The Daily Illini

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Daily Illini

"The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois"
Type	Student newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Illini Media Company
Founded	1871
Language	English
Headquarters	University YMCA 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign, Illinois 61820
Country	United States
Circulation	7,000 (when classes are in session)
ISSN	8750-6769
Website	dailyillini.com
Free online archives	library.illinois.edu
Media of the United States List of newspapers

The Daily Illini, commonly known as the DI, is a student-run newspaper that has been published for the community of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 1871. Weekday circulation during fall and spring semesters is 7,000; copies are distributed free at more than 100 locations throughout Champaign–Urbana.

The paper is published by Illini Media Company (IMC), a not-for-profit corporation which owns several other student-run media outlets,^[1] and also operates WPGU 107.1 FM,^[2] a student-run commercial radio station. While the IMC has no official ties to the university, university professors and others in the academic community serve on its board of directors. The newspaper’s staff has both full-time professionals and students.

The paper is published daily online and once a month in print as a tabloid.