Suburban Woman Publications produces two bi-monthly newspapers, Chicago Suburban Woman Newspaper and Suburban Woman North Shore. Chicago Suburban Woman Newspaper was created in 2003 and is distributed in the Near North and West Suburbs of Chicago. Suburban Woman North Shore debuted in April of 2005 and is distributed throughout the Chicago North Shore. Suburban Woman Publications also works in cooperation with another firm that publishes similar publications in DuPage County, Kane County and the Northwest Suburbs. Combined, these publications cover the greater Chicagoland Suburban Market. Suburban Woman Publications provides empowering information, education and resources to women to help them make the best and most nformed decisions for themselves and those they love. Article topics range from entertainment to health, beauty to grief management, and everything in-between.

Suburban Woman Publications is committed to supporting non-profit and charitable organizations in the community. SWP has done so by donating large portions of space in their publications to build community awareness of these organizations and the causes they serve. As of the January 2006 issues, Suburban Woman Publications has eclipsed the $100,000 mark in promotional expenses dedicated to organizations such as the Alzheimer’s Foundation, American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, Avon Walk, Y-Me Breast Cancer Organization, and Race for the Cure to name a few.

Suburban Woman Publications are provided to women free of charge in thousands of convenient local locations. We able to offer our publications free of charge thanks to local business sponsors who purchase advertising space. Also free of charge, Suburban Woman Publication provides businesses with papers for the benefit of their patrons. High traffic distribution points are provided with stands to display the papers. As of January 2006, each bi-monthly issue reached in excess of 160,000 women, per district.

Suburban Woman Publications’ goal is to continue providing women with cutting edge information, education and resources to empower them and to expand our readership even further. Women are the primary consumer decision makers in most households. Our advertisers recognize the tremendous influence and buying power that women represent in our communities. Local businesses and service providers are able to grow their businesses effectively with the sought after space within the pages of our publications for high exposure to their target audience; women.

Clients Include: Small businesses, individual service providers, members of the medical, health and fitness community including medical servicefacilities and professionals, national and regional corporations, and national and local charitable organizations.

Judy Kaplan Publisher

Judy Kaplan graduated from The Ohio State University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of Economics, with a minor in Accounting. After working several years for the distinguished investment bank of Brown Brothers Harriman on Wall Street in New York, Judy moved to the Chicagoland area and began working for Motorola in Schaumburg. With her experience in the world of finance, she and her former husband Mark, established a residential real estate company in 1977. The company ultimately grew into a real estate sales, construction and development organization which built six major residential and commercial developments and hundreds of new homes and office buildings over a twenty year time period.

Interested in furthering her education, Judy attended Northwestern University for graduate study in 1994. There she earned a Master’s Degree in Individual, Marriage and Family Therapy. Upon completion in 1996, she established a psychotherapy practice in Barrington, Illinois, that she still maintains today. While assisting individuals and families with many of the same issues that she faced herself was fulfilling, over time, Judy became frustrated that as a single mental health professional she could only offer assistance to one patient at a time. She yearned to find a way to reach and assist more people, and women especially, with the stresses life presents. With a vision and great passion Judy was able to develop the conceptual ideas that are now represented within the community as highly respected and well received publications that help and empower women.

Suburban Woman Publications began as a one woman operation with the publishing of Chicago Suburban Woman Newspaper and has grown in 2 years to an organization of 12 people producing 2 publications, Chicago Suburban Woman and Suburban Woman North Shore. Prior to expanding to a Chicago North Shore publication, Judy handled all firm positions. From sales to accounting and from distributing to editing, Judy worked hard and diligently to create a presence in the market place for her publication. Expanding into the Chicago North Shore market in April of 2005 enabled Judy to restructure her firm into Suburban Woman Publications. With this, Judy was able to hire a full time Art Director, Director of Marketing Services, Executive Administrator, Distribution Manager, Editorial Director and highly competent sales team.

In the coming issues and year, Suburban Woman Publications is looking forward to continuing to further enhance the company’s potential. From improving our web presence, to expanding readership, to exploring new geographic markets, to offering improved design and to streamlining services to our clients, our goal is to continue to passionately pursue new avenues of growth, efficiency and development.