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Introduction ...

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

Our newspaper information for Lockport 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 15 papers that were published in the immediate area of Lockport. In addition, the list contains another 35 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Lockport. In total, we've identified 50 papers within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> of Lockport.

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 Lockport.  

Newspapers Published In Lockport ...

We know of 15 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Lockport:

Newspapers Neighboring Lockport ...

The following newspapers were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> of Lockport.

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

  • 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> of Lockport. 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 Lockport
  • Published In Romeoville  ...
  • Published In Lemont [Cook County] ...
    • We know of 30 newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Lemont. The list of those papers is too long to repeat here, but can be found on the Local Newspaper Page for Lemont
    • We have an extended list that contains all the papers within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> of Lockport. This extended list includes all the papers from Lemont. The list is sorted by the paper's name. This merged list can be found on the Extended Newspaper Page for Lockport
  • Published In 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

The official website for Chronicling America

The official website for Lockport: www.lockport.org/

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5900, Longitude: -88.0444    









 

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