Paddock Publications, a privately held publisher located in Chicago, announced it had purchased the Carbondale Times, Weekend Times and Nightlife, as well as the commercial printing business of Thomas Publishing. Paddock assumed ownership of the papers yesterday.
This brings to 8 the total number of southern Illinois papers Paddock owns, as it purchased papers located in Eldorado, Harrisburg, DuQuoin, Benton and Marion last summer as well as 4 papers in communities located just south of Springfield.
The motto of the company, according to the website of its flagship publication, the Daily Herald, is "To fear God, tell the truth, and make money"
This brings to 8 the total number of southern Illinois papers Paddock owns, as it purchased papers located in Eldorado, Harrisburg, DuQuoin, Benton and Marion last summer as well as 4 papers in communities located just south of Springfield.
The motto of the company, according to the website of its flagship publication, the Daily Herald, is "To fear God, tell the truth, and make money"
"Mother of Mercy, is this the end of Rico?"
ReplyDeleteThomases are moving on but the rest of the staff is staying in place, for now.
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