Chicago Newspapers
Below is a Family Tree listing of Newspapers that were published in Chicago:
Chicago Democrat, 1833–1861 (merged with Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Tribune, 1847–present
Weekly Chicago American, 1835–1837
Daily Chicago American, 1839–1842
Chicago Express, 1842–1843
Chicago Daily Journal, 1844–1929
Chicago Daily Times, 1929–1948 (merged with Chicago Sun)
Chicago Sun, 1941–1948 (merged with Chicago Daily Times)
Chicago Sun-Times, 1948–present
Star, 1901-2008 (absorbed by Daily Southtown)
Southtown Economist, 1906–1993 (renamed Daily Southtown)
Daily Southtown, 1993–present
Chicago Democratic Press, 1852–1857
Chicago Times, 1854–1895 (became Chicago Times-Herald)
Chicago Morning Post, 1860 –1865 (became Chicago Republican)
Chicago Republican, 1865–1872 (became Inter Ocean)
Chicago Times-Herald, 1895–1901 (became Chicago Record-Herald)
Inter Ocean, 1872–1914 (became Chicago Record-Herald)
Chicago Daily Telegraph, 1878–1881 (became Chicago Morning Herald)
Chicago Herald, 1881–1918 (merged with Chicago Examiner)
Chicago Examiner, 1902–1918 (merged with Chicago Herald)
Chicago Herald-Examiner, 1918–1939
Chicago Record, 1881–1901 (merged with Chicago Morning Herald)
Chicago Morning Herald, 1893–1901 (merged with Chicago Record)
Chicago Record Herald, 1901–1914
Chicago American, 1900–1939, (became Chicago Herald-American)
Chicago Herald-American, 1939–1958 (became Chicago’s American)
Chicago’s American, 1958–1969 (became Chicago Today)
Chicago Today, 1969–1974
Chicago Courier, 1874–1876
Chicago Post & Mail, 1875–1878 (absorbed by Chicago Daily News)
Chicago Evening Post, 1886–1932 (absorbed by Chicago Daily News)
Chicago Daily News, 1876–1978
Chicago Mail , 1885–1894
Chicago Globe, 1887–1895
Chicago Chronicle, 1895–1908
Chicago Defender, 1905–present
Chicago Reader, 1972–present
StreetWise, 1992–present
