AdVantage News is a daily (online) and weekly (print) hyper-local American newspaper, published in Alton, Illinois, and serving the Metro East region of Illinois. Established as a pennysaver in 1986, the publication transitioned into a newspaper in February 2014.

AdVantage News
Owner(s)John Simmons
Founder(s)Sharon McRoy, Jim Siebold
PublisherEric McRoy
Editor-in-chiefFred Pollard
Sports editorBill Roseberry
Launched1986 (Today's AdVantage) 2013 (AdVantage News)
HeadquartersAlton, Illinois
CountryUnited States
Circulation77,700 (as of 2016)
Websiteadvantagenews.com
Free online archivesyes

In 1986, Jim Seibold and Sharon McRoy formed Today's AdVantage,[1] a pennysaver that was mailed to 42,000 households in the Riverbend area.

In 2013, Alton-based lawyer and owner of Alton Steel John Simmons purchased Today's AdVantage[2][3] from Seibold and McRoy with the intention of turning it into a newspaper.

On Feb. 1, 2014, Today's AdVantage became AdVantage News.

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  1. ^ Newspapers, Cliff Whitt Nationwide. "ALTON, ILLINOIS Today's Advantage Weekly Newspaper". Nationwide Newspapers Advertising. Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ^ Staff report. "Alton lawyer buys Today's Advantage". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  3. ^ "Simmons Buys Advantage | RiverBender.com WBGZ Radio". Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2016-07-28.