New owners at the Reader; a new editorial “we” at the Sun-Times.
Tag: Edwin Eisendrath
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Reader announces Anne Elizabeth Moore as editor in chief, Karen Hawkins as digital managing editor
The new publisher of the Reader is Tracy Baim, founder and longtime executive editor of the Windy City Times.
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Chicago Crusader publisher Dorothy Leavell to lead the Reader
Leavell said she wants to continue the paper’s tradition of investigative reporting.
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Edwin Eisendrath discusses the offensive Reader cover, staff diversity, and the paper’s future
Sun-Times Media CEO says, “We’re stabilizing.”
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Statement from Sun-Times Media CEO on change in Chicago Reader leadership
New executive editor Mark Konkol is no longer with the Chicago Reader.
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Pulitzer winner Mark Konkol to lead Chicago Reader
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Konkol is named executive editor of the Chicago Reader.
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Hallelujah! Reader editorial staffers ratify a contract
After almost three years of mind-numbing negotiations, a strike authorization vote, and the sale of the paper, editorial staffers finally ink a deal.
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Showdown between Rauner and Democrats over school funding heats up, and other Chicago news
Also, ICE chief singles out Chicago, NYC, SF and Philadelphia as the ‘worst’ sanctuary cities.
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The new owner’s kid brother used to work here
TV writer John Eisendrath on his brother’s acquisition of the Chicago Reader and Chicago Sun-Times
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Mike Quigley: Russians hacked the Illinois State Board of Elections’ voter database, and other Chicago news
Also, 30 percent of local Michelin-starred restaurants have closed.
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Second Ward gerrymandering could help Mayor Rahm rezone Finkl Steel site
Getting rid of former alderman Bob Fioretti was just the beginning.
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How Edwin Eisendrath Is Like a Navel Orange
To the editors: Yippee for Ben Joravsky and Reader editors. In their Feb. 16 article on Edwin Eisendrath, they show Eisendrath as a strong and ambitious contender for Sidney Yates’ post in Congress–a post which Yates clearly has held for far too long. Joravsky shows Eisendrath as a serious man with powerful feelings for his […]
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Why Is This Man Running?
Edwin Eisendrath, the rookie alderman from Lincoln Park, challenges Congressman Sidney Yates, one of the city’s most venerated politicians. Is it a bold stroke, or a big mistake?