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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Kankakee 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 25 papers that were published in the immediate area of Kankakee. In addition, the list contains another 39 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Kankakee. In total, we've identified 64 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Kankakee.

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 Kankakee.  

Newspapers Published In Kankakee ...

We know of 25 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Kankakee:

Newspapers Neighboring Kankakee ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Kankakee.

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

  • Published In Chebanse [Iroquois County] ...
  • Published In Manteno  ...
    • 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 Saint Anne  ...
    • Record (from 1969)
      • Years of publication:  1969 to 1993
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Record
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91055972
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 23359938
    • St. Anne Record (from 1993)
    • The Granger (from 1873)
    • The St. Anne Record (from 18??)
  • Published In Momence  ...
  • Published In Herscher  ...
    • Herscher Pilot (from 1976)
    • Herscher Press (from 19??)
    • The Herscher Pilot
  • Published In Martinton [Iroquois County] ...
    • Martinton Sun
      • 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 Martinton Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91055279
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24125996
    • The Martinton Sun
      • 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 Martinton Sun
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN91055278
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 24125932
  • Published In Peotone [Will County] ...
  • Published In Ashkum [Iroquois County] ...
    • Ashkum Journal
      • The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1953
      • Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
      • Catalog Card for the Ashkum Journal
      • Holdings for:   LCCN SN87082513
      • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 15373752
    • The Ashkum Gazette (from 1875)
  • Published In Wilmington [Will County] ...
  • Published In Donovan [Iroquois County] ...
    • The Donovan Echo (from 1921)
  • Published In Reddick  ...
  • Published In Braidwood [Will County] ...
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Published In Monee [Will County] ...
      • Monee 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 Monee Market
        • Holdings for:   LCCN SN95066055
        • Locate a copy thru WorldCat:   OCLC 32038994
      • The Monee Review (from 19??)
    • Published In Gardner [Grundy County] ...
      • Gardner Independent (from 1876)
      • The Chronicle (from 18??)
      • The Enterprise (from 1876)
      • The Gardner Chronicle (from 191?)
    • Published In Coal City [Grundy County] ...
      • The Coal City Courant
    • Published In Crescent City [Iroquois County] ...
    • Published In Watseka [Iroquois County] ...
      • We know of 29 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Watseka. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Watseka
      • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Kankakee. This extended list includes all the papers from Watseka. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Kankakee
    • Published In Morocco [Newton County] ...
      • The Courier (from 1993)
      • The Morocco Courier (from 1876)
    • Published In Crete [Will County] ...
      • Crete Enterprise (from 1875)
      • The Crete Record (from 192?)
    • Published In Gilman [Iroquois County] ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Kankakee: www.ci.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kankakee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kankakee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1200, Longitude: -87.8598    









 

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