Du Quoin Evening Call

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Du Quoin Call
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Southern Illinois LOCAL Media Group
Foundedc.1895 [1]
Headquarters9 North Division Street,
Du Quoin, Illinois 62832, United States
OCLC number 8807419
Website duquoin.com

The Du Quoin Call was an American daily newspaper published in Du Quoin, Illinois. In 1987, the paper was acquired by Hollinger. [2] Former owner GateHouse Media purchased roughly 160 daily and weekly newspapers from Hollinger in 1997. [3] [4] The Call covered Du Quoin, Perry County, and the county seat of Pinckneyville.

The Call ceased publication in July 2022. [5]

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References

  1. "About Du Quoin Call". Chronicling America. Library of Congress . Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  2. Canadian-Based Company Buys 23 U.S. Daily Newspapers
  3. Hollinger Will Sell Bunch Of Its Papers
  4. Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering . Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN   1610752325.
  5. Anderson, Stephanie (July 20, 2022). "Du Quoin Call to close after 127 years". duquoin.com. Du Quoin Call. Retrieved August 16, 2022.