Lombardian

Lombardian's 50 Year Anniversary, to be proclaimed at the April 2, 2009 Board meeting.

The Lombardian has been a part of the community for 50 years as 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the hometown newspaper.
Ed and Lois MacKay founded the Lombardian newspaper on a whim and a dream in a walk-in closet in their home on West Madison.The first issue of the Lombardian paper bears the date April 1, 1959, was only eight pages long and was literally given away to residents.Although Ed…

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Lombardian's 50 Year Anniversary, to be proclaimed at the April 2, 2009 Board meeting.

The Lombardian has been a part of the community for 50 years as 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the hometown newspaper.
Ed and Lois MacKay founded the Lombardian newspaper on a whim and a dream in a walk-in closet in their home on West Madison.The first issue of the Lombardian paper bears the date April 1, 1959, was only eight pages long and was literally given away to residents.Although Ed MacKay had no knowledge of the newspaper business, he knew he wanted to provide “a Lombard newspaper for Lombard people” and this serves as the motto even today.The Lombardian office moved around town from the home on West Madison, to several other locations in town before moving to its current location at 116 S. Main Street. In 1978 son Scott and his wife Bonnie took over the operation of the newspaper business and then subsequently two years later Ed MacKay passed away. The Lombardian is prided for covering local news which makes it unique and gives the paper the local, hometown feel that it has provided to the community for fifty years. Categories:   Advertising | Publishing

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