Pantagraph (pan'-te-graf):

The Pantagraph is a daily newspaper that services eight counties and more than 60 communities in Central Illinois. Located in Bloomington, Illinois, it reaches more than 107,000 daily readers, and is recognized as one of the most influential papers in Illinois. It is the oldest business in McLean County, and with the many years of public service behind it and a promising future before it, The Pantagraph truly stands as a community cornerstone.

The Pantagraph's name is derived from the Greek words "panta" and "grapho," which have a combined meaning of "write all things." Charles Merriman is the man responsible for giving The Pantagraph its name. In the words of Merriman, the name is "a perpetual injunction upon its editors to dip their pens fearlessly into all matters of human interest." When Merriman named The Pantagraph on December 1, 1853, he was a co-owner of the paper with Jesse Fell. The Pantagraph's previous name was "The Intelligencer."