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


                                  SCHEDULE 13G



                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             (Amendment No. 3)*


                             Lee Enterprises, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                 Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   523768109
                        ------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)




Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [_]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

SEC 1745 (10-88)


  CUSIP NO.  523768109                                         Page 2 of 5 pages
             ---------                                         -----------------


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      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
 1    S. S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON

          ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.             John W. Rogers, Jr.
          IRS ID # 36-3219058                        SSN # ###-##-####

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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2
          Not Applicable                                        (a) [_]

                                                                (b) [_]

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      SEC USE ONLY
 3


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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4
      Illinois Corporation

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5
     NUMBER OF               Ariel - 4,915,090                   Rogers - 0

      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6
                             Ariel -     0                       Rogers - 0
     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7
    REPORTING                Ariel - 5,259,765                   Rogers - 0

      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8
                             Ariel -     0                       Rogers - 0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9
                             Ariel - 5,259,765                   Rogers - 0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10

          Not Applicable

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
                          Ariel - 5,259,765/32,978,254 = 15.95%  Rogers - 0%

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
12
                             Ariel - IA                          Rogers - HC

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
*    This report is being made on behalf of John W. Rogers, Jr., President and
principal shareholder of Ariel Capital Management, Inc., who may be deemed to
have beneficial ownership of the securities of the issuer. Mr. Rogers disclaims
beneficial ownership of shares held by Ariel Capital Management, Inc.


                                                               Date:     9/30/99
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                                                                     Page 3 of 5


Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer

             Lee Enterprises, Inc.
             -----------------------------------------------

Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

             215 N. Main Street; Davenport, IA  52801
             -----------------------------------------------

Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing

             Ariel Capital Management, Inc.
             -----------------------------------------------

Item 2(b)    Address of Principal Business Office

             307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL  60601
             -----------------------------------------------

Item 2(c)    Citizenship

             an Illinois corporation
             -----------------------------------------------

Item 2(d)    Title of Class of Securities

             Common Stock
             -----------------------------------------------

Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number

             523768109
             -----------------------------------------------

Item 3.      This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) and
             the person filing is an investment adviser registered under section
             203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item 4.      Ownership.

             (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

                  (See Page 2, No. 9)
                  ----------------------------------------



                                                               Date:     9/30/99
                                                                     -----------
                                                                     Page 4 of 5


             (b)  Percent of Class:

                        (See Page 2, No. 11)
                  ----------------------------------------

             (c)  Number of shares as to which the person has:

                  (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                        (See Page 2, No. 5)
                        ----------------------------------------

                  (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                        (See Page 2, No. 6)
                        ----------------------------------------

                  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        (See Page 2, No. 7)
                        ----------------------------------------

                  (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        (See Page 2, No. 8)
                        ----------------------------------------

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

               If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
         the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
         owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
         following: [_]

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

               All securities reported upon this Schedule are owned by
         investment advisory clients of Ariel Capital Management, Inc., no one
         of which to the knowledge of Ariel Capital Management, Inc. owns more
         than 5% of the class.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

         Not Applicable.
         ---------------

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         Not Applicable.
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                                                               Date:     9/30/99
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                                                                     Page 5 of 5



                                   SIGNATURE


      The undersigned hereby agree that this statement is being filed on behalf
of each of them and hereby certify, after reasonable inquiry and to the best of
their knowledge and belief, that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

                                    ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.



                                    By:   /s/ Eric T. McKissack
                                          -------------------------------
                                              Eric T. McKissack
                                              Co-Chief Investment Officer and
                                              Senior Vice President


                                    JOHN W. ROGERS, JR.*
                                    --------------------
                                    JOHN W. ROGERS, JR.


                                    By:   /s/ Eric T. McKissack
                                          -------------------------------
                                              Eric T. McKissack

DATED: October 8, 1999
       ---------------

       * Eric T. McKissack signs this document on behalf of John W. Rogers, Jr.
pursuant to the power of attorney attached as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13G
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about January 10, 1994,
on behalf of Ariel Capital Management, Inc. and John W. Rogers, Jr. with respect
to Oshkosh B'Gosh, Incorporated, which said power of attorney is hereby
incorporated by reference.