The Pantagraph Explained

The Pantagraph
Logo Alt:Logo of the Pantagraph newspaper
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owner:Lee Enterprises
Founder:Jesse W. Fell
Editor:Allison Petty
Sportseditor:Justin Conn
Photoeditor:Clay Jackson
Publishing Country:United States
Circulation:16,930 Daily
17,870 Sunday
Circulation Date:2023
Circulation Ref:[1]
Sister Newspapers:Herald & Review[2]
Issn:2641-7634
Oclc:16418931

The Pantagraph is a daily newspaper that serves Bloomington–Normal, Illinois, along with 60 communities and eight counties in the Central Illinois area. Its headquarters are in Bloomington and it is owned by Lee Enterprises. The name is derived from the Greek words "panta" and "grapho," which has a combined meaning of "write all things."[3]

History

Bloomington businessman Jesse W. Fell founded the newspaper on January 14, 1837, making it among the oldest still-operating businesses[4] in McLean County,[5] though the business lapsed during 1839-1845. W. O. Davis and his heirs owned the Pantagraph for many years until selling the paper to Chronicle Publishing Company in 1980.[6] The paper was purchased by Pulitzer from Chronicle Publishing Company in 1999; Lee Enterprises bought Pulitzer in 2005.[7]

The paper was originally called The Bloomington Observer and McLean County Advocate.[5] Through the years, the newspaper went through several name changes, such as The Whig, The Intelligencer, The Daily Pantagraph, The Pantagraph in 1985, just Pantagraph in 2006, changing back to The Pantagraph in 2008.[8] [9]

From 1935 to 2018, the newspaper operated from a 65,000-square-foot building at 301 W. Washington St[10] .[11] Then-Publisher Julie Bechtel announced in November 2017 that the business would move two blocks east to a new home at 205 N. Main St., just across from the McLean County Museum of History in the heart of downtown Bloomington.

Operations

The Pantagraph was a news partner of WEEK-TV, which is situated in East Peoria, Illinois.[12]

Its sister publications include The Woodford County Journal in Eureka, Herald & Review in Decatur and Journal Gazette & Times-Courier in Mattoon. [13]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Form 10-K. Lee Enterprises . investors.lee.net . February 29, 2024.
  2. News: Sawyer. Gary. Sawyer: Pantagraph staying put, leasing out part of building. 1 March 2015. The Pantagraph. The Pantagraph. 25 August 2013.
  3. Web site: About Us . www.pantagraph.com . . 10 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918192956/https://www.pantagraph.com/info/about.php . September 18, 2008 . en-us . 2008.
  4. Web site: Nagle . Maria . 2017-11-17 . Pantagraph moving to new downtown location . 2024-05-18 . pantagraph.com . en.
  5. Web site: About The Bloomington observer and McLean County advocate. (Bloomington, Ill.) 1837-1838 . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . 10 November 2020.
  6. Littlewood . Tom . June 1980 . Pantagraph ownership passes to California firm . Illinois Issues . . .
  7. Web site: Garden Island owner buyseight Mainland newspapers. Thegardenisland.com. 20 December 2015.
  8. Web site: The Pantagraph . www.lib.niu.edu . November 29, 2007 . en . March 1993 . Arlan . Miller . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212221549/http://www.lib.niu.edu/1993/ihy930348.html . 2012-02-12.
  9. Web site: The Pantagraph (pan'-te-graf) . www.lee.net . 10 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060415082845/https://www.lee.net/walk/visit/bloomington.htm . April 15, 2006 . en.
  10. Web site: Nagle . Maria . 2018-04-08 . New location, name reflect Pantagraph's commitment to the future . 2024-05-18 . pantagraph.com . en.
  11. Web site: Property listing at Crexi.com . 2024-05-18 . Crexi . en.
  12. Web site: Archived . www.week.com . 10 May 2023.
  13. Web site: Staff report . 2019-11-22 . Winterland named general manager of Central Illinois Newspaper Group . 2024-05-18 . pantagraph.com . en.