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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                Form 10-Q/A No.1

[X]    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997

                                       OR

[ ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the transition period from ________ to _______.

                         Commission File Number: 1-12955

                            JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

           DELAWARE                                     22-3498615
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   (State of Incorporation)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

              50 WEST STATE STREET, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08608-1298
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          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                                  (609) 396-2200
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                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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           (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES |X| NO |_|

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date: common stock, $.01 par value --
48,437,500 shares outstanding as of November 13, 1997.

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                             PART II. OTHER INFORMATION




Item 1.       LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

              None

Item 2.       CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

              None

Item 3.       DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

              None

Item 4.       SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

              None

Item 5.       OTHER INFORMATION.

              None

Item 6.       EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

              (a) EXHIBITS.

             *27.1  Financial Data Schedule.

              (b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

               No  reports  on Form 8-K were  filed by the  Company  during  the
               quarter ended September 30, 1997.






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*Previously filed.


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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  amendment  to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



Date:  February 6, 1998           JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY


                                  By:  /S/ JEAN B. CLIFTON
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                                        Jean B. Clifton
                                        Executive Vice President,
                                        Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
                                        (signing on behalf of the
                                        registrant and as principal
                                        financial officer)



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.                         DESCRIPTION
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*27.1                               Financial Data Schedule.





*Previously filed.


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