Lerner Newspapers
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Lerner Newspapers was a chain of weekly newspapers. Founded by Leo Lerner, the chain was a force in community journalism in Chicago from 1926 to 2005, and called itself "the world's largest newspaper group".[1]
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Founded | 1926 |
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Founder | Leo Lerner (founding owner) |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Chicago |
Publication types | Weekly newspapers, community journalism |
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In its heyday, Lerner published 54 weekly and semi-weekly editions on the North and Northwest sides of Chicago and in suburban Cook, Lake and DuPage counties, with a circulation of some 300,000.[1] Editions included the Booster, Citizen, Life, News, News-Star, Skyline, Star, Times and Voice.[2]