The Southern Illinoisan
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Paxton Media Group
PublisherTerra Kerkemeyer
Headquarters710 North Illinois Ave.
Carbondale, IL 62902
United States
Circulation7,220 Daily (as of 2022)[1]
Websitethesouthern.com
Logo of The Southern Illinoisan (August 13, 2014)

The Southern Illinoisan is a daily newspaper based in Carbondale, Illinois, known locally as "The Southern." It is one of the major regional newspaper and media services for southern Illinois.

History

The Southern Illinoisan was created in 1947 when Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers of Decatur, Illinois, purchased three area newspapers—the Daily Free Press of Carbondale, the Murphysboro Daily Independent and the Herrin Daily Journal—and merged them into a single publication.[2][3] Lee Enterprises purchased the Southern Illinoisan and other Lindsay-Schaub papers in 1979.

Starting June 20, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.[4]

In October 2023, Lee Enterprises sold the newspaper to Paxton Media Group.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lee Enterprises. "Form 10-K". investors.lee.net. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lee, Lindsay-Schaub 'compatible'". Decatur Daily Review. January 26, 1979. p. 15.
  3. ↑ Hammond, Trevor (January 23, 2015). "The Southern Illinoisan". Fishwrap. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Brandhorst, Jackson (2023-05-20). "Your expanded Southern Illinoisan coming soon". Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  5. ↑ "Paxton Media Group Acquires The Southern Illinoisan Newspaper". WPSD Local 6. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-10-28.


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