- sub ur bs - contact - us - html story . html ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁F ounded ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁South town ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁paper ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Origin ally ▁called ▁the ▁Eng le wood ▁Econom ist , ▁it ▁was ▁ret itled ▁the ▁South town ▁Econom ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁began ▁publishing ▁twice ▁week ly . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁re located ▁from ▁Chicago ' s ▁Eng le wood ▁community ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁Gar field ▁R idge ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁company ▁started ▁publishing ▁a ▁six - day ▁a ▁week ▁edition ▁called ▁the ▁'' D aily ▁South town ▁'' ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁While ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁publication ▁was ▁already ▁being ▁planned , ▁the ▁launch ▁date ▁was ▁moved ▁up ▁when ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Daily ▁News ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁publish ▁its ▁last ▁edition ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁publish ▁its ▁week ly ▁and ▁bi - week ly ▁publications ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Daily ▁South town ▁ ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Pul itzer ▁Publishing ; ▁who ▁sold ▁the ▁paper ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁. ▁The ▁paper ▁re located ▁to ▁sub urban ▁T in ley ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1