12 posts and columns on Chicago Tribune

800,000 Doctors Warned About Stolen Personal Information

in News on October 14, 2009 at 4:06 pm PT

Hey, docs: Someone stole your data. The Blue Cross Blue and Blue Shield Association is warning about 800,000 doctors (nearly every practicing physician in the country) that a laptop containing some of their personal information was stolen, the Chicago Tribune reports.

BoomTown Asks "Ask Amy" for Some Web Advice

in News on May 9, 2009 at 6:53 pm PT

Several years ago, my longtime friend and colleague Amy Dickinson suddenly became, well, Ann Landers. Well, not exactly Ann herself, as that would be weird–but she took over the famous syndicated advice column in the Chicago Tribune, which changed the name to “Ask Amy.” So, BoomTown did just that on my recent visit to Chicago, interviewing Dickinson about what questions she gets about the Internet from readers.
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Two Newspaper Properties Not for Sale: Tribune Real Estate in Chicago, Los Angeles

in Media on February 27, 2009 at 7:38 am PT

Marketing a million square feet of office space occupied by a struggling newspaper company is a tough sell. So what does that mean for the New York Times’s effort to wring cash out of its Times Square building?
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Tribune Co. Headed for Chapter 11?

in Media on December 7, 2008 at 5:14 pm PT

One of the country’s biggest newspapers may be headed for bankruptcy court. Tribune Company, which owns the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and a host of other media properties, has hired the Lazard investment bank and law firm Sidley Austin to try to stave off a Chapter 11 filing. But that may not be enough: Owner Sam Zell, who took on substantial debt to buy the company for some $8 billion last year, is reportedly preparing for a possible bankruptcy filing “as soon as this week.”