In the 1950s,
Earl D. Eisenhower, brother of then president
Dwight D. Eisenhower, served as general manager of Suburban Life Newspapers. In October 2012, Gatehouse Media sold the publisher to Shaw Media. Upon acquisition, Shaw Media moved some of the Suburban Life newspapers to other units. The three "Republican" newspapers moved under the
Kane County Chronicle editorial umbrella. The two "Farmside" newspapers were combined into McHenry Farmside and moved under
Northwest Herald. Under Shaw Media ownership, Suburban Life Media introduced the
Suburban Life magazine, which followed the similar format and basic template as Shaw Media's Lake County, McHenry County and Kane County magazines. In October 2013, Shaw Media revamped the Suburban Life newspapers that haven't been moved to other publishers. All newspapers were renamed to "[Municipality] Suburban Life." The previously unrelated
Lake County Journal,
Gurnee Life and
Barrington Life were moved to Suburban Life Media and were redesigned to fit the publisher's format, becoming
Lake County Suburban Life,
Gurnee Suburban Life and
Barrington Suburban Life, respectively. As part of the revamp, the Lake County Magazine became the Lake County edition of the Suburban Life magazine. ==List of newspapers==