Why “Chicagoland”

WBEZ’s Curious City looks into “Chicagoland,” the term, its origins, purpose, and definition—its boundaries. Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. “Colonel” McCormick commissioned James O’Donnell Bennett to write a series of Chicago region travel articles. That’s how the word made its first appearance nearly 100 years ago in the July 27, 1926 edition of the Chicago Tribune. … Read more

Subscriptions Still on the Rise at Most Newspapers in the Medill Subscriber Engagement Index

Subscriptions Still on the Rise at Most Newspapers in the Medill Subscriber Engagement Index Susan Chandler, Nov 21, 2022: One ray of good news during the Covid pandemic: More U.S. consumers read and subscribed to local news publications. But industry experts feared that rising tide might ebb in 2022 as people headed back to work … Read more