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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Bolingbrook 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 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Bolingbrook. In addition, the list contains another 103 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Bolingbrook. In total, we've identified 108 papers within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Bolingbrook.

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 Bolingbrook.  

Newspapers Published In Bolingbrook ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Bolingbrook:

  • Beacon Sun (from 19??)
  • Beacon Sun (from 1982)
  • The Metropolitan (from 19??)
  • The Sun (from 198?)
    • Years of publication:  198? to current
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Sun
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85009104
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12680590
  • The Sun (from 1984)
    • Years of publication:  1984 to 1992
    • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
    • Catalog Card for The Sun
    • Holdings for:   LCCN SN85009105
    • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 12680626

Newspapers Neighboring Bolingbrook ...

The following newspapers were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Bolingbrook.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bolingbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bolingbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6985, Longitude: -88.0683