List of 76 Illinois-based Media Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Tribune Media Co. Acquired Nexstar Media Group 2018-12-03 $6.4B Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	1,849	14	7	7
Xcite Automotive Private Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	4	4	-
BCD Meetings & Events LLC Private Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	620	4	4	-
Local Marketing Solutions Group, Inc. (dba J G Sullivan Interactive) Private Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	2	2	-
Saddle Ranch Media, Inc. Private Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	207	4	2	2
Winsight Acquired Informa 2023-05-18 $380M Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	2	2	-
Idea Booth Private Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	1	1	-
CMG Holdings Group Public Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	2	1	1	-
Central Illinois Communications LLC Private Springfield, Illinois, United States	Media	-	1	1	-
Daniel J. Edelman, Inc. Private Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	1	1	-
Redbox Acquired Chicken Soup 2022-05-11 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	1	1	-
Pinnacle Live Private Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	1	1	-
Starcom MediaVest Group, Inc. Acquired Publicis Groupe 2013-01-01 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	1	1	-
Quincy Newspapers, Inc. Private Quincy, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	1	1	-
Quincy Media, Inc. Private Quincy, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	1	1	-
Wrapports LLC Private Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Media	-	2	1	1

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