Wednesday Journal
| Type | Weekly newspapers, community journalism |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Wednesday Journal Publications |
| Publisher | Dan Haley |
| Managing editors | Terry Dean (Austin Weekly News), Ben Meyerson (Chicago Journal, Skyline), Nick Moroni (Forest Park Review) Bob Uphues (Riverside Brookfield Landmark) |
| Opinion editor | Ken Trainor |
| Sports editor | Brad Spencer |
| Photo editor | David Pierini |
| Staff writers |
Devin Rose, Anna Lothson (Wednesday Journal) |
| Headquarters | 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 |
| Circulation | 9,400 (Skyline) |
Devin Rose,
Wednesday Journal is a newspaper publisher based in Oak Park, Illinois. It publishes free weekly community newspapers throughout Chicago, paid weekly newspapers in the city's western suburbs and parenting magazines in the Chicago metropolitan area.
All of Wednesday Journal Inc's Chicago-based community newspapers are published on Thursdays and distributed free of charge. Since 2008, none of the papers have staff writers, with editors relying instead on freelance contributors.
Austin Weekly News was founded 1986 by Liliana Drechney, a former reporter for the now-defunct Leader Papers, Inc. community newspaper chain. For most of its history, the paper served the Austin community area. In 2010, it expanded its circulation to cover North Lawndale and West Garfield Park community areas.
Established in 2000 to cover South Loop, West Loop and Near West Side neighborhoods, it represented Wednesday Journal's first foray into Chicago neighborhood publishing. The subsequent acquisition of Skyline created extensive overlap in staff between Chicago Journal and Skyline, and they occasionally shared the same articles.
During its widest circulation period, Chicago Journal covered the South Loop, Printers Row, Motor Row, Chinatown, New East Side, West Loop Gate, West Loop, Near West Side, Greektown, Little Italy, University Village and Pilsen neighborhoods. It was the most widely circulated Wednesday Journal city newspaper with circulation of 13,000.
In December 2012, the Chicago Journal announced in their print editions and website that the newspaper would cease publication that month. The final issue was distributed on December 12, 2012.
Launched by Lerner Newspapers in the 1960s, the Skyline covered the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, the Loop and the Near North Side, with an emphasis on society gossip. The Skyline was the only Lerner paper not to cover school sports. In 2005, Pioneer Press sold the nameplate to the Wednesday Journal. Today, it covers the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Old Town, former Cabrini-Green and River North. True to its historic emphasis on society gossip, it is the only Wednesday Journal newspaper to retain a gossip column, written by Ann Gerber. Circulation: 9,400
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