High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 22nd Century Media is a media company based in the southwest and northshore suburbs of Chicago. 22nd Century Media, founded in 2005, publishes 11 hyper-local weekly community newspapers. 22nd Century Media publications are delivered free to 151,673 (CAC Audit June 30, 2012) homes and business across the South West and North Shore Suburbs of Chicago and are supported completely by advertising revenues.