The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and published between 1876 and 1978. Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

The paper was founded by Melville E. Stone in 1875 and began publishing early the next year. It strove for mass readership in contrast with its primary competitor, the Chicago Tribune, which was more influential among the city's elites; for many years, the Daily News boasted a 1¢ newsstand price. Melville Elijah Stone (born 1848 in Hudson, Illinois- died 1929) Newspaper publisher, the founder of the Chicago Daily News, who became well known as the general manager of the reorganized Associated Press. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Chicago Tribune, formerly self-styled as the Worlds Greatest Newspaper, remains one of the principal daily newspapers of the midwestern United States. ...

The Chicago Daily News pioneered certain areas of reporting, opening one of the first foreign bureaus among U.S. newspapers in 1898 and starting one of the first columns devoted to radio in 1922. It was known for its distinctive, aggressive writing style which 1920s editor Henry Justin Smith likened to a daily novel. In its heydey from the 1930s to 1950s it was widely syndicated and boasted a first-class foreign news service. Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Social issues of the 1920s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1950s were a decade that spanned the years 1950 through 1959. ...

In 1929 it moved into a new 26-floor headquarters building at 400 W Madison Street. Designed by architects Holabird & Root, the Art Deco structure became a Chicago landmark, and stands today under the name Riverside Plaza. It featured a mural by John W. Norton depicting the newspaper production process. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The architectural firm of Holabird & Root was founded in Chicago in 1880 and is still in operation. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

After a long period of ownership by Knight Newspapers (later Knight-Ridder), the paper was acquired in 1959 by Field Enterprises, heirs to the former owner of the Marshall Field and Company department store chain and the rival Chicago Sun-Times. Thereafter the newspaper entered a decline partly due to mismanagement but also due to demographic changes. Sales of afternoon dailies declined with the rise of television, and downtown newspapers suffered as readers moved to the suburbs. The Knight Ridder building in downtown San José. Knight Ridder (IPA: ) NYSE: KRI is an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Field Enterprises was a holding company (and later a conglomerate) formed by Marshall Field, Marshall Field Jr. ... Marshall Fields State Street Store interior, about 1910 Marshall Field and Company is a department store. ... Interior of a typical Macys department store. ... New home of the Chicago Sun-Times at 350 N. Orleans St. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

The Chicago Daily News published its last edition on Saturday, March 4, 1978. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Pulitzer Prizes

The Chicago Daily News was awarded the Pulitzer Prize thirteen times. The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ...

• 1925 Reporting
• 1929 Correspondence
• 1933 Correspondence
• 1938 Editorial Cartooning
• 1943 Reporting
• 1947 Editorial Cartooning
• 1950 Meritorious Public Service
• 1951 International Reporting
• 1957 Meritorious Public Service
• 1963 Meritorious Public Service
• 1969 Editorial Cartooning
• 1970 National Reporting
• 1972 Commentary

1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...

External links

• Littlewood, Tom. "Elegy for the Daily News," Illinois Issues No. 33, April 1978