Ferro’s chief concern at Tronc seems to be milking the company for everything it’s worth.
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Chicago’s Amazon bid is an extension of a Richard J. Daley-era rich-get-richer scheme
The Chicago 21 development plan is alive and well in Rahm and Rauner’s HQ2 offer to Jeff Bezos.
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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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The Illinois General Assembly is back in session with little hope for a budget deal, and other Chicago news
Also, CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson is “ready” for his kidney transplant.
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[UPDATED] Can the Reader survive a second helping of Michael Ferro?
The Chicago Reader may once again be controlled by Michael Ferro. Then what?
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Tronc will likely be Sun-Times’s new owner. And the Reader?
If Tronc keeps the Sun-Times going will it preserve the Reader too?
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The Chicago Tribune likes Trump a lot more than the Los Angeles Times does
Tronc’s two biggest newspapers take very different approaches to the president.
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Tronc takes to the air—in pricey leased jets
The former Tribune Publishing Company spent more than $2 million last year leasing a private jet for use by its owner, Michael Ferro.
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Tronc, Gannett give each other their walking papers
Talks end, for now, between Tronc and Gannett.
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Report: Wall Street made more than $110 million on recently purchased CPS bonds, and other Chicago news
Also, the city is finally accepting proposals for developing the Michael Reese Hospital site.
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LOL! Chicago Tribune tells its readers to vote for Gary Johnson
The paper endorses the “What’s Aleppo?” candidate for president.
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Michael Ferro will no longer be paying Robert Feder to insult him
Tronc drops the media reporter’s contract.
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Tribune Tower without the Tribune is merely a tower
The Chicago Tribune‘s lease at 435 North Michigan ends in 2018.
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John Oliver takes aim at Tronc
Last Week Tonight hilariously skewers the former Tribune Publishing.