DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois (October 2, 2013) Shaw Media announces today that its eighteen weekly publications published in DuPage, Cook and Will Counties will now each be named Suburban Life.
The newspapers will now be Downers Grove Suburban Life, Hinsdale Suburban Life, West Chicago Suburban Life, Villa Park Suburban Life, Elmhurst Suburban Life, Berwyn Suburban Life, Riverside and Brookfield Suburban Life, Bolingbrook Suburban Life, Lemont Suburban Life, Wheaton Suburban Life, Glen Ellyn Suburban Life, Lisle Suburban Life, Woodridge Suburban Life, Carol Stream Suburban Life, Addison Suburban Life, Lombard Suburban Life, Westmont Suburban Life, and La Grange Suburban Life.
Shaw Media purchased the newspapers from Gatehouse Media on Oct. 1, 2012, and has since focused on improving the content of each paper, increasing the amount of local news and adding new features, including high school sports coverage, the Mystery Diner restaurant feature, HubArkush.com Chicago football coverage, and Planit Life entertainment features.
Suburban Life publisher J. Tom Shaw said, “We found that many of the local newspapers we now publish had lost some of the identity they once held as independent, family-owned papers. To get people to read the paper for the first time, or to give us another try, we realized we needed a strong, consistent message in order to effectively communicate the improvements weíve been making.”
Suburban Life managing editor Dave Lemery added, “The Suburban Life name will stand for high quality, relevant, local news coverage. Thatís what our readers expect, and thatís what we work every day to deliver.”
Under the Suburban Life name, each publication will continue to focus on local news and information specific to each of the communities it serves. Readers can continue to find breaking news and updates at mysuburbanlife.com and Suburban Life will continue to be available through home delivery and on local newsstands.
“With a consistent name and brand identity, we will continue to provide our readers with the local news that matters to them and we will continue to develop effective marketing solutions with our business partners,” said Shaw.
Shaw Media is a 161 year-old, family owned company. Shaw Media also publishes Suburban Life Magazine and PlanitLife.com in Chicago’s western suburbs.