Lake County News-Sun Launches New Lakes Edition

The Lake County News-Sun, Lake County’s most comprehensive source of local news for more than 100 years, announced today that it has successfully launched a new edition in print and online ( www.newssunonline.com) that will expand local coverage of communities in western Lake County.

The new zoned edition is the third edition for the News-Sun, and will provide greater news coverage and new advertising opportunities for readers and businesses in western Lake County in communities including the Round Lake area, Antioch, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Fox Lake, Ingleside, Wauconda, and Lake Zurich. This exciting new edition builds on the successes of the News-Sun’s other editions: the Shoreline edition, which covers from southeastern Wisconsin to Lake Forest and Highland Park; and the Central Lakes edition, which covers Grayslake, Gurnee, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills and other nearby communities.

“Lake County is a dynamic region home to a number of thriving communities, and the Lake County News-Sun sees enormous opportunities to serve those communities through expanded local news coverage and more targeted advertising services for businesses,” said John Barron, Publisher, Lake County News-Sun. “We are very encouraged by the early positive feedback we have received from readers and advertisers, and we are enthusiastic for the future of this region.”

“We have been the Local Voice for Lake County since 1892, and we are pleased to build on that tradition,” said Chris Cashman, Lake County News-Sun Editor-in-Chief. “Readers will get more news than ever from their local village halls to local sports to what’s happening in their towns and neighborhoods, in addition to breaking news online and text alerts.”

“The Lake County News-Sun’s newest zone will be geographically designed to help our advertisers to best target their desired customers,” said Andrea Sonnenberg, Director of Advertising for the Lake County News-Sun, which is owned by Sun-Times Media, LLC. “This is just the latest in a number of new initiatives by Sun-Times Media to better serve the advertising community in Chicago and beyond.”

About the Lake County News-Sun

The Lake County News-Sun has served Lake County and its communities for more than 100 years. It was named Business of the Year for 2007-2008 by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce. The newspaper and Web site www.newssunonline.com are owned by Sun-Times Media, LLC, which is dedicated to being the premier source of local news and information for the greater Chicago area. Its media properties serve more than 300 communities across the region and include, in addition to the Chicago Sun-Times and Suntimes.com, seven suburban daily newspapers, including the Beacon-News (Aurora), Courier-News (Elgin), Herald-News (Joliet), Lake County News-Sun, Naperville Sun, Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.) and the SouthtownStar; 39 weekly newspapers published by the Pioneer Press and 12 weekly Sun newspapers, as well as Web sites for those newspapers, centerstagechicago.com, RogerEbert.com and YourSeason.com.