The ''Lincoln Courier'' is the only local
daily newspaper
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for
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
,
Illinois
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, and its surrounding circulation area, which includes
Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
* Logan County, Arkansas
* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
* Logan County, Illinois
* Logan County, Kansas
* Logan County, ...
. The newspaper is owned by
Gannett. Founded in 1889, the ''Courier'' traces its history back to 1855-1856 through one of the newspapers it acquired, the ''Lincoln Weekly Herald''.
Founded as the ''Lincoln Daily Courier'' in 1889,
[ the newspaper through the years absorbed several other dailies based in Lincoln, such as the ''Daily Star'' (founded as ''The Lincoln Morning Star'') and ''The Daily News-Herald'', which itself dated back to ''The Daily News'' (} and ''The Lincoln Weekly Herald'' (]Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
.
References
External links
''Lincoln Courier'' website
Lincoln, Illinois
Newspapers published in Illinois
1889 establishments in Illinois
Publications established in 1889
Gannett publications
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