Don’t be afraid, it’s just public radio Sun-Times, WBEZ merger a reason to hope. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2022
Sun-Times sale called a ‘marriage with a dowry’ The Sun-Times combination with WBEZ includes pledges of cash from foundations and a key backer of the deal. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2022
Chicago public radio company to acquire Sun-Times, forming joint nonprofit newsroom The Chicago Public Media board voted Tuesday evening to move forward with its acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times, combining the long-struggling daily newspaper with resurgent public radio station WBEZ-FM 91.5 as one nonprofit multimedia