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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner | Tribune Publishing |
| Founder | Frank H. Just |
| Founded | 1892; 133 years ago (1892) |
| Language | English |
| City | Gurnee, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Website | newssun |
TheLake County News-Sun is a regionalnewspaper based inGurnee, Illinois, United States, that predominantly covers news forLake County, Illinois, a part of theChicago metropolitan area. It is currently owned by theChicago Tribune Media Group, which publishes several other Chicago regional newspapers, including thePioneer Press. While it once covered news in the region almost exclusively (it staved off a challenge from theTribune when it opened a Lake County bureau). it has encountered a significant challenge from theDaily Herald since 2000 when that paper opened its Lake County bureau.
The paper started out life as theIndependent and, later, theLake County Independent based inLibertyville in 1892. By 1921 the paper was known as theWaukegan Daily News and in 1930 it purchased theWaukegan Daily Sun (founded 1897) and merged the two papers to become theWaukegan News-Sun, a name it would operate under until 1971, when the name "Waukegan" was dropped from themasthead; the hyphen was removed in 1997 to bring the name to its current iteration ofNews Sun. However, many readers and residents still refer to it as theWaukegan News-Sun to this day.
Founded by Frank H. Just in 1892 it stayed independent and owned by the Just family until sold toCopley Press in 1983, ending a ninety-one-year run as an independent newspaper. Copley in turn sold the paper toHollinger International in December 2000.
On July 24, 2006, the paper once again reinvented itself as theLake County News-Sun, a compact-sized, morning-delivery paper. The paper is now available to morning commuters and delivered to subscribers by 6:30 a.m. The size and image change is the biggest transformation the paper has encountered in its long community history.
On September 3, 2007 theChicago Tribune took over all home delivery and single copy of theNews-Sun. In 2014, the Tribune purchased the paper from Wrapports.