Life'' – Westmont (formerly ''Westmont Progress'') * ''Wheaton Suburban Life'' – Wheaton (formerly ''Wheaton Leader'') * ''Woodridge Suburban Life'' – Woodridge (formerly ''Woodridge Reporter'')

Lake County

* ''Barrington Suburban Life'' – Barrington (originally ''Barrington Life'') * ''Lake County Suburban Life''– Grayslake (formerly the ''Lake County Journal'')

Will County

* ''Bolingbrook Suburban Life'' –

Bolingbrook The village of Bolingbrook is a southwest suburb of Chicago in Will and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 73,922. As of 2010, it is the 17th largest incorporated place in Illinois and the st ...

(formerly ''Bolingbrook Reporter'')

References

External links

Suburban Life Media website

Shaw Media website
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