. ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Chicago ▁financial ▁magn ate ▁Samuel ▁Ins ull ▁had ▁become ▁interested ▁in ▁both ▁W BC N ▁and ▁W EN R . ▁ ▁Ins ull , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁station ▁K Y W , ▁sold ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁station . ▁His ▁newly ▁formed ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Broadcast ing ▁bought ▁them ▁both , ▁and ▁moved ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁d ial ▁to ▁ 8 7 0   k Hz . ▁When ▁Ins ull ' s ▁fortune ▁began ▁to ▁disappear , ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁lic enses ▁of ▁both ▁radio ▁stations ▁to ▁National ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁The ▁two ▁were ▁officially ▁merged ▁with ▁W BC N ▁leaving ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁South town ▁was ▁named ▁New sp aper ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁among ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁large ▁circul ation ▁sub urban ▁d ail ies ▁by ▁Sub urban ▁New sp apers ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Press ▁Institute . ▁The ▁jud ges ▁said : ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁ter r ific ▁newspaper ▁-- ▁its ▁spot - news ▁coverage ▁is ▁both ▁broad ▁and ▁deep , ▁and ▁its ▁feature ▁stories ▁are ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁best ▁newsp apers . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁puts ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁effort ▁into ▁providing ▁value ▁to ▁readers ▁-- ▁and ▁it ▁shows ." ▁ ▁The ▁paper ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁Award ▁for ▁General ▁Ex cell ence