Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

The newspaper is published seven days a week.

In 1984, Field sold the paper to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which resulted in the editorial becoming more like that of the conservative New York Post. Murdoch sold the paper in 1986, and in 1994 the Sun-Times was acquired by Hollinger International, controlled by Canadian businessman Conrad Black. Black was convicted in 2007 of taking millions of dollars from Hollinger International. The company was called Sun-Times Media Holdings. On December 22, 2011, a local investment group, Wrapports LLC, acquired Sun-Times Media.

Circulation: 389,353 copies

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This newspaper is owned by Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC.

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Local Investment Group Acquires Chicago Sun-Times
-- The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the buyers included Michael Ferro Jr., chairman of Merrick Ventures LLC, a private equity firm that deals with technology companies. Media executive Timothy Knight will run the company as CEO...

Chicago Sun-Times to Charge for Online Access
-- The newspaper announced that it would would begin charging for online access to the Chicago Sun-Times site, as well as the sites of the suburban newspapers of Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC. Controlled access begins...

Chicago Tribune Inks Deal to Print Chicago Sun-Times
-- The Chicago Tribune Media Group announced the news on July 19, 2011. The deal also includes an agreement to print seven of Sun-Times Media's suburban newspapers. The Trib has distributed Sun-Times products since 2007. "They are...

Conrad Black Leaves Door Open for Media Return
-- Mediaspy.org reported on October 28, 2010: "The disgraced media proprietor Conrad Black, former chief executive of the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times, has left open the possibility of returning to the media, saying...

Chicago Sun-Times Lays Off Staffer Who Explained Layoffs to Media
-- The Chicago Reader reported on October 28, 2010: "This month the Sun-Times laid off sports columnist-turned-features writer Carol Slezak and three editorial assistants. Across the 59 daily and weekly papers held by the company, jobs have...

Chicago Sun-Times City Copies to be Distributed By Chicago Tribune Media Group
-- September 21, 2010 -- Sun-Times Media announced today that is has reached an agreement with the Chicago Tribune Media Group to distribute all daily copies of the Chicago Sun-Times to newsstands, retail stores and newsracks around the city of Chicago. This...

Chicago Sun-Times Welcomes Latino Affairs Columnist Alejandro Escalona
-- July 29, 2010 -- The Chicago Sun-Times is pleased to announced that widely respected journalist Alejandro Escalona, a veteran Chicago journalist with a special interest in covering Chicago's Latino community, has begun writing a weekly Thursday...

Conrad Black Released From Federal Prison in Florida
-- Posts $2 Million Bail On July 21, 2010, the Chicago Sun-Times (which was once controlled by Black) reported: "Former publishing magnate Conrad Black was freed from prison this afternoon, hours after a federal judge in Chicago...

Chicago Sun-Times To Sell Items, Provide Shredded Paper for Blackhawks’ Ticker-Tape Parade
-- June 10, 2010: Chicago Blackhawks fans are now celebrating the Blackhawks’ winning season and Stanley Cup Championship. As the city’s best-read newspaper, the Chicago Sun-Times will help them do just that! The Chicago Sun-Times is proud to announce the following...

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