Brith announcement
Birth announcements are printed free of charge the second Wednesday of the month. The deadline is noon the last Wednesday of the month. Please limit responses to 500 words or less. You may e-mail or drop off photos. Email your photos to: and include Birth Announcement in the subject line. Photos can be picked up at our office after they appear in the newspaper or include a self-addressed stamped envelope and we will mail your photo back to you. Download a pdf or Microsoft Word version of this form to mail or drop off at our office. Questions? Please call (815) 338-8040.

Baby's full name
Gender
Weight
Length
Date of birth
Parents' names and city/state of residence
Baby's brothers (Names & ages)
Baby's sisters (Names & ages)
Maternal grandparents and city/state of residence
Paternal grandparents and city/state of residence
Maternal great-grandparents and city/state of residence
Paternal great-grandparents and city/state of residence
Parent's phone number (For our use only, if we have any questions)