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Illinois paper brings back Sunday stock listings after readers complain

The Kankakee Daily Journal in Illinois, which previously had eliminated the stock listings from its Sunday paper, has now brought them back due to reader demand.

Weekend editor Tim Yonke writes, “Over the last two weeks a significant number of readers phoned, wrote and e-mailed editors here and asked, ‘Where’s my stock page?’

“Well, I can happily report that the stock page has returned. It can be found today on page B3 as part of our new and expanded local Business section. Consider it a two-week summer vacation.

“Because we had never heard much concerning the stock page prior to its brief hiatus, it was part of what I mentioned in a previous column about changes to our Sunday edition. As I said previously: When readers speak, we listen. The stock page is a perfect example. In these turbulent economic times, keeping track of your money in the market is a good idea.”

Read more here.

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