9 9 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁twice - week ly ▁neighborhood ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Star ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Daily ▁South town ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁South town Star , ▁which ▁is ▁circul ated ▁daily ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Star ▁pull - out ▁section ▁on ▁Th urs days ▁and ▁Sund ays . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁South town Star ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁Media ▁Group ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁W ra pport s ▁Chicago ▁sub urban ▁papers . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Daily ▁South town . ▁ ▁The ▁paper ▁maintain s ▁b ure aus ▁in ▁Chicago ▁city ▁hall ▁and ▁the ▁city ' s ▁federal ▁courts ▁building . ▁ ▁Like ▁its ▁larger ▁counter parts , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁also ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁with ▁a ▁license ▁to ▁operate ▁radio ▁station ▁W BC N . ▁W BC N ▁started ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁ 1 1 3 0   k Hz ▁from ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁offices ▁at ▁ 6 5 th ▁and ▁Hal sted . ▁They ▁soon ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁of ▁time - sh aring ▁of ▁the ▁frequency ▁with ▁radio ▁station ▁W EN R , ▁then ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁All - American ▁Radio ▁Company . ▁By ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁both ▁stations ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁ 1 0 4 0   k Hz , ▁still ▁retain ing ▁their ▁time - sh aring ▁agreement