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Three weekly papers in Chicago will cease publication next week due to cost-cutting measures at Sun-Times Media Group.
The Skyline, which covers the Loop and Near North neighborhood, will publish its last on Jan. 30, writes Editor & Publisher. The Booster and the News Star, both North Side Chicago papers, will also close.
In the meantime, Chicago Sun-Times staffers are waiting by the phone, hoping it won’t ring. Newsroom and other staff members were being laid off by phone last night (Wednesday), according to the Chicago Tribune. The newsroom is expecting cuts of nearly 20 percent, to save $3 million in payroll.
The company, which was once called Hollinger International and run by convicted felon Conrad Black, plans to cut $50 million in operating costs by June.
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