At moments like this, it's worth remembering that Illinois gave us both Abraham Lincoln and Al Capone. Plainly, some sort of karmic balance controls the destiny of that heartland state. For every inspiring leader that Illinois produces, it must also turn out a scoundrel or two - petty thieves in governmental office, egomaniacal monsters in corporate suites - who share an indifference to the idea of a public trust. ...more

December 11, 2008

The company that owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, seeking relief from $13 billion in debt that largely stems from last year's leveraged buyout of the media company. ...more

December 9, 2008

If Mark Cuban thinks bumping heads with David Stern is frustrating, wait until he tries it with the feds. ...more

November 20, 2008

Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski was released from a hospital Tuesday, one week after having triple bypass surgery. ...more

August 27, 2008

National Public Radio recently reported Chicago Tribune Company Chief Executive Officer Sam Zell's harsh criticism of the chain's Washington news bureau for being unprofitable and covering Iraq too much. ...more

May 9, 2008

The family that owns Norfolk, Va.-based Landmark Communications is exploring a sale of the company's businesses, including The Weather Channel and nine daily newspapers. ...more

January 4, 2008

Real estate mogul Sam Zell strode into Tribune Co.'s ornate headquarters in his trademark jeans and cowboy boots and declared that things will be different at the debt-laden, 160-year-old newspaper and TV company. ...more

December 22, 2007

Florida and several other states potentially could see a new round of buying and selling of TV stations if federal regulators loosen rules that regulate how companies can own newspapers, television and radio stations together. ...more

November 14, 2007

Mark Cuban wants to become a billionaire bleacher bum if he buys the Cubs. ...more

October 9, 2007