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The author reflects on the growth of Lake County Press (LCP) based in Waukegan, Illinois. The author comments that this 40" sheetfed printer is evolving with the digital times and ranks 100 among the GAM/GABB list of printers in North America. The Kodak NexPress, which complements LCP's six Heidelberg offset presses, allows it to choose the right production tool for the right application. An overview of LCP's history, employees and product line is also offered.

The article explores research on Chicago, Illinois, bookseller Terence A. Tanner's attempt to write a history of 19th century Illinois newspapers and commercial printers. The article states that the research was conducted by Ryan A. Ross, an archivist in the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections. According to the article, Tanner attempted to update "Franklin William Scott's Newspapers and Periodicals of Illinois, 1814-1879," and "A Bibliography of Illinois Imprints, 1814-58," by Cecil K. Byrd.