The Daily Southtown (formerly SouthtownStar ) is a newspaper of the Chicago, Illinois, United States, metropolitan area that covers the south suburbs and the South Side neighborhoods of the city – a wide region known as the Chicago Southland . Its popular slogan is "People Up North Just Don't Get It" (a pun ). It is published by the Chicago Tribune Media Group.
42-569: The Daily Calumet was a Chicago newspaper that existed from 1881 until the late 1980s, when it was superseded by the Daily Southtown . Once billed as "the Nation's Oldest Daily Community Newspaper", it was popular among blue-collar workers in Chicago's South Side . It was purchased by Pulitzer Community Newspapers, a Pulitzer Publishing Company subsidiary, in 1987. At the time, it had
84-618: A 2003 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer at the Chicago Tribune for her death penalty editorials, was a reporter at the Southtown . Cathleen Falsani, author of The God Factor and now the religion reporter for the Sun-Times , got her start in newspapers as the religion beat writer for the Southtown . Other writers who cut their teeth on the news business at the Southtown include Mark Konkol 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner for
126-442: A 2003 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer at the Chicago Tribune for her death penalty editorials, was a reporter at the Southtown . Cathleen Falsani, author of The God Factor and now the religion reporter for the Sun-Times , got her start in newspapers as the religion beat writer for the Southtown . Other writers who cut their teeth on the news business at the Southtown include Mark Konkol 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner for
168-505: A British-owned group from Liverpool. After several years, the British group sold the paper to Pulitzer, which owned The Daily Southtown newspaper which served Chicago's Southwest Side. After about two years of operation by Pulitzer, The Daily Calumet nameplate was phased out and replaced by The Daily Southtown , which opened a bureau in a building owned by The Daily Calumet in south suburban Lansing, Ill. at 18127 William St. The office
210-633: A circulation of 10,500. The Daily Calumet was located at 9120 S. Baltimore Ave., Chicago, in the South Chicago neighborhood on the city's Southeast Side. Depending on the delineation of ward boundaries, it was either in the 7th or 10th Ward. It served the communities within the city of South Chicago, South Shore, Irondale/Slag Valley, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch as well as the neighboring suburbs of Calumet City and Burnham. Affectionately known as "The Cal" to generations of readers,
252-418: A founder of station KYW , sold his interest in the station. His newly formed Great Lakes Broadcasting bought them both, and moved them on the dial to 870 kHz. When Insull's fortune began to disappear, he sold the licenses of both radio stations to National Broadcasting Company in 1931. The two were officially merged with WBCN leaving the air in early 1933. In 2006, the Southtown was named Newspaper of
294-418: A founder of station KYW , sold his interest in the station. His newly formed Great Lakes Broadcasting bought them both, and moved them on the dial to 870 kHz. When Insull's fortune began to disappear, he sold the licenses of both radio stations to National Broadcasting Company in 1931. The two were officially merged with WBCN leaving the air in early 1933. In 2006, the Southtown was named Newspaper of
336-716: A nature preserve in Burnham, Illinois, to mitigate a planned expansion of its CID Landfill near 130th Street and the Calumet (Bishop Ford) Expressway, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency initiated legal actions against several small operating and closed landfills concentrated in a heavily industrialized area near Torrence Avenue. In addition to these "beats," reporters were encouraged to produce enterprise stories on any neighborhood subject of their choice. The Daily Calumet also had
378-520: A number of noteworthy journalists in its history. Among its resident writers is Phil Kadner, who has written a daily column for two decades. In 2002, he won the Studs Terkel Award for journalistic excellence for writing from a grassroots perspective, and has received several Peter Lisagor Awards for commentary. Of his most recent Lisagor win in 2006, the judges wrote: "His writing is absolutely clean. ... No personal vanity, and eyes open to
420-452: A number of noteworthy journalists in its history. Among its resident writers is Phil Kadner, who has written a daily column for two decades. In 2002, he won the Studs Terkel Award for journalistic excellence for writing from a grassroots perspective, and has received several Peter Lisagor Awards for commentary. Of his most recent Lisagor win in 2006, the judges wrote: "His writing is absolutely clean. ... No personal vanity, and eyes open to
