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Who owns Peoria Journal Star? ›

The Journal Star is owned by Peoria Journal Star Inc. which is owned by GateHouse Media, a publicly-traded company based in New York outside Rochester. The newspaper marked its 150th anniversary in 2005.

Peoria Journal Star - Peoria Journal Star is the local newspaper for the City of Peoria, capturing the local and state news and interests.

Initially, owner Josh Bellamy was looking for a facility in the range of 6,000 square feet for a few batting cages. His scope expanded almost tenfold when he discovered the warehouse on Altorfer Drive.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US – Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) announced on Oct. 21 that it has reached an agreement to sell its ethanol production complex in Peoria, Illinois, to BioUrja Group, a Houston, Texas, US-based company.

Richard Pryor may have been the most unlikely star in Hollywood history. Raised in his family's brothels in the red-light district of Peoria, Illinois, he grew up with a burning sense of being an outsider to privilege.

The history of the Peoria Journal Star began before the Civil War. In 1855, the Daily Transcript was established as an independent paper popular with the German community in Peoria. Ownership of the Daily Transcript changed and the paper became a Republican voice for the community.

Pampers' disposable diapers, McDonald's' McRib sandwich and New co*ke were all marketed in Peoria before being sold across the nation.

About the Chicago Tribune

Founded in 1847, the Chicago Tribune, is the top source of news and information in the Chicago area and the largest news organization in the Midwest.

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What was the first newspaper in Illinois? ›

In the spring of 1814, Duncan founded the Illinois Herald in Kaskaskia, the first newspaper issued and the first work of print in the Illinois Territory.

The Star is majority owned by the Radio Africa Group, who also operate Kiss FM and Classic FM, as well as Kiss TV, Radio Jambo, XFM and East FM.

The magazine was purchased from Central Illinois Business Publishers for $100,000 in 2021, according to the station's 2021-22 annual audited financial statement. It is still unclear who actually funded the public television station's purchase of the for-profit magazine.

Press Printing bought the News-Herald, and on December 3, 1929, the papers merged to become the Stanly News and Press. On November 1, 2017, the newspaper's purchase by Albemarle Newsmedia LLC (Boone Newspapers, Inc. and Carpenter Newsmedia LLC) from Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. became final.