Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago Sun-Times
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Basic facts
Location:Chicago, Illinois
Type:News media
Top official:Jim Kirk, Publisher and Editor in chief
Year founded:1844
Website:Official website


The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois. The paper is owned by Michael Ferro as part of the parent company Wrapports.[1][2]

Circulation

As of 2016, the Chicago Sun-Times had a daily circulation of 422,335 copies.[2]

History

Front page of Chicago Sun-Times

The Chicago Sun-Times was founded in 1844 as the Chicago Evening Journal. In 1948, the name changed to Chicago Sun-Times as a result of the merger between the Sun-Times and the Chicago Daily Times. The paper changed ownership several times from the 1980s to the 2000s. In 1984, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired the Sun-Times. In 1986, it was sold to Hollinger International, which was owned by Conrad Black. When Black was convicted of stealing from Hollinger International in 2007, the company went bankrupt and changed its name to Sun-Times Media Group. After that, the company continued to change hands, ultimately coming under the ownership of Wrapports and its owner Michael Ferro.[2]

Editorial positions

In 2012, the Sun-Times announced that it would no longer endorse candidates, stating:[3]

“

We have come to doubt the value of candidate endorsements by this newspaper or any newspaper, especially in a day when a multitude of information sources allow even a casual voter to be better informed than ever before.[4]

”

However, a year later in 2013, the paper once again decided to endorse candidates.[3]

Below is a sampling of editorial positions the paper has taken on various political candidates, ballot measure issues, etc., covered by Ballotpedia.

Presidential endorsements

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ The Chicago Sun-Times endorsed Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential general election. The Chicago Sun-Times endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential primary.[5]

See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
  • In March 2016, the Chicago Sun-Times endorsed John Kasich in the Republican presidential primary election and Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary election.[6]

U.S. Congress endorsements

  • 2016 U.S. Senate:
  • 2016 U.S. House:[6]

Illinois State Congress endorsements

  • 2016 Illinois House:
  • 2016 Illinois Senate:[6]

Contact

Chicago Sun-Times
350 N. Orleans St., 10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: (312) 321-3000

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ USA Today, "Chicago Sun-Times owner pays $44.4M for 17% stake in Tribune Publishing," February 23, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mondo Times, "Chicago Sun-Times," accessed March 25, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crain's Chicago Business, "Sun-Times to endorse candidates again," October 31, 2013
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-for-clinton-and-avert-a-train-wreck/," September 30, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Chicago Sun-Times, "2016 Elections Endorsements," accessed March 28, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Chicago Sun-Times, "Editorial: Our endorsements for the Illinois House," February 18, 2016
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