DIXON, Ill. — Shaw Media, which owns the Morris Daily Herald, has purchased Suburban Life publications and affiliated operations from GateHouse Media. The purchase is effective today.

Suburban Life, based in Downers Grove, Ill., is a group of 22 weekly newspapers in Chicago's western suburbs. Suburban Life distributes in DuPage, Kane, McHenry, Will and Cook counties. Suburban Life publications include the Elmhurst Press, Wheaton Leader, Downers Grove Reporter, Berwyn Life, as well as other titles, and the website mysuburbanlife.com.

"We are proud to welcome Suburban Life to our growing portfolio of family-owned, community-focused media operations," said Tom Shaw, president and CEO of the Dixon, Ill.-based Shaw Media. "Our ongoing commitment to excellence and growth has helped us prosper, even in the most challenging times. We are extremely excited to be returning these respected titles to their family-owned roots.”