Founded as the
Champaign County Herald in 1877 by S.C. Harris, it was purchased in 1879 by
Milton W. Mathews. The paper continued publication after Mathews' death in 1892, but in 1906 merged with the
Urbana Courier. It published as the
Urbana Courier–Herald from 1906 to 1915. From 1915 to 1934 it published as the
Urbana Daily Courier, then the
Evening Courier from 1934 to 1945. It was the
Champaign–Urbana Courier for 45 years, from 1946 to 1971. In 1971, the name was changed again to the
Courier until 1977, then it was named the
Morning Courier from 1978 until its closure. Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers, owner of the
Herald and Review papers in
Decatur, Illinois, owned the
Courier from 1934 until its closure. When Lindsay-Schaub was sold to
Lee Enterprises in early 1979, the
Courier was not included in the purchase. Attempts to find another buyer failed, and the
Courier published its last edition on March 31, 1979. ==References==