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Crain's Chicago Business It's about time. That sale seemed to have dragged on forever and ever as Tribune Co.

The long-pending sale of the Chicago Cubs appears close to being finalized. Media reports say that the Tribune Company has reached a written agreement to sell the popular, but hard-luck baseball team for close to $900 million.

CHICAGO In its first five months under bankruptcy protection, Tribune Co. has seen its revenue fall by nearly a quarter and its profit margins cut by more than half compared to last year.

Feeling stressed, overworked and burned out? You're not alone. Layoffs and other workforce reductions have left "survivors" with increased workloads and other challenges, according to a survey of more than 4,400 workers by CareerBuilder.com. "Not only will this impact you personally but this is something that's impacting productivity overall," said ...

Struggling newspaper companies Tribune Company and AH Belo are teaming up to sell national print and online ads, Tribune subsidiary LAT reported .

An altered photo pulled from Flickr and posted in a Tribune Interactive gallery illustrates a couple of the challenges news organizations face in posting user-generated content -- authenticity and copyright.

TRIBUNE365 to Serve as National Sales Representative for The Dallas Morning News, Signaling New Model for Industry Advertisers benefit from consolidated access to top ad markets DALLAS, July 1, 2009 -- The Dallas Morning News, the flagship subsidiary of A. H. Belo Corporation , today announced that TRIBUNE365 National Solutions Group, the ...

The Dallas Morning News, the flagship subsidiary of A. H. Belo Corporation , today announced that TRIBUNE365 National Solutions Group, the multi-platform sales organization of Tribune Company, will serve as The News' representative for its full portfolio of print and online products in the top advertising markets nationwide, complementing The News' ...

Mr. FitzSimons will be a member of the Audit Committee. "Dennis FitzSimons is a proven and innovative business leader who led a premier media company through times of outstanding growth and tough challenges.

They always land on their feet, don't they? Dennis FitzSimons , the former CEO of the Tribune Company who walked out the door with $41 million after engineering the disastrous sale of the company to Sam Zell , has just joined the board of directors of Media General .

Telemundo said today it set a ratings record for the debut of its new telenovela, Los Victorinos, which premiered on Tuesday.

CHICAGO Media General, parent of The Tampa Tribune and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, appointed former Tribune Co.

"Sky Dives," television vignettes shown on cable channel WGN America, will feature two Louisville landmarks this weekend.

Earlier this year, it looked like Tribune Co. boss Sam Zell found a buyer for the Chicago Cubs sports franchise, but now the team is back on the auction block, according to the Chicago Tribune .

Buy the Cubs. Somebody, please. It looks like the deal Sam Zell's Tribune Company appeared to have with the Ricketts family may be unraveling.

The Tribune Co. is working toward a deal to sell the Chicago Cubs to a Nebraska investor but now the company says it is also "assessing other alternatives." Tribune says it has a responsibility to pursue a deal that's in the company's best interests.

Talks to sell the storied Chicago Cubs baseball team have reopened with a rival bidding group, and are continuing alongside negotiations with the original Ricketts family buyers, sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

A spokesman for Tom Ricketts, who heads his family's nearly $900 million bid to buy the Chicago Cubs from Tribune Co., says the deal is still on.

Sam Zell may be best known today for his controversial investment in troubled Tribune Co.

NEW YORK It's been only 18 months since Sam Zell took the helm of the Tribune Co.