Chicago Now blogger Jenna Myers Karvunidis suggests the Tribune is harvesting story ideas from the blog network, re-reporting them with staff reporters and publishing them without credit.
Karvunidis says a post she wrote about male circumcision got a huge amount of traffic and sparked a vigorous discussion on Chicago Now. Read more...
Earlier this week the Chicago Tribune announced an undisclosed number of newsroom employees would be offered voluntary buyouts. The buyouts come after a series of bonus payments to Tribune executives that have totalled $115 million over three years.
That's the topic of this week's Friday cartoon.
Metra's executive director, under investigation for his agency's financial irregularities, apparently walked in front of one of his agency's own trains this morning in Crystal Lake and killed himself, the Northwest Herald reported.
Phil Pagano, the commuter rail agency's longtime chief, reportedly committed suicide two hours before a Metra board meeting where it appeared he would be stripped of his powers. Read more...
It's over.
Broadway Bank, for 30 years the Giannoulias family's business, has closed. The Chicago Tribune reports that federal regulators entered the Uptown building just a few minutes ago. Read more...
No one likes the CTA's plan to cut Chicago's public transportation services, but it could have been worse, Mayor Daley said yesterday.
The planned service cuts are much better for consumers than a fare hike, the Mayor told the Chicago Tribune. Read more...
