Shaw Media announced Monday that Northwest Herald Senior Editor Dan McCaleb has been promoted to group editor of Shaw's suburban publications.

As group editor, McCaleb will spearhead the company's initiative to grow readership in print and digital media by being the leading provider of local news and information throughout the communities it serves. He will work with the publishers and editors of all of Shaw's suburban publications, including the Northwest Herald, to maximize efforts in the news-gathering, editing and delivery process.

Shaw Media's presence in suburban Chicago has been growing steadily over the past several years. In addition to the Northwest Herald, based in Crystal Lake, Shaw owns the St. Charles-based Kane County Chronicle. Shaw acquired Grayslake-based Lake County Journal in 2005, and The Daily Chronicle, based in DeKalb, in 2007. The Morris Daily Herald joined Shaw's suburban operation in January 2012, and in October Shaw purchased Suburban Life Media, a group of 22 weekly publications in Will, suburban Cook and DuPage counties, from GateHouse Media. Shaw also launched a new weekly publication, Gurnee Life, in November.