Lincoln Courier

The Lincoln Courier
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) GateHouse Media
Publisher Clarissa Williams
Editor JeanAnn Miller
Founded October 5, 1889 (1889-10-05), as Lincoln Daily Courier[1]
Language English
Headquarters 206 S. Chicago Street,
Lincoln, Illinois 62656, United States
OCLC number 28096605
Website lincolncourier.com

The Lincoln Courier is the only local daily newspaper for Lincoln, Illinois, and its surrounding circulation area, which centers on Logan County. The newspaper is owned by Fairport, New York-based GateHouse Media.[2]

Founded as the Lincoln Daily Courier in 1889,[1] the newspaper through the years absorbed several other dailies based in Lincoln, such as the Daily Star (founded c.1911 as The Lincoln Morning Star[3]) and The Daily News-Herald, which itself dated back to The Daily News (October 20, 1890[4]} and The Lincoln Weekly Herald (c.1855[5]).

References

  1. 1 2 "About Lincoln Daily Courier". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  2. Editor & Publisher. "GateHouse Completes $380 Million Purchase of Copley Midwest Papers". Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  3. "About The Lincoln Morning Star". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  4. "About The Daily News". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  5. "About The Lincoln Weekly Herald". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

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