462-705: A number of victims from the newspaper's coverage area. The labor beat, which covered both the unions and the businesses of the Southeast Side, concentrated heavily on the steel and auto industries that made up the bulk of the local manufacturing employers. Among the largest of these were the South Works of United States Steel , Republic (later LTV) Steel, Wisconsin Steel, the Chicago Assembly Plant of Ford Motor Company and related suppliers to
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#1732787952391504-418: A photo department with two full-time staffers and several stringers; two full-time sports personnel and a full-time Lifestyles editor and an assistant. As the neighborhood demographics changed, The Daily Calumet added a Spanish language page known as "Fin de Semana" or "Weekend" which served the growing Latino market. In approximately 1980, The Daily Calumet was sold by its owners, Panax Publishing Co., to
546-559: A six-day a week edition called the Daily Southtown on February 26, 1978. While the launch of the new publication was already being planned, the launch date was moved up when the Chicago Daily News announced it would publish its last edition March 4, 1978. The company continued to publish its weekly and bi-weekly publications for some time. In 1986, the Daily Southtown was purchased by Pulitzer Publishing ; who sold
588-631: Is "People Up North Just Don't Get It" (a pun ). It is published by the Chicago Tribune Media Group. Founded on September 11, 1906, the Southtown celebrated its 100th year as a paper in 2006. Originally called the Englewood Economist , it was retitled the Southtown Economist in 1924 and began publishing twice weekly. The newspaper relocated from Chicago's Englewood community to the west end of
630-536: The Archdiocese of Chicago . The political beat covered both the 7th Ward and 10th Ward organizations. As part of its coverage, the beat reporter would attend Chicago City Council meetings. The beat also covered the state house and senate districts within the Southeast Side area and the 2nd Congressional District of the U.S. House. Some of the most intense political reporting came during the administration of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington , whose primary nemesis on
672-619: The Chicago Sun-Times and now writer-at-large for DNAInfo.com, author-blogger-columnist Allison Hantschel and David Heinzmann of the Chicago Tribune . Former education reporter Linda Lutton helped bring down a corrupt school superintendent, which resulted in a prison sentence. In 2004, Lutton won the Studs Terkel award as well, for her writings on housing, education, crime and public safety, culture and politics. The newspaper also featured sports columnist Bill Gleason. Gleason
714-491: The Chicago Sun-Times and now writer-at-large for DNAInfo.com, author-blogger-columnist Allison Hantschel and David Heinzmann of the Chicago Tribune . Former education reporter Linda Lutton helped bring down a corrupt school superintendent, which resulted in a prison sentence. In 2004, Lutton won the Studs Terkel award as well, for her writings on housing, education, crime and public safety, culture and politics. The newspaper also featured sports columnist Bill Gleason. Gleason
756-585: The Daily Southtown was purchased by Pulitzer Publishing ; who sold the paper in 1994 to the American Publishing Company . The paper relocated to suburban Tinley Park in 1997. On November 18, 2007, the twice-weekly neighborhood newspaper, The Star was merged into the Daily Southtown to create the SouthtownStar , which is circulated daily with a special Neighborhood Star pull-out section on Thursdays and Sundays. In 2014,
798-658: The SouthtownStar was purchased by the Chicago Tribune Media Group along with the other Wrapports Chicago suburban papers. The name was changed back to the Daily Southtown . The paper maintains bureaus in Chicago city hall and the city's federal courts building. Like its larger counterparts, the newspaper also entered into the broadcasting business in 1925 with a license to operate radio station WBCN. WBCN started broadcasting on 1130 kHz from
840-664: The "cops and courts" beat, was basically focused on news from the 4th District of the Chicago Police Department . The detective bureau covered by The Daily Calumet was Area 2, which comprised districts 3 ( Grand Crossing ), 4 (South Chicago) 6 (Gresham) and 22 (Morgan Park). The most sensational police coverage done by The Daily Calumet concerned the 1966 murders of eight student nurses by drifter Richard Speck . The women were killed in an apartment rented by South Chicago Community Hospital on East 100th Street. Photographers and reporters from The Daily Calumet were
