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.
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
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.
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.
[UPDATED] Can the Reader survive a second helping of Michael Ferro?
The Chicago Reader may once again be controlled by Michael Ferro. Then what?
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?
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.
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.
Tronc, Gannett give each other their walking papers
Talks end, for now, between Tronc and Gannett.
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.
LOL! Chicago Tribune tells its readers to vote for Gary Johnson
The paper endorses the “What’s Aleppo?” candidate for president.
Michael Ferro will no longer be paying Robert Feder to insult him
Tronc drops the media reporter’s contract.
Tribune Tower without the Tribune is merely a tower
The Chicago Tribune‘s lease at 435 North Michigan ends in 2018.
John Oliver takes aim at Tronc
Last Week Tonight hilariously skewers the former Tribune Publishing.