Suburban Life Media is a

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-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

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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", ''

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

DuPage County

* ''Addison Suburban Life''–

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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 establishe ...

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 Acc ...

(formerly ''Addison Press'') * ''Carol Stream Suburban Life'' – Carol Stream, Bloomingdale, Glendale Heights 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. Per the 2020 census, the population of the village was 50,248. It is a south-west ...

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

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(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, Lombar ...

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

Burr Ridge Burr Ridge (formerly Harvester) is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Geography Burr Ridge is located at (41.753030, -87.919998). According to the 2021 census ...

Clarendon Hills Clarendon Hills is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,702 at the 2020 census. It is a south-west suburb of Chicago. History The area that is now Clarendon Hills was a wide, rolling prairie bordering the eas ...

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

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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 25,614 at the 2020 census. It was formerly named Junction and later Turner Junction, after its founder, John Bice Turner, president of the Galena and Chicago Un ...

, Warrenville and Winfield (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''–

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(formerly the ''Lake County Journal'')

Will County

* ''Bolingbrook Suburban Life'' –

Bolingbrook Bolingbrook is a village in Will and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago on I-55 and Historic Route 66 (Frontage Road). The village was a new town built on the Gateway Wetlands west of the Des Plai ...

(formerly ''Bolingbrook Reporter'')

References

External links

* {{Shaw Newspapers Shaw Media (United States) newspapers Newspapers published in Illinois