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Type | Biweekly newspaper |
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Owner(s) | News Media Corporation |
Publisher | Katy O'Grady-Pyne |
Editor | Gordon Woods |
Headquarters | 111 S. Monroe St. Clinton IL 61727 |
Website | theclintonjournal |
The Clinton Journal is a twice-weekly newspaper that caters to readers in the town of Clinton, Illinois and its surrounding areas. [1] Originally known as the Daily Public, the Journal has been the major newspaper in Clinton since the mid-19th century. Its offices are now located at 111 S. Monroe Street, right off the downtown square.
Margaret Peltz sold the paper in January 1979 to McNaughton Newspapers, who in turn sold it in August 1980 to News Media Corporation. [2] That company owns several other newspapers including the Rochelle News Leader, The Ogle County LIFE and The Mendota Reporter are Illinois newspapers that are owned by NewsMedia Corporation.
The Journal is published twice a week, each Tuesday and Friday. In addition, a Saturday Advertiser is published. Special "tab" sections of the Journal are published throughout the year. They include a pamphlet on the famous Apple and Pork Festival, a Clinton traveler for each season, and a Sports Preview section prior to the fall, winter and spring sports seasons.
Competitors include The Pantagraph , the Farmer City Journal and the Herald & Review .
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