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An 1870 advertisement for Chicago Tribune subscriptions The lead editorial in the Chicago Tribune following the Great Chicago Fire. The Tribune was founded by James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, and Joseph K. C. Forrest, publishing the first edition on June 10, 1847. Numerous changes in ownership and editorship took place over the next eight years.
The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" [2] [3] (the slogan from which its integrated WGN radio and television received their call letters), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region.
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James Kelly (1809–1895) was a founder of the Chicago Tribune, serving as business manager among other roles when the first daily issue of the paper came out July 10, 1847, according to the recollection of a partner some 50 years later in the Tribune. [1] The partner, Joseph K.C. Forrest, recalled his colleague as a "practical writer."
Tribune Publishing Company (briefly Tronc, Inc.) [2] is an American newspaper print and online media publishing company. The company, which was acquired by Alden Global Capital in May 2021, has a portfolio that includes the Chicago Tribune, the Orlando Sentinel, South Florida's Sun-Sentinel, The Virginian-Pilot, the Hartford Courant, additional titles in Pennsylvania and Virginia, syndication ...
He joined the Chicago Tribune in 1925, and became sports editor in 1930. [4] Ward is credited with conceiving of an All-Star Game in major-league-baseball, first contested in 1933. [4] He also created the Golden Gloves, an amateur boxing tournament, and the College All-Star Football Classic, an annual game between professional and college ...