Local Journalism Directory

Illinois

Outlet	Community	Funding	Features	Website
Illinois Answers Project	-	Nonprofit	investigative and solutions-focused journalism	https://illinoisanswers.org/about/
Reflejos	-	Independent	Spanish & English	https://reflejos.com/
Public News Service - Illinois	-	Other	Public News Service / Covers State Govt.	https://www.publicnewsservice.org/state-illinois/IL
Illinois Latino News	-	Independent	Latino / Covers State Govt.	https://illatinonews.com/
Illinois Eagle	-	Independent	LGBTQ	https://illinoiseagle.com/
Capitol News Illinois	-	Nonprofit	Covers State Govt.	https://capitolnewsillinois.com/
Investigate Midwest	-	Nonprofit	Covers State Govt.	https://investigatemidwest.org/
Pro Publica - Midwest	-	Nonprofit		https://www.propublica.org/midwest/
Center Square Illinois	--	Nonprofit	"taxpayer sensibility" / Covers State Govt.	https://www.thecentersquare.com/Illinois/
The Daily Herald	Arlington Heights	Independent	Worker-Owned	https://www.dailyherald.com/
AustinTalks	Austin (Chicago)	Nonprofit		http://austintalks.org/
Bureau County Republican	Bureau County	Independent		https://www.shawlocal.com/bureau-county-republican/news/
Cass County Star-Gazette	Cass County	Independent		https://www.beardstownnewspapers.com/
Streetsblog - Chicago	Chicago	Nonprofit	sustainable transportation	https://chi.streetsblog.org/
City Bureau	Chicago	Nonprofit	media that is impactful, equitable and responsive to the public	https://www.citybureau.org/news
ChicagoTalks	Chicago	Nonprofit	local news source for Chicago and its many neighborhoods	http://www.chicagotalks.org
Redline News	Chicago	Nonprofit	U. of Illinois, Chicago / News and urban issues	https://redlineproject.news/
Borderless Magazine NFP	Chicago	Nonprofit	Spanish & English	https://borderlessmag.org/
Negocios Now	Chicago	Independent	Spanish & English	https://negociosnow.com/
La Raza	Chicago	Independent	Spanish	https://laraza.com/
Chicago Reader	Chicago	Nonprofit	Solutions Journalism / INN Member	https://chicagoreader.com/
Next City: Chicago	Chicago	Nonprofit	Solutions Journalism	https://nextcity.org/Chicago
Reklama Media	Chicago	Independent	Russian / Russian,Ukrainian	https://thereklama.com/
Injustice Watch	Chicago	Nonprofit	Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member	https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/
Invisible Institute	Chicago	Nonprofit	Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member	https://invisible.institute/
Block Club Chicago	Chicago	Nonprofit	Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member	https://blockclubchicago.org/
South Side Weekly	Chicago	Nonprofit	English, Some Spanish / Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member	https://southsideweekly.com/
Chalkbeat - Chicago	Chicago	Nonprofit	Education	https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/
DN: Chicago	Chicago	Nonprofit	Documenting local government	https://chicago.documenters.org/
Rebellious Magazine for Women	Chicago	Independent	Black-owned / Feminists	https://rebelliousmagazine.com
Muslim Journal	Chicago	Independent	Black-owned	http://www.muslimjournal.net/
Chicago Crusader	Chicago	Independent	Black-owned	http://www.chicagocrusader.com/
Chicago Defender	Chicago	Independent	Black-owned	https://chicagodefender.com/
Weekly Citizen	Chicago	Independent	Black-owned	https://citizennewspapergroup.com/news/local-news/
The TRiiBE	Chicago	Independent	Black-owned	https://thetriibe.com/
Chicago Leader	Chicago	Other	Black voice	https://chicagoleader.com/
Chicago News Weekly	Chicago	Independent	Black voice	https://www.cnwmedia.com/
Chicago Reporter	Chicago	Nonprofit		https://www.chicagoreporter.com/
Chicago Sun-Times	Chicago	Nonprofit		https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials
CHANGE Illinois	Chicago	Nonprofit		http://www.changeil.org/
Better Government Association	Chicago	Nonprofit		https://www.bettergov.org/
Windy City Times	Chicago area	Independent	LGBTQ+	https://windycitytimes.com/gaynewsarticles.php?k=Local
Cicero Independiente	Cicero	Nonprofit	Spanish & English / INN Member	https://www.ciceroindependiente.com/
N'Digo	Cook County	Independent	Black-owned	https://ndigo.com/
The Monitor	East St. Louis	Independent	Black-owned / African-American	https://estlmonitor.com/
Daily Northwestern	Evanston	Nonprofit	Northwestern and Evanston's Only Daily News Source	https://dailynorthwestern.com/
Evanston RoundTable	Evanston	Nonprofit	Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member	https://evanstonroundtable.com/
Evanston Now	Evanston	Independent		https://evanstonnow.com/about-evanston-now/
Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle	Flossmoor	Independent		https://hfchronicle.com
Forest Park Review	Forest Park	Nonprofit		https://www.forestparkreview.com/
Harvey World Herald	Harvey	Independent	Black-owned	https://harveyworld.org/
The Times Weekly	Joliet	Independent	Black-owned	http://www.thetimesweekly.com/
Two Roads E-Zine	Kewanee	Nonprofit	Prison re-entry zine	https://idoc.illinois.gov/news/tworoadse-zine.html
Lansing Journal	Lansing	Independent		https://thelansingjournal.com/
Austin Weekly News	Oak Park	Nonprofit	Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member	https://www.austinweeklynews.com/
Village Free Press	Proviso Township	Nonprofit		https://www.vfpress.news/
Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest	River Forest	Nonprofit		https://www.oakpark.com/
Riverside/Brookfield Landmark	Riverside	Nonprofit		https://www.rblandmark.com/
Statesville Speaks	Statesville Prison	Nonprofit	Statesville Prison	http://statevillespeaks.org/
The Record North Shore	Wilmette, North Shore	Nonprofit	Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member	https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/
The Woodstock Independent	Woodstock	Independent		https://www.thewoodstockindependent.com/