PART ONE: ZELL'S BIG GAMBLE

The Story Behind Tribune’s Broken Deal

At the end of 2007, real estate tycoon Sam Zell took control of Tribune Co. in a deal that promised to re-energize the media conglomerate. But the company struggled under the huge debt burden the deal created, and less than a year later, it filed for bankruptcy. In the first of a four-part series, the Chicago Tribune examines what happened to one of Chicago's most iconic companies. Tribune subscribers can read the story here.


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Jason Crundwell says:

January 14, 2013 at 11:00 am

How about not posting stories that are behind paywalls? I’m not giving those idiots one thin dime.