Tribune Co. is considering retaining a larger ownership stake in the Chicago Cubs, said sources involved in the deal, as the company explores options...
Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago
The economic tumult shaking the country will affect the sale of the Chicago Cubs, prospective buyer Mark Cuban said: "Yeah, it's going to affect th...
Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell threw himself a birthday bash Saturday, with over 800 guests bused to a "tented fantasyland" on Halsted and Archer and no...
Posted 10.30.2008 | Chicago
Sam Zell spared no expense for his annual birthday bash Saturday night. "More than 800 Zell pals partied hearty at ''One Enchanted Evening'' in a ten...
Crain's Chicago Business | Ann Saphir | Posted 10.30.2008 | Chicago
Wall Street's meltdown threatens Tribune Co. CEO Sam Zell's plan to get top dollar for the Cubs -- and he's prepared to delay the sale in response. M...
Crain's Chicago Business | Ann Saphir | Posted 10.18.2008 | Chicago
The Chicago Tribune will keep its full name but condense the number of sections from five to three, according to an all-but-final prototype of the red...
Posted 10.18.2008 | Chicago
UPDATE Jay Mariotti wrote a lengthy email response to Michael Miner's post on the former Sun-Times sports columnist's negotiations with the Tribune. ...
Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 10.17.2008 | Media
It would be hard to argue that Sam Zell really knows his way around the newspaper business. But does his floundering constitute grounds for legal acti...
Chicago Sun-Times | Bill Zwecker | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago
The Chicago Tribune may be facing huge financial problems and potential bankruptcy, but that doesn't mean Trib owner Sam Zell personally has to worry ...
Robert Reed | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago
Who's going to feel the wrath of UAL shareholder lawsuits? There's Tribune Co., which has nearly $13 billion in debt, and then there's Google, one of the richest and most profitable companies on the globe.
Robert Reed | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago
Well, you've got to hand it to the Tribune Co. It made people feel sorry for United Airlines, one of those of businesses the public just loves to hate.
Lisa Nesselson | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media
Pesky foreigners like Forestier probably think Sarah Palin was manufactured in a lab -- or pulled out of a hat -- in order to pander to specific demographics.
Chicago Sun-Times | David Roeder | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago
Chicago Tribune readers accustomed to stand-alone news sections could see drastic changes when the paper introduces its redesign in a few weeks. Prot...
Crain's Chicago Business | Ann Saphir | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago
Tribune Co. plans to have a deal to sell the Chicago Cubs by yearend, CEO Sam Zell said Tuesday. The company will choose from the current field of fi...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 09.21.2008 | Chicago
The Chicago Tribune promoted Jane Hirt, the editor of its free daily tabloid Red Eye, to managing editor Thursday as part of an overhaul of the paper'...
Journal-Isms | Posted 09.18.2008 | Chicago
The Chicago Tribune laid off 40 newsroom employees Friday, a disproportionate number of whom were journalists of color, according to Trib employees in...
Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 09.15.2008 | Chicago
The Chicago Tribune shed more than 40 newsroom employees today, which, coupled with last week's voluntary exit of more than 30 journalists, means the ...
TheDeal.com | Demitri Diakantonis | Posted 08.08.2008 | Business
The next phase of the auction will begin in September after a month-long period of due diligence to include exploring the team's data room, one source...
Marty Kaplan | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media
What's the difference between Sam Zell's Los Angeles Times and Sam's Bagels on Los Angeles' Larchmont Boulevard? None, if you take Mr. Zell's words to heart.
Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media
The Chicago Tribune began informing staff Tuesday it will eliminate around 80 of its current 578 newsroom positions by the end of August and reduce th...
Gawker | Hamilton Nolan | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media
"I don't want to die. I love what I'm doing," said Viacom chief Sumner Redstone on CNBC yesterday. My, what a positive and also extremely sad quote! C...
Carol Felsenthal | Posted 07.05.2008 | Media
Zell will probably merge book coverage into the arts section and eventually kill it. The Tribune might run the stray review here and there -- mostly of big books that would find their audience either way.
Chicago Tribune | Robert Manor and Phil Rosenthal | Posted 07.04.2008 | Media
Tribune Tower, the neo-Gothic landmark that adorns Michigan Avenue near the Chicago River, is on the market. Tribune Co. Chairman and Chief Executive...
Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal and Michael Oneal | Posted 06.21.2008 | Media
Chicago Tribune Publisher Scott C. Smith announced Thursday that he will leave the company, indicating he agrees that parent Tribune Co. must change b...
Fortune | Devin Leonard | Posted 06.18.2008 | Business
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Brian Tierney was pretty cocky when he and a group of investors bought the Philadelphia Inquirer and its sister, the tabloid Dai...
Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago