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Zell's past may hint at plan for Tribune

2007-12-19 15:30:29

What kind of a news baron would Sam Zell make? With Tribune Co. seriously considering the Chicago real estate billionaire's buyout offer, it's no idle question. Besides amassing the nation's largest collection of office buildings in his Equity Office...

Chicago hopes Zell polishes civic icon

2007-12-21 00:00:00

For more than 40 years, Martha Campbell has started her day by picking up a copy of the Chicago Tribune. As a youngster, she scoured the pages to make sure the country hadn't gone to war with the Soviet Union. As a parent, she got up hours before her...

Zell closes deal for The Times

2007-12-21 00:00:00

For the second time in eight years, control of the Los Angeles Times changed hands Thursday, passing from a staid Chicago conglomerate to a private company headed by an unpredictable and colorful billionaire, in a debt-heavy deal that creates tremendous...

D-Wade — and others — come up short when dressing up

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is leading millions of American men along the path of career destruction. It wasn't his play against the Bulls in the NBA playoffs. It was his ridiculous suit, a purple polka dot number featuring skinny capri pants, showing...

Tribune newspapers attract suitors, 'noise'

2013-05-15 17:41:00

Seeking to tamp down “noise” over the possible sale of its newspapers, Tribune Co. CEO Peter Liguori sent an email to employees Wednesday calling speculation about a transaction premature. “A sale transaction is only one of our...

Kevin Powers talks war, writing and 'The Yellow Birds'

2013-05-10 09:55:00

Kevin Powers was 17 when he joined the U.S. Army. It was 1998: Sept. 11 was still three years away, and war didn't seem a likely possibility. He was following a path laid by his father, uncle and grandfathers — all of whom had served as well....

How Chicago can help migrating flocks survive

2013-05-12 00:00:00

If you're out and about in downtown Chicago in the wee hours, you may see small groups of people nosing around the bases of skyscrapers, looking intently at the sidewalks — and picking up things. Those "things," in this case, are birds. Every...

Group protests Koch brothers' interest in Tribune Co.

2013-05-08 10:57:00

A small group of protestors rallied outside Tribune Tower on Wednesday, demonstrating against the potential sale of the Chicago Tribune and other Tribune Co. newspapers to conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch. The protestors, about two...

Instagram now lets you tag your photos

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Facebook is probably the first platform you think of when seeing the words "photo tagging." Now, Instagram's plan for tagging is coming into focus. Called Photos of You, Instagram says it's now as easy to add a person to a photo as it is to add a...

Violence Community Conversation at the Chicago Tribune

2013-05-08 14:20:00

When Trib Nation put out the call to people interested in violence and why it has festered in Chicago, we found immediate and strong interest. Readers wanted to join the conversation. So did the heads of organizations, victim advocates, people who...

Book of the Month: "The Yellow Birds" by Kevin Powers

2013-05-03 12:46:00

Printers Row has chosen "The Yellow Birds," Kevin Powers' gut-wrenching debut novel, as its Book of the Month for May. The novel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award last year, evolved from Powers' yearlong service as a U.S. Army machine-...

2013 outdoor dining and drinking preview

2013-04-16 00:00:00

"Do you remember when it was 80 degrees in March last year?" Yup, that might be the most common complaint muttered by coat-clad Chicagoans this spring. Sure, summer didn't come early this year as it did last, but that hasn't stopped dozens of...

The sprawling patio at Howells & Hood features firepit tables and an outdoor bar in the shadow of the Tribune Tower. (435 N. Michigan Ave.)

2013-05-14 14:37:00

Protesters stand in front of the Tribune Tower in Chicago Wednesday.

2013-05-08 11:09:00

Protesters stand in front of the Tribune Tower in Chicago on Wednesday to voice their opinion about stopping any possible sale of Tribune Company to the Koch brothers.

2013-05-08 00:00:00