AdVantage News

AdVantage NewsOwner(s)| John Simmons

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Founder(s)| Sharon McRoy, Jim Siebold
Publisher| Eric McRoy
Editor-in-chief| Fred Pollard
Sports editor| Bill Roseberry
Launched| 1986 (Today's AdVantage) 2013 (AdVantage News)
Headquarters| Alton, Illinois
Country| United States
Circulation| 77,700 (as of 2016)
Website| advantagenews.com
Free online archives| yes

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AdVantage News is a daily (online) and weekly (print) hyper-local American newspaper, published in Alton, Illinois, and serving the Metro East region of Illinois. Established as a pennysaver in 1986, the publication transitioned into a newspaper in February 2014.

In 1986, Jim Seibold and Sharon McRoy formed Today's AdVantage,[1] a pennysaver that was mailed to 42,000 households in the Riverbend area.

In 2013, Alton-based lawyer and owner of Alton Steel John Simmons purchased Today's AdVantage[2][3] from Seibold and McRoy with the intention of turning it into a newspaper.

On Feb. 1, 2014, Today's AdVantage became AdVantage News.

## References

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1. ^ Newspapers, Cliff Whitt Nationwide. "ALTON, ILLINOIS Today's Advantage Weekly Newspaper". Nationwide Newspapers Advertising. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
2. ^ Staff report. "Alton lawyer buys Today's Advantage". Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
3. ^ "Simmons Buys Advantage | RiverBender.com WBGZ Radio". Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.