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The first edition of the Chicago Tribune hit newsstands on the 10th of June 1847. James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, and Joseph K. C. Forrest published that initial issue in a city still finding its footing after the Great Fire of 1835.
James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, and Joseph K. C. Forrest published the first edition of the Chicago Tribune on the 10th of June 1847. The paper began without political affiliation but quickly aligned with the Whig or Free Soil parties against Democrats.
A false article written by Arthur Sears Henning purported to describe West Coast results before East Coast data was available leading to the headline printed on the 3rd of November 1948 stating Dewey Defeats Truman. Democrat Harry S. Truman actually won and proudly brandished the paper at St. Louis Union Station.
Chicago real estate magnate Sam Zell bought the Tribune Company in December 2007 for an $8.2 billion deal. Just over a year later the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on the 8th of December 2008 citing debt of $13 billion and assets of $7.6 billion.
In May 2021, Alden Global Capital acquired Tribune Publishing operating its media properties through Digital First Media. Alden immediately launched employee buyouts reducing newsroom staff by 25 percent.