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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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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Tronc, Gannett give each other their walking papers
Talks end, for now, between Tronc and Gannett.
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UNO’s records-request dodge was artless, but other charter schools may try the same move
There’s still not enough scrutiny over how privately run charters spend public money.
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Aggrego is the bed the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune are now in together
So much for keeping the two papers separate.
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Michael Ferro buys big piece of Tribune, goes silent at Sun-Times
The majority owner of one of Chicago’s two dailies buys big into the other.
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The 2014 primaries offer the latest evidence that it pays to be rich if you’re running for office
Another election, another influx of jaw-dropping donations from wealthy contributors, including the candidates themselves
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Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars
Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars.
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Time Out Chicago goes strictly digital. And the Reader . . . ?
As the print Time Out Chicago goes under, what’s in store for the Chicago Reader?
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Mucking around with Jim Belushi in the Sun-Times
Yesterday the Sun-Times dropped its new celebrity-column feature, the Daily Splash
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Roundup of today’s media news
Two newspapers present a new copy-editing system, a student newspaper revamps its website, and Gawker wants to monetize their comments
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Wrapports buys the Reader
The owner of Sun-Times Media is now also the owner of the Chicago Reader