Illinois Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 5 local news markets, 136 sources, and 102 counties across Illinois.
Coverage Snapshot
102
Total Counties
22
Strong
24
Covered
15
Thin
6
DMA-Only
35
Desert
45% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 34% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in Illinois
Counties Needing Coverage
35 of 102 counties in Illinois are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Alexander County Bureau County Carroll County Cass County Clark County Clay County Cumberland County De Witt County
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Coverage by County
Local news coverage detail for 28 counties in Illinois.
Adams County 3 Boone County 2 Champaign County 11 Cook County 45 DeKalb County 2 DuPage County 8 Grundy County 1 Jackson County 2 Kane County 6 Kankakee County 1 Kendall County 1 Lake County 5 LaSalle County 0 Macon County 5 Madison County 0 McHenry County 2 McLean County 3 Ogle County 1 Peoria County 6 Rock Island County 0 Sangamon County 5 St. Clair County 9 Tazewell County 1 Vermilion County 1 Whiteside County 0 Will County 2 Williamson County 2 Winnebago County 3
Strongest Coverage Areas
Cook County 45 sources
Champaign County 11 sources
Bond County 9 sources
Calhoun County 9 sources
Clinton County 9 sources
Methodology
Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.