Shaw Suburban Media
7717 S. Route 31
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815-459-4040

John Rung
Chief Operating Officer
jrung@shawsuburban.com

Don Bricker
SNR VP of Operations
dbricker@shawsuburban.com

Stacia Hahn
VP/Finance
shahn@shawsuburban.com

Joanne Doherty
Controller
jdoherty@shawsuburban.com

Chris Krug
VP/News and Content
ckrug@shawsuburban.com

Kevin Elder
VP/Production
kelder@shawsuburban.com

Steve Sulouff
Director of Information Technology ssulouff@shawsuburban.com

Scott Rosenburgh
VP/Advertising
srosenburgh@shawsuburban.com

J.Tom Shaw
Publisher Kane County Chronice jtshaw@shawsuburban.com

Kara Hansen
SSM Circulation Director
khansen@shawsuburban.com

Karla Ahr
SSM Human Resources Generalist & Assistant to John Rung
kahr@shawsuburban.com

Shaw Suburban Media

Founded: December 2007, following the Shaw family’s acquisition of the Daily Chronicle in DeKalb, IL.

Daily Newspapers: Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, IL; Kane County Chronicle, St. Charles, IL; Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, IL

Weekly Newspapers: El Conquistador (Hispanic publication), Crystal Lake, IL; The MidWeek, Sycamore, IL; The Valley Free Press, Sandwich, IL; The Lake County Journal, and the Great Lakes Bulletin (publication for Great Lakes Naval Base).

Monthly Publications: The Business Journal, Crystal Lake, IL.

Web Sites: NWHerald.com; KCChronicle.com; Daily-Chronicle.com; MidWeekNews.com; VFPNews.com; LakeCountyJournal.com; Biz-Journal.com; Planitnorthwest.com; McHenryCountySports.com; ChicagoBaseball365.com; ChicagoFootball365.com.

Circulation:
201,000 (combination of paid-daily and free-weekly distribution)

Philosophy:
The philosophy of Shaw Suburban Media is commitment to community. We strive to make the communities we serve better places to live. For us, local is always first and foremost. We zealously defend the First Amendment as a necessity to ensure a free society.

THE COMMUNITY(IES)

Location:
DeKalb, Kane, Lake, McHenry counties, Chicago Suburbs (far north, west, and northwest)

Market:
Chicago, PMSA

From 2005 to 2025 the market area of DeKalb, Kane, Lake, and McHenry counties is projected to grow an amazing 34%. Referred to by some as “The Suburban Frontier,” Chicago-area residents have been attracted to the high quality of life offered by the four-county area.

Population:
1.6 million

Median Home Price:
$273,500 (Chicago MSA)