Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lemont 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 30 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lemont. In addition, the list contains another 26 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lemont. In total, we've identified 56 papers within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Lemont.

Newspapers Published In Lemont ...

We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lemont:

Bolingbrook Metropolitan (from 1994)
- Years of publication: 1994 to 2000
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Bolingbrook Metropolitan
- Holdings for: LCCN 2009271165
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 472454631
Darien Metropolitan (from 19??)
- Years of publication: 19?? to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Darien Metropolitan
- Holdings for: LCCN 2009271130
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40065523
Homer Township Metropolitan (from 1996)
- Years of publication: 1996 to 1999
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Homer Township Metropolitan
- Holdings for: LCCN SN98063284
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40185693
Lemont City News (from 1915)
- Years of publication: 1915 to 1918
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont City News
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060712
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48909290
Lemont Commercial Advertiser (from 19??)
- Published during 19??
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont Commercial Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060414
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 76795577
Lemont Metropolitan (from 1975)
- Years of publication: 1975 to 2000
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont Metropolitan
- Holdings for: LCCN SN85000603
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11686757
Lemont Observer (from 1899)
- The first year of publication was in 1899, with an unknown end date
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94060693
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31334736
Lemont Phoenix-Advertiser And Observer (from 1902)
- Years of publication: 1902 to 191?
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont Phoenix-Advertiser And Observer
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94060756
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31334826
Lemont Phoenix-Advertiser (from 1901)
- Years of publication: 1901 to 1902
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont Phoenix-Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94060695
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31334925
Lemont Phoenix-Advertiser (from 191?)
- Years of publication: 191? to 1918
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont Phoenix-Advertiser
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060778
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50943238
Lemont Reporter/met (from 2000)
- Years of publication: 2000 to current
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont Reporter/met
- Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060783
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51039584
Lemont Reporter (from 1990)
- Years of publication: 1990 to 2000
- Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
- Catalog Card for the Lemont Reporter
- Holdings for: LCCN SN94060758
- Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31351382
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- Lemont Weekly Observer And Ledger (from 189?)
  - Years of publication: 189? to 1899
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lemont Weekly Observer And Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060690
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31334672
- Lemont Weekly Observer (from 1893)
  - Years of publication: 1893 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lemont Weekly Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060689
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31334594
- Lemont Weekly Observer
  - The first year of publication is unknown, with the last issue in 1902
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lemont Weekly Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060694
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31334785
- Lemont Weekly Observer (from 1898)
  - Years of publication: 1898 to 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lemont Weekly Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060775
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50930917
- Lockport Metropolitan (from 1996)
  - Years of publication: 1996 to 1999
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lockport Metropolitan
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98063285
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40185799
- Orland Metropolitan (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Orland Metropolitan
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002061108
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 48985570
- Orland/Tinley Park Villager (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Orland/Tinley Park Villager
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2009271127
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 488722377
- Reporter/met (from 2000)
  - Years of publication: 2000 to 2002
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Reporter/met
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2010271346
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 631882148
- Romeoville Metropolitan (from 1994)
  - Years of publication: 1994 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Romeoville Metropolitan
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003060704
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51319392
- The La Grange Press (from 1999)
  - Years of publication: 1999 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The La Grange Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2010271322
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 612560226
- The Lemont Herald (from 1971)
  - Years of publication: 1971 to ????
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lemont Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060782
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50991373
- The Lemont Optimist-News (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lemont Optimist-News
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060777
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50931882
- The Lemont Optimist (from 1914)
  - Years of publication: 1914 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lemont Optimist
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060776
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50931813
- The Lemont Press (from 1887)
  - Years of publication: 1887 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lemont Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060757
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31351334
- The Lemonter (from 1927)
  - Years of publication: 1927 to 1969
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lemonter
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060779
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50989242
- The Oak Forest Times (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Oak Forest Times
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2010271301
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 506454366
- The Observer (from 189?)
  - Published during 189?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Observer
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060774
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 50930526
- West Cook Press (from 1995)
  - Years of publication: 1995 to 1999
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the West Cook Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN98063288
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 40385961

Newspapers Neighboring Lemont ...

The following newspapers were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> of Lemont.

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

Published In Bolingbrook [Will County] ...
- Beacon Sun (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 198?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Beacon Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN83004581
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 10049142
- Beacon Sun (from 1982)
  - Years of publication: 1982 to 1984
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Beacon Sun
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060900
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51318305
- The Metropolitan (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1994
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Metropolitan
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003060703
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51319306
- 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
Published In Darien [DuPage County] ...
- Darien DuPage Progress (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 1989
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Darien DuPage Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054486
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30848874
- Darien Progress (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Darien Progress
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054487
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30848912
Published In Romeoville [Will County] ...
- Catholic Expolorer / (from 200?)
  - Years of publication: 200? to current
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Catholic Expolorer /
  - Holdings for: LCCN 2003215925
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 53225303
- The Beacon (from 19??)
  - Years of publication: 19?? to 197?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060797
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51288307
- The Beacon (from 1982)
  - Published during 1982
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060799
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51317662
- The Romeoville Beacon (from 197?)
  - Years of publication: 197? to 1982
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Romeoville Beacon
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2002060798
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51314991
Published In Lockport [Will County] ...
- Lemont Advertiser (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lemont Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94060688
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31334988
- Lockport Ledger (from 1989)
  - Years of publication: 1989 to 199?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lockport Ledger
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003060710
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51521470
- Lockport Mirror (from 1870)
  - Years of publication: 1870 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lockport Mirror
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054317
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30330505
- Lockport Phoenix-Advertiser (from 1901)
  - Years of publication: 1901 to 1918
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lockport Phoenix-Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054315
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30330448
- Lockport Phoenix (from 1876)
  - Years of publication: 1876 to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lockport Phoenix
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN93057201
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 29335749
- Lockport Standard (from 1877)
  - Years of publication: 1877 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lockport Standard
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2006060420
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 76795576
- Lockport Telegraph (from 1850)
  - Years of publication: 1850 to 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Lockport Telegraph
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN86086403
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 13343264
- The Lockport Free Press (from 1977)
  - Years of publication: 1977 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lockport Free Press
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003060607
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51521412
- The Lockport Herald (from 19??)
  - Published during 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lockport Herald
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003060708
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51521414
- The Lockport Journal (from 1897)
  - Years of publication: 1897 to 1902
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lockport Journal
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054316
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30330483
- The Lockport Leader (from 1929)
  - Years of publication: 1929 to 1930
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lockport Leader
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054318
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30330523
- The Lockport Telegraph (from 1983)
  - Years of publication: 1983 to 19??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Lockport Telegraph
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054319
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30330540
- Town Talk And Shopper (from 1992)
  - Years of publication: 1992 to 1997
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Town Talk And Shopper
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN2003060705
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 51521376
- Will County Advertiser (from 18??)
  - Years of publication: 18?? to 1901
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Will County Advertiser
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94054314
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 30330425
- Will County Telegraph (from 1849)
  - Years of publication: 1849 to 185?
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for the Will County Telegraph
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN84038539
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 11333029

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Lemont: www.lemont.il.us/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Lemont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6711, Longitude: -88.0004