It published community newspapers, the Ladue News, Savvy Family, St. Louis' Best Bridal and Feast.

The newspapers are independent of the Lee-owned St. Louis Post-Dispatch, but share some resources, such a technical assistance and printing.

Circulation topped 820,000 households, making it one of the largest free-distribution community newspaper groups in the United States.

[12] Founder's grandson Robert Donnelly, Jr. rejoined the firm as an employee of Pulitzer, Inc. 16 years after the family's sale to Ingersoll Publications Co., making him a third-generation Publisher at Suburban Journals.

[15] When the chain was acquired as part of Pulitzer's purchase out by Lee in 2005, the Suburban Journals published 35 papers.

[16] The bad economy, the effect of the Internet on the newspaper business and the weight of the debt Lee took on in the purchase of Pulitzer combined to force major layoffs and consolidation in the chain.

[19] In August 2014 the Collinsville Herald and the Granite City Press-Record were combined to create the Madison County Journal.