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Line 1: {{Short description\|Newspaper in Illinois, United States}} {{multiple issues\| {{cleanup reorganize\|date=April 2017}} ~~{{expert needed\|1=Journalism\|date=April 2017}}~~ {{more citations needed\|date=April 2017}} {{update\|date=April 2017}} }} {{Infobox ~~Newspaper~~ newspaper \| name = Rockford Register Star \| image = RockfordRegisterStar.JPG \| image_size = 175px \| type = [[Daily newspaper]] \| caption = The front page of the Register Star on October 27, 2005 \| owners = [[Gannett]] \| format = [[Broadsheet]] \| foundation = {{start date and age\|1855\|02\|15}}, as ''Register Republic'' <br>{{start date and age\|1888\|03\|20}}, as ''Morning Star''<br> {{start date and age\|1979\|}} (as Rockford Register Star) \| circulation = 18,356 Daily<br />24,434 Sunday \| circulation = 65,224 weekdays<br/>40,429 Saturdays<br/>62,381 Sundays (2012)<ref name=circ>{{cite web \|url=http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newsform.asp\|title=FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012 \|location=Arlington Heights, Ill.\|publisher=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (North America)\|Audit Bureau of Circulations]] \|accessdate=May 21, 2012}}</ref> \| circulation_date = 2018 \| headquarters = 99 East State Street, [[Rockford, Illinois\|Rockford]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] ▼ \| circulation_ref = <ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018 \|title=2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports \|url=https://s202.q4cdn.com/162862548/files/doc_financials/2018/ar/2018-NEWM-Annual-Report.pdf \|website=investors.gannett.com}}</ref> \| website = [http://www.rrstar.com/ www.rrstar.com] ▼ ▲\| headquarters = 99 East State Street, [[Rockford, Illinois\|Rockford]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] \| oclc = 5004029 ▼ ▲\| website = ~~[http://www.rrstar.com/ www.~~{{URL\|rrstar.com] }} \| }}▼ ▲\| oclc = 5004029 \| ▲\| }} The '''''Rockford Register Star''''' is the primary [[Newspaper\|daily newspaper]] of the [[Rockford, Illinois]] [[Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois\|metropolitan area]]. The fifth-highest circulation [[List of newspapers in Illinois\|newspaper in Illinois]], the Register Star takes its name from the 1979 merger of two predecessors, the ''Register Republic'' (founded {{start date\|1855\|02\|15}}, daily since {{start date\|1873\|01\|06}}) and the ''Morning Star'' (founded {{start date\|1888\|03\|20}}). The Register Star is currently owned by [[Gannett]], which reacquired the paper upon merging with [[GateHouse Media]] in 2019. Gannett had previously owned the paper and its predecessors from 1967 to 2007.▼ ▲The '''''Rockford Register Star''''' is the primary [[Newspaper\|daily newspaper]] of the [[Rockford, Illinois]], [[Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois\|metropolitan area]]. The fifth-highest circulation [[List of newspapers in Illinois\|newspaper in Illinois]], the Register Star takes its name from the 1979 merger of two predecessors, the ''Register Republic'' (founded {{start date\|1855\|02\|15}}, daily since {{start date\|1873\|01\|06}}) and the ''Morning Star'' (founded {{start date\|1888\|03\|20}}). The Register Star is currently owned by [[Gannett]], which reacquired the paper upon merging with [[GateHouse Media]] in 2019. Gannett had previously owned the paper and its predecessors from 1967 to 2007. ~~As of September 2006, the newspaper's Sunday circulation was 70,300—the 163rd-largest in the United States.<ref>[https://www.accessabc.com/products/top200.htm Audit Bureau of Circulation]</ref>~~ == Headquarters == The newspaper is published from the Register Star Tower at 99 East State Street in Downtown Rockford, [[Illinois]]. Printing operations moved to West Milwaukee in April 2020 at the Gannett owned Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printing press. On March 14, ~~where~~2022, itGannett ~~prints~~closed onthe aWest ~~new~~Milwaukee printing press ~~debuted~~and production of the Register Star was moved to the Peoria Journal Star printing press in ~~2006~~Peoria.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.wifr.com/content/news/After-165-years-the-Rockford-Register-Star-will-be-printed-out-of-town-569394891.html\|title=After 165 years, the Rockford Register Star will be printed out of town\|work=WIFR\|date=April 5, 2020\|access-date=July 3, 2022\|language=en-US}}</ref> The tower was built in 1930 and remains a Rockford landmark to this day, as it is still recognized as one of the most appealing buildings in downtown. It was designed to be similar in appearance to the [[Tribune Tower]] in [[Chicago]]. == Format == Line 31: In 2003, the newspaper formed an alliance with [[WREX-TV]]. Newspaper reporters are seen on WREX-TV's newscasts on a daily basis promoting stories found in the ''Rockford Register Star'', and the newspaper's website contains many videos of WREX's telecasted stories. In January 2024, the paper announced it was switching from carrier to mail delivery via the U.S. Postal Service.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=January 24, 2024 \|title=Rockford Register Star transitioning to postal delivery \|url=https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2024/01/24/rockford-register-star-transitioning-to-postal-delivery/72327285007/ \|access-date=2024-01-24 \|website=Rockford Register Star \|language=en-US}}</ref> == Sources == Line 43 ⟶ 45: {{DEFAULTSORT:Rockford Register Star}} [[Category:~~Publications~~Newspapers established in 1855]] [[Category:Newspapers published in Illinois]] [[Category:~~Media~~Mass media in Rockford, Illinois]] [[Category:Gannett publications]] [[Category:1855 establishments in Illinois]] {{Illinois-newspaper-stub}}