Lake and McHenry County Scanner
Type of site | News |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | January 18, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Libertyville, Illinois, United States |
| Owner | SJB Business Solutions, Inc. |
| Founder(s) | Sam Borcia |
| Editor | Sam Borcia |
| Website | lakemchenryscanner.com |
| ISSN | 2769-4283 |
| OCLC number | 1262308993 |
Lake and McHenry County Scanner is an online newspaper based in Libertyville, Illinois, United States, that focuses on local news in Lake County, Illinois and McHenry County, Illinois, which are the two northeast corner counties in Illinois, bordering Wisconsin.[1]
It is currently owned by SJB Business Solutions, Inc. The site is funded by advertisers and free of charge to its readers.[2]
The newspaper, which competes with the Lake County News-Sun, Daily Herald and Northwest Herald, has grown in recent years to have over 190,000 social media followers on Facebook and Twitter, and a website that receives millions of users each month.[3]
History[edit]
Lake and McHenry County Scanner was founded in January 2012 by Sam Borcia, along with a group of volunteers, to help fill a gap in crime, government and other local news that routinely went unreported.[3]
Borcia is currently the CEO and publisher of the publication.[4] The site was among the initial wave of independent local news websites to be created around the United States at a time when newspapers were suffering from layoffs and closures.[5]
The publication sparked controversy in October 2016 after one of its readers published a graphic photo of a motorcycle crash on the site's social media account.[6]
In 2021, the publication reported having three employees and multiple freelancers working for it.[7]
Lake and McHenry County Scanner joined Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers in 2021.[8] LION is a professional journalism association for independent news publishers and has over 300 United States news organizations who belong to the association.[9]
Funding[edit]
Lake and McHenry County Scanner is an independent, private company funded by revenue generated from advertising and other partnerships as a result of a large readership.[2]
The company has received grants from the Google News Initiative's Journalism Emergency Relief Fund.[10]
Notable Work[edit]
Lake and McHenry County Scanner has extensively covered local stories that have garnered nationwide and international attention such as the Kyle Rittenhouse case[11] and the murder of 5-year-old Andrew Freund, Jr.[12]
The publication's news reporting has been quoted in top news outlets such as Fox News[13] Yahoo! News[14], People Magazine[15], Chicago Sun-Times[16], CBS Chicago[17], and the Chicago Tribune[18].
Web analytics[edit]
According to third-party web analytics provider SimilarWeb, LakeMcHenryScanner.com was ranked in the top 2,000 worldwide for News and Media websites as of September 2021.[19] SimilarWeb reported the site has approximately half a million visitors each month.
References[edit]
- ↑ About the Lake & McHenry County Scanner. 2015. OCLC 1262308993. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ownership and Funding Information". Lake and McHenry County Scanner. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About Us". Lake and McHenry County Scanner. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ↑ Sorrel, Charlie (August 30, 2021). "Apple's News Partner Program May Not Fix Apple News". Lifewire. Retrieved 2021-09-08. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Thayer, Kate. "'You can never unsee it': Crash photos shared on Facebook horrify loved ones". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ "Staff Directory". Lake and McHenry County Scanner. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ "Current Members". LION Publishers. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "About LION Publishers". LION Publishers. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "Journalism Emergency Relief Fund". Google News Initiative. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ↑ "Search results for Kyle Rittenhouse". Lake and McHenry County Scanner. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ↑ "Search results for Andrew Freund". Lake and McHenry County Scanner. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ↑ Gearty, Robert (2020-04-11). "Retired Illinois fire department captain dies from coronavirus complications: report". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ↑ "Parents Accused of Murdering Missing Ill. Boy, 5, Whose Body Was Found Wrapped in Plastic". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ↑ "Ill. Boy, 5, Vanished Last Week — and Police Focus Search on Home After Parents Stop Cooperating". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ↑ Struett, David (2020-01-09). "Former neighbor charged with murder in burglary, strangling of retired Waukegan teacher". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ↑ "Weekend Guests At Six Flags Great America Say Crowds, Closed Rides, Huge Fight Involving 20 People Ruined Their Experience". 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ Abderholden, Frank S. "Round Lake man facing lengthy recovery after hit-and-run". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ↑ "Lakemchenryscanner.com Traffic Ranking & Marketing Analytics". Similarweb. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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