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| name = Rockford Register Star
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| type = [[Daily newspaper]]
| type = [[Daily newspaper]]
| caption = The front page of the Register Star on October 27, 2005
| caption = The front page of the Register Star on October 27, 2005
| owners = [[GateHouse Media]]
| owners = [[Gannett]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation = {{start date|1855|02|15}}, as ''Rockford Register''
| foundation = {{start date and age|1855|02|15}}, as ''Register Republic'' <br>{{start date and age|1888|03|20}}, as ''Morning Star''<br> {{start date and age|1979|}} (as Rockford Register Star)
| circulation = 18,356 Daily<br />24,434 Sunday
| circulation = 65,224 weekdays<br/>40,429 Saturdays<br/>62,381 Sundays in 2012<ref name=circ>{{cite web |url=http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newsform.asp|title=FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012 |location=Arlington Heights, Ill.|publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (North America)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] |accessdate=May 21, 2012}}</ref>
| circulation_date = 2018
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| headquarters = 99 East State Street, [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]
| circulation_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports |url=https://s202.q4cdn.com/162862548/files/doc_financials/2018/ar/2018-NEWM-Annual-Report.pdf |website=investors.gannett.com}}</ref>
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| headquarters = 99 East State Street, [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]
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The '''''Rockford Register Star''''' is the [[Rockford, Illinois]], [[United States]] metropolitan area's primary daily [[newspaper]].


The paper took its name with the 1979 merger of two influential Rockford competitors, ''The Register Republic'' (founded {{start date|1855|02|15}}, daily since {{start date|1873|01|06}}) and ''The Morning Star'' (founded {{start date|1888|03|20}}). In April 2007, [[Gannett]] announced it was selling the paper to Fairport, New York-based [[GateHouse Media]].
The '''''Rockford Register Star''''' is the primary [[Newspaper|daily newspaper]] of the [[Rockford, Illinois]], [[Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois|metropolitan area]]. The fifth-highest circulation [[List of newspapers in Illinois|newspaper in Illinois]], the Register Star takes its name from the 1979 merger of two predecessors, the ''Register Republic'' (founded {{start date|1855|02|15}}, daily since {{start date|1873|01|06}}) and the ''Morning Star'' (founded {{start date|1888|03|20}}). The Register Star is currently owned by [[Gannett]], which reacquired the paper upon merging with [[GateHouse Media]] in 2019. Gannett had previously owned the paper and its predecessors from 1967 to 2007.

The ''Register Star'' is the fifth-highest circulation [[List of newspapers in Illinois|Illinois newspaper]]. As of September 2006, the newspaper's Sunday circulation was 70,300—the 163rd-largest in the United States.<ref>[https://www.accessabc.com/products/top200.htm Audit Bureau of Circulation]</ref>


== Headquarters ==
== Headquarters ==
The newspaper is published from the Register Star Tower at 99 East State Street in Downtown Rockford, [[Illinois]], where it prints on a new press debuted in 2006. The tower was built in 1930 and remains a Rockford landmark to this day, as it is still recognized as one of the most appealing buildings in downtown. It was designed to be similar in appearance to the [[Tribune Tower]] in [[Chicago]].
The newspaper is published from the Register Star Tower at 99 East State Street in Downtown Rockford, [[Illinois]]. Printing operations moved to West Milwaukee in April 2020 at the Gannett owned Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printing press. On March 14, 2022, Gannett closed the West Milwaukee printing press and production of the Register Star was moved to the Peoria Journal Star printing press in Peoria.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wifr.com/content/news/After-165-years-the-Rockford-Register-Star-will-be-printed-out-of-town-569394891.html|title=After 165 years, the Rockford Register Star will be printed out of town|work=WIFR|date=April 5, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> The tower was built in 1930 and remains a Rockford landmark to this day, as it is still recognized as one of the most appealing buildings in downtown. It was designed to be similar in appearance to the [[Tribune Tower]] in [[Chicago]].

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In 2003, the newspaper formed an alliance with [[WREX-TV]]. Newspaper reporters are seen on WREX-TV's newscasts on a daily basis promoting stories found in the ''Rockford Register Star'', and the newspaper's website contains many videos of WREX's telecasted stories.
In 2003, the newspaper formed an alliance with [[WREX-TV]]. Newspaper reporters are seen on WREX-TV's newscasts on a daily basis promoting stories found in the ''Rockford Register Star'', and the newspaper's website contains many videos of WREX's telecasted stories.

In January 2024, the paper announced it was switching from carrier to mail delivery via the U.S. Postal Service.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=January 24, 2024 |title=Rockford Register Star transitioning to postal delivery |url=https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2024/01/24/rockford-register-star-transitioning-to-postal-delivery/72327285007/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Rockford Register Star |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:44, 8 February 2024

Rockford Register Star
The front page of the Register Star on October 27, 2005
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett
FoundedFebruary 15, 1855; 169 years ago (1855-02-15), as Register Republic
March 20, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-03-20), as Morning Star
1979; 45 years ago (1979) (as Rockford Register Star)
Headquarters99 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois, United States
Circulation18,356 Daily
24,434 Sunday (as of 2018)[1]
OCLC number5004029
Websiterrstar.com

The Rockford Register Star is the primary daily newspaper of the Rockford, Illinois, metropolitan area. The fifth-highest circulation newspaper in Illinois, the Register Star takes its name from the 1979 merger of two predecessors, the Register Republic (founded February 15, 1855 (1855-02-15), daily since January 6, 1873 (1873-01-06)) and the Morning Star (founded March 20, 1888 (1888-03-20)). The Register Star is currently owned by Gannett, which reacquired the paper upon merging with GateHouse Media in 2019. Gannett had previously owned the paper and its predecessors from 1967 to 2007.

Headquarters

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The newspaper is published from the Register Star Tower at 99 East State Street in Downtown Rockford, Illinois. Printing operations moved to West Milwaukee in April 2020 at the Gannett owned Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printing press. On March 14, 2022, Gannett closed the West Milwaukee printing press and production of the Register Star was moved to the Peoria Journal Star printing press in Peoria.[2] The tower was built in 1930 and remains a Rockford landmark to this day, as it is still recognized as one of the most appealing buildings in downtown. It was designed to be similar in appearance to the Tribune Tower in Chicago.

Format

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The publication's general format is customary to that of most papers around the nation; it contains a front page and an "A" section, followed by local and state news, sports, and business throughout the work week. On Sundays it publishes the Sunday Register Star, where ads for national chains in the area are promoted along with the insertion of comics, the "Go" section, and USA Weekend magazine.

In 2003, the newspaper formed an alliance with WREX-TV. Newspaper reporters are seen on WREX-TV's newscasts on a daily basis promoting stories found in the Rockford Register Star, and the newspaper's website contains many videos of WREX's telecasted stories.

In January 2024, the paper announced it was switching from carrier to mail delivery via the U.S. Postal Service.[3]

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports" (PDF). investors.gannett.com. 2018.
  2. ^ "After 165 years, the Rockford Register Star will be printed out of town". WIFR. April 5, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Rockford Register Star transitioning to postal delivery". Rockford Register Star. January 24, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-24.


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