Kane County Chronicle
333 N. Randall Road, Suite 2
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: (630) 232-9222
Fax: (630) 232-4976
www.kcchronicle.com

Contacts:

J.Tom Shaw
Publisher
jtshaw@shawsuburban.com

Joe Grace
Editor
jgrace@shawsuburban.com

Kara Hansen
SSM Circulation Director
khansen@shawsuburban.com

Kelsey Rakers
Promotions Manager
krakers@shawsuburban.com

Nancy Banasiak
Human Resources Coordinator
nbanasiak@shawsuburban.com

Kane County Chronicle

Founded: 1881

Circulation:
Daily, 12,564

Philosophy:
The core of Shaw Suburban Media/Kane County Chronicle 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 market:
Kane County Chronicle serves the heart of the Fox Valley - central Kane County - located about 40 miles west of Chicago. The area has experienced tremendous growth in the last 20 years, and is expected grow another 46% from 2005 to 2025.

Residents in central Kane County tend to be well educated and highly affluent. Over 79% have attended college, and the median income is nearly $85,000.

Kane County Chronicle:
Kane County Chronicle is the region’s No. 1 daily newspaper recording 224,000 impressions in a single week. The Chronicle is consistently recognized by the Illinois Press Association as one of the best papers of its size in Illinois.

Kane County Chronicle’s Web site, KCChronicle.com is the area’s most visited local news site. With a rapidly growing audience, KCChronicle.com continues to expand its content offerings online.

Location:
Central Kane County, Chicago Suburbs (far west)

Market:
Chicago, PMSA

Population:
88,681 (Elburn, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles)

Median Home Value:
$289,500 (Batavia); $261,700 (Elburn); $311,200 (Geneva); $280,200 (St. Charles)

Median Household Income:
$85,000

Kane County Chronicle is part of Shaw Suburban Media, which owns a network of daily and weekly news operations in the high-growth areas of DeKalb, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties, west and northwest of Chicago