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Belleville News Democrat
Carol Fredeking
120 South Illinois Street
Belleville, IL 62220
Phone: 618-234-1000
Fax: 618-235-0556
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About Us
Vision: The Belleville News-Democrat is strongly committed to our responsibility as southwestern Illinois' most compelling and trustworthy information source, through our newspaper, other print products and website.
Founded: 1858. In 1883, the Weekly Democrat merged with the Belleville News to become the Belleville News-Democrat. Since its founding, the newspaper has had a succession of owners. It was a family-owned newspaper from 1891 to 1972, until its purchase by Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Knight Ridder acquired the newspaper in 1997. McClatchy acquired the newspaper in 2006 with its purchase of Knight Ridder.