Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Wilmington.

Our newspaper information for Wilmington is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 7 papers that were published in the immediate area of Wilmington. In addition, the list contains another 101 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Wilmington. In total, we've identified 108 papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Wilmington.

To keep this list from growing too long, not all of the papers have been listed. We have another list where all the papers have been listed in alphabetical order. The complete list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Wilmington.

Newspapers Published In Wilmington ...

We know of 7 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Wilmington:

The Free Press Advocate (from 1997)
- Years of publication: 1997 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Free Press Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061803
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51998852
The Free Press (from 1975)
- Years of publication: 1975 to 1997
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Free Press
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94054345
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30523987
The Peoples Advocate (from 1870)
- Years of publication: 1870 to 1872
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Peoples Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94054461
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30797910
The Wilmington Independent (from 1861)
- Years of publication: 1861 to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Wilmington Independent
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85034272
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12622118
The Wilmington Leader (from 1896)
- The first year of publication was in 1896, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for The Wilmington Leader
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94054344
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30523944
Wilmington Advocate (from 1872)
- Years of publication: 1872 to 1997
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Wilmington Advocate
- Holdings for: LCCN SN88086094
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 17560562
Wilmington Herald (from 185?)
- Years of publication: 185? to 18??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Wilmington Herald
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94054343
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30523927

Newspapers Neighboring Wilmington ...

The following newspapers were published within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Wilmington.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Wilmington.

Published In Braidwood ...
- Braidwood Republican (from 1875)
  - The first year of publication was in 1875, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Braidwood Republican
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054651
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29873839
- The Braidwood Index (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Braidwood Index
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91066485
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23443475
- The Braidwood Journal (from 1959)
  - Years of publication: 1959 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Braidwood Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054337
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30491248
- The Braidwood Journal (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Braidwood Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85033407
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11936602
Published In Coal City [Grundy County] ...
- The Coal City Courant
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Coal City Courant
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054171
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23024728
Published In Minooka [Grundy County] ...
- Minooka Phoenix-Advertiser
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Minooka Phoenix-Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054167
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23005606
- The Minooka Great Mo-Gul (from 1862)
  - Years of publication: 1862 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Minooka Great Mo-Gul
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93056109
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29216998
Published In Gardner [Grundy County] ...
- Gardner Independent (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Gardner Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054169
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23005701
- The Chronicle (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 191?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054172
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23035182
- The Enterprise (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Enterprise
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN82014970
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 8807673
- The Gardner Chronicle (from 191?)
  - Years of publication: 191? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gardner Chronicle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054173
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23035286
Published In Joliet ...
- We know of 67 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Joliet. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Joliet
- We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Wilmington. This extended list includes all the papers from Joliet. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Wilmington
Published In Mazon [Grundy County] ...
- The Grundy County Register
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1921
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grundy County Register
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054168
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23005648
Published In Morris [Grundy County] ...
- Grundy County Daily Gazette
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grundy County Daily Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054165
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22945450
- Grundy County Herald (from 1862)
  - Years of publication: 1862 to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grundy County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91055251
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23102544
- Grundy County Herald (from 1856)
  - Years of publication: 1856 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grundy County Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054158
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22904296
- Grundy County Progressive (from 1933)
  - Years of publication: 1933 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grundy County Progressive
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061802
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51998569
- Grundy County Weekly Gazette
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grundy County Weekly Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054166
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22945508
- Grundy County Weekly Herald (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 1862
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Grundy County Weekly Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86077119
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13878233
- Herald And Advertiser (from 1866)
  - Years of publication: 1866 to 1874
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Herald And Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85033868
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12299992
- Morris Daily Herald (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morris Daily Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91055255
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23103101
- Morris Daily News (from 1884)
  - The first year of publication was in 1884, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morris Daily News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003061801
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51998525
- Morris Daily Sentinel (from 1895)
  - Years of publication: 1895 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morris Daily Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054164
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22939862
- Morris Gazette (from 1853)
  - Years of publication: 1853 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Morris Gazette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054157
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22904261
- The Braceville Herald (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Braceville Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054159
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22904352
- The Gardner Weekly Herald (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Gardner Weekly Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054170
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23005747
- The Grundy County Sentinel (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grundy County Sentinel
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054163
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22939806
- The Grundy Yeoman (from 1851)
  - Years of publication: 1851 to 185?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Grundy Yeoman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054161
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22939620
- The Liberal Reformer (from 1872)
  - Years of publication: 1872 to 1876
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Liberal Reformer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN85033869
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 12299986
- The Morris Advertiser (from 1865)
  - Years of publication: 1865 to 186?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morris Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91055252
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23102619
- The Morris Herald (from 1874)
  - Years of publication: 1874 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morris Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91055253
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23102871
- The Morris Independent (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 1893
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morris Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054162
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22939758
- The Morris Reformer (from 1876)
  - The first year of publication was in 1876, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morris Reformer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054160
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22928581
- The Morris Weekly Herald (from 189?)
  - The first year of publication was in 189?, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morris Weekly Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91055254
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23102999
- The Morris Yeoman (from 1852)
  - Years of publication: 1852 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Morris Yeoman
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038570
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11340964
- The Weekly Independent (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Weekly Independent
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2011218528
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 57195704
Published In Reddick [Kankakee County] ...
- Reddick-Essex Courier
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 199?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Reddick-Essex Courier
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001063229
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48009071
- The Reddick Journal (from 190?)
  - Years of publication: 190? to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Reddick Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN90054116
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 22612936
Published In Manteno [Kankakee County] ...
- Manteno Market (from 1886)
  - The first year of publication was in 1886, with an unknown end date
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Manteno Market
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN95066054
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 32038957
- The Manteno News
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Manteno News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91055286
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 24163220
Published In Herscher [Kankakee County] ...
- Herscher Pilot (from 1976)
  - Years of publication: 1976 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Herscher Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001063252
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48365639
- Herscher Press (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1998
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Herscher Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2001063230
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48009075
- The Herscher Pilot
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Herscher Pilot
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN91055969
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 23307620
Published In Peotone ...
- Peotone Commercial Advertiser (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Peotone Commercial Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060417
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 76795574
- Peotone Eagle (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1889
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Peotone Eagle
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054341
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30522594
- Peotone Vedette (from 1894)
  - Years of publication: 1894 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Peotone Vedette
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054342
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30522636

Off-the-Road Links ...

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Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilmington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilmington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3085, Longitude: -88.1447 In this case, the coordinates for Wilmington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).