Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Rock Run Park.

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

We don't know of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Run Park. That said, we do have a list of papers that were published in the broader area surrounding Rock Run Park. Our list contains 96 papers that were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Rock Run Park.

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 Rock Run Park.

Newspapers Neighboring Rock Run Park ...

The following newspapers were published within 12 miles [19.3 km] of Rock Run Park.

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

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 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Rock Run Park. 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 Rock Run Park
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 Lockport ...
- 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
Published In Plattville [Kendall County] ...
- The Little Joker (from 18??)
  - Published during 18??
  - Locate a copy thru the Library of Congress:
  - Catalog Card for The Little Joker
  - Holdings for: LCCN SN94051291
  - Locate a copy thru WorldCat: OCLC 31181091
Published In 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
Published In Romeoville ...
- 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

Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Run Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Run Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4803, Longitude: -88.1792 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Run Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).