882-423: The Chicago Tribune Media Group along with the other Wrapports Chicago suburban papers. The name was changed back to the Daily Southtown . The paper maintains bureaus in Chicago city hall and the city's federal courts building. Like its larger counterparts, the newspaper also entered into the broadcasting business in 1925 with a license to operate radio station WBCN. WBCN started broadcasting on 1130 kHz from
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#1732787952391924-797: The Illinois Associated Press Award for General Excellence in 2006, the national Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting , and the Chicago Headline Club's Watchdog Award for Reporting in the Public Interest. In 2010 photo editor Larry Ruehl and staff photographer Matt Marton received the Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for feature photography. The Southtown has produced
966-446: The Illinois Associated Press Award for General Excellence in 2006, the national Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting , and the Chicago Headline Club's Watchdog Award for Reporting in the Public Interest. In 2010 photo editor Larry Ruehl and staff photographer Matt Marton received the Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for feature photography. The Southtown has produced
1008-550: The Year among the nation's large circulation suburban dailies by Suburban Newspapers of America and the American Press Institute. The judges said: "This is a terrific newspaper – its spot-news coverage is both broad and deep, and its feature stories are as good as those of the country's best newspapers. The newspaper puts a lot of effort into providing value to readers – and it shows." The paper also won
1050-422: The Year among the nation's large circulation suburban dailies by Suburban Newspapers of America and the American Press Institute. The judges said: "This is a terrific newspaper – its spot-news coverage is both broad and deep, and its feature stories are as good as those of the country's best newspapers. The newspaper puts a lot of effort into providing value to readers – and it shows." The paper also won
1092-532: The above industries. The most significant coverage on the labor beat was during the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre when Chicago police shot down several striking workers at the Republic Steel plant on Avenue O. The education beat covered numerous parochial and public schools on the Southeast Side. The high schools covered by The Daily Calumet included Washington High School, Bowen High School, Hirsch High School and St. Francis De Sales High School operated by
1134-489: The city in Garfield Ridge in 1968. The company started publishing a six-day a week edition called the Daily Southtown on February 26, 1978. While the launch of the new publication was already being planned, the launch date was moved up when the Chicago Daily News announced it would publish its last edition March 4, 1978. The company continued to publish its weekly and bi-weekly publications for some time. In 1986,
1176-513: The council floor was Ald. Edward Vrdolyak , the 10th Ward alderman. Vrdolyak led the floor opposition to Washington during the stormy time known as "Council Wars," a play on words from the popular "Star Wars" films, when the Washington bloc found itself at odds and often outnumbered or outmaneuvered by Vrdolyak and his allies. The environment beat was created during the turn of the 1980s, when Waste Management Corp. tried unsuccessfully to create
1218-517: The first media on the scene and were allowed unparalleled access to the homicide scene. The newspaper also extensively reported and photographed the October 30, 1972 collision between two Illinois Central commuter trains, which originated from the IC's 91st Street station in South Chicago. The wreck, which killed 45 people and injured 332, remains the worst commuter rail crash in Chicago's history, and carried
1260-528: The newspaper covered only topics of local interest and it was not until its final years that it used any wire service copy. In the early 1980s, The Daily Calumet subscribed to the United Press International service to augment the copy produced by its staff of reporters, photographers and correspondents. Reporting areas, or "beats" were divided into four areas of responsibility on The Daily Calumet . The police beat, known internally as
1302-551: The official cover-up of the illness and death of employees exposed to toxic metals decades ago in A-bomb factories. His series "Deadly Silence" revealed how hundreds of scientists, tradesmen and secretaries at a Manhattan Project lab at the University of Chicago were carelessly exposed to the toxic metal beryllium, then for 45 years intentionally kept in the dark about the potentially deadly health consequences. Cornelia Grumman,
