Lillie Suburban Newspapers, the company that oversees several St. Paul, Minn., suburban newspapers, appeared to publish its final editions on Wednesday, TwinCities.com reported. The company encompasses eight publications that cover local Minnesota news in the east metro, including Shoreview, New Brighton, Lake Elmo and St. Anthony, as well as the East Side Review in St. Paul. The company’s financial struggles were revealed in the personal bankruptcy case of co-owner Jeffery Enright, who filed under chapter 7 in August 2018. According to a July filing in that case, the newspaper company lost $921,000 in 2018. As of summer 2018, the filing said, the company had $511,000 in assets and $2.01 million in liabilities.
