The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch is the only daily newspaper in St. Louis. It was founded by Joseph Pulitzer in the 1800s. Pulitzer Publishing also owns the Suburban Journals, a collection of local newspapers. In 2005, Pulitzer Publishing was acquired by Davenport, Iowa based Lee Enterprises, which has acquired several newspaper chains throughout the Midwest. Other alternative weeklies include the Saint Louis American (the oldest African-American newspaper in America), The Saint Louis Argus (another respected African-American paper), The Evening Whirl (flamboyant and sensational) and the Riverfront Times (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/),though its coverage is more focused on political and social commentary, and local entertainment than news. Several other neighborhood and suburban journals cover local news. A variety of glossy monthlies caters largely to social and lifestyle concerns. St. Louis had a second major newspaper, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, which acted as an evening counterpart to the Post-Dispatch's morning edition until it folded in the mid-1980's. The Belleville (Illinois) News Democrat (http://www.belleville.com/) is published daily and serves many Illinois communities in the St. Louis Metro Area.