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1344-440: The official cover-up of the illness and death of employees exposed to toxic metals decades ago in A-bomb factories. His series "Deadly Silence" revealed how hundreds of scientists, tradesmen and secretaries at a Manhattan Project lab at the University of Chicago were carelessly exposed to the toxic metal beryllium, then for 45 years intentionally kept in the dark about the potentially deadly health consequences. Cornelia Grumman,
1386-410: The paper in 1994 to the American Publishing Company . The paper relocated to suburban Tinley Park in 1997. On November 18, 2007, the twice-weekly neighborhood newspaper, The Star was merged into the Daily Southtown to create the SouthtownStar , which is circulated daily with a special Neighborhood Star pull-out section on Thursdays and Sundays. In 2014, the SouthtownStar was purchased by
1428-484: The paper's offices at 65th and Halsted. They soon entered into an agreement of time-sharing of the frequency with radio station WENR, then owned by the All-American Radio Company. By the next year, both stations had moved to 1040 kHz, still retaining their time-sharing agreement. By 1927, Chicago financial magnate Samuel Insull had become interested in both WBCN and WENR. Insull, who had been
1470-404: The paper's offices at 65th and Halsted. They soon entered into an agreement of time-sharing of the frequency with radio station WENR, then owned by the All-American Radio Company. By the next year, both stations had moved to 1040 kHz, still retaining their time-sharing agreement. By 1927, Chicago financial magnate Samuel Insull had become interested in both WBCN and WENR. Insull, who had been
1512-485: The wake of the steroids controversy, Ladewski touched off a nationwide debate and raised awareness with the only known blank ballot in the 2007 National Baseball Hall of Fame election. In all, he covered more than 3,000 MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL games as a beat reporter or columnist. Kevin Carmody, environment reporter, won a 1999 George Polk Award, one of the nation's most prestigious prizes in journalism, for his stories on
1554-430: The wake of the steroids controversy, Ladewski touched off a nationwide debate and raised awareness with the only known blank ballot in the 2007 National Baseball Hall of Fame election. In all, he covered more than 3,000 MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL games as a beat reporter or columnist. Kevin Carmody, environment reporter, won a 1999 George Polk Award, one of the nation's most prestigious prizes in journalism, for his stories on
1596-542: The world and the ordinary people who are so extraordinary in it." Paul Ladewski served as the first Daily Southtown sports editor, and he went on to become a Lisagor Award-winner as well as the 2005 Illinois Sports Columnist of the Year. He was the only full-time beat writer to cover the Michael Jordan era in Chicago from start to finish. As a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, in
1638-411: The world and the ordinary people who are so extraordinary in it." Paul Ladewski served as the first Daily Southtown sports editor, and he went on to become a Lisagor Award-winner as well as the 2005 Illinois Sports Columnist of the Year. He was the only full-time beat writer to cover the Michael Jordan era in Chicago from start to finish. As a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, in
1680-521: Was closed and The Daily Southtown effectively withdrew from the southeastern Chicago market when its product failed to catch on with the local population. The Daily Calumet building at 9120 S. Baltimore Avenue in Chicago was donated to the South Chicago YMCA . After a structural analysis determined the building was not safe, it was razed to expand the YMCA parking area. The Lansing building
1722-533: Was known for his ever-present cigar and willingness to criticize anyone in the field of sports. Daily Southtown The Daily Southtown (formerly SouthtownStar ) is a newspaper of the Chicago, Illinois, United States, metropolitan area that covers the south suburbs and the South Side neighborhoods of the city – a wide region known as the Chicago Southland . Its popular slogan
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1764-468: Was sold, was razed and is now the site of a medical building. Daily Southtown Founded on September 11, 1906, the Southtown celebrated its 100th year as a paper in 2006. Originally called the Englewood Economist , it was retitled the Southtown Economist in 1924 and began publishing twice weekly. The newspaper relocated from Chicago's Englewood community to the west end of the city in Garfield Ridge in 1968. The company started publishing
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