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

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~December~~February 421, ~~2007 (November 30, 2007)~~2008

JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-12955	22-3498615
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification Number)

790 Township Line Road, Yardley, Pennsylvania		19067
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 504-4200

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address,
If Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
		Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain
		Officers.
(e)		Changes in Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

AsThe ~~previously~~registrant ~~disclosed~~is onfurnishing athis Current Report on Form 8-K ~~dated~~in ~~October~~connection ~~15,~~with ~~2007,~~ the ~~Board~~disclosure of ~~Directors of Journal Register Company (the “Company”) appointed James W. Hall~~information, ~~60,~~in as the ~~Chairman~~form ~~and Chief Executive Officer~~ of ~~the~~a ~~Company~~PowerPoint ~~effective~~presentation ~~November~~to 1,be ~~2007.~~given ~~Mr.~~at ~~Hall~~meetings ~~had~~with ~~been~~institutional ~~serving~~investors asthroughout the ~~Company’s~~remainder ~~Acting Chief Executive Officer since June 18, 2007 and had been a director~~ of the ~~Company~~fiscal ~~since July 2003~~quarter. ~~The terms of Mr. Hall’s employment were not determined at the time of his appointment as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.~~

OnThe ~~November~~information ~~30,~~in ~~2007,~~this ~~the~~Current ~~Company~~Report ~~and~~on ~~Mr.~~Form ~~Hall~~8-K ~~entered~~(including ~~into a letter agreement that outlines~~ the ~~terms of Mr. Hall’s employment. The letter agreement provides for (1~~exhibit) ~~an employment period of one year, with one-year renewal periods, unless notice of non-renewal~~ is ~~given~~furnished bypursuant ~~either party more than 60 days prior~~ to aItem ~~renewal~~7.01 ~~date, (2) an annual base salary of $675,000, (3) a cash bonus for 2007 that will be determined by the Compensation Committee~~ and ashall ~~cash~~not ~~bonus for 2008 that will~~ be ~~based~~deemed onto ~~quantitative and qualitative performance criteria that will~~ be ~~set~~“filed” byfor the ~~Compensation~~purpose ~~Committee, with a target bonus~~ of ~~100%~~Section of18 ~~annual base salary and a maximum bonus opportunity~~ of ~~200% of annual base salary, (4) two stock option grants,~~ the ~~first~~Securities ofExchange ~~which~~Act ~~was made on November 30, 2007 and the second~~ of ~~which~~1934 ~~will be made on the Company’s regular 2008 grant date for equity awards (typically, on~~ or ~~about~~otherwise ~~June~~subject ~~1st),~~to ~~with each grant providing for~~ the ~~right~~liabilities ~~to purchase 250,000 shares~~ of ~~the~~that ~~Company’s~~section. ~~common~~This ~~stock,~~Current ~~each~~Report ~~grant vesting in two equal annual installments~~ on ~~the~~Form ~~first~~8-K ~~two~~will ~~anniversaries~~not ofbe ~~the~~deemed ~~grant date, and with each grant providing for~~ an ~~exercise~~admission ~~price~~as ~~equal~~ to the ~~closing~~materiality ~~price~~ of the common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant, (5) reimbursement of certain travel and lodging expenses to facilitate Mr. Hall’s commute from his permanent residence in Canada, as well as tax equalization payments of up to $37,500 per annum to compensate for any ~~tax~~information ~~differential between taxes required to be paid~~ in the ~~United~~Report ~~States and Canada, (6) payments of $33,333 per month for the first year and $25,000 per month for the second year following termination of employment, provided~~ that ~~Mr. Hall~~ is ~~available~~required to ~~provide~~be ~~consulting~~disclosed ~~services~~solely ~~to the Company for such period, (7) continuation of compensation through the end of the then-current term in the event of a termination~~ by ~~the~~Regulation ~~Company of Mr~~FD. Hall’s employment without cause, (8) certain other perquisites as described in the letter agreement, and (9) a Change of Control Employment Agreement substantially in the form provided to certain other current executive officers of the Company. The letter agreement and the form of the Change of Control Employment Agreement are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are each incorporated herein by reference.

The registrant does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to release publicly any updates or any changes in the registrant’s expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-2-looking statement is based.

~~Item~~The 9text included with this Report is available on the registrant’s website located at www.01JournalRegister.com although ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~registrant ~~and~~reserves ~~Exhibits~~the right to discontinue that availability at any time.

(d)	Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
10.1	Letter Agreement, dated November 30, 2007 between the Company and James W. Hall
(d)		Exhibits
10.2	Form of Change of Control Employment Agreement for James W. Hall
99.1		Journal Register Company presentation dated February 2008.

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SIGNATURE

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

	JOURNAL REGISTER COMPANY
		(Registrant)
Date: December 4, 2007		/s/ Edward J. Yocum
Date: February 21, 2008		/s/ Edward J. Yocum
	By:	Edward J. Yocum
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel
		Counsel & Corporate Secretary
		and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Description

10.1	Letter Agreement, dated November 30, 2007 between the Company and James W. Hall
10.2	Form of Change of Control Employment Agreement for James W. Hall

99.1 Journal Register Company presentation dated February 2008.

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