With little advance notice or explanation, Paddock Publications has ceased publishing at least 13 of its 20 newspapers in Illinois this month.
In May, the company entered into an agreement to sell its Arlington Heights-based Daily Herald newspaper to Tribune Publishing, owned by the investment firm Alden Global Capital. The Daily Herald would be under new ownership after a scheduled closing on June 22.
The Paddock closures create an additional five news desert counties in Illinois — all of which are in the central and southern part of the state. The new news desert counties are Gallatin, Hamilton, Johnson, Pulaski and Saline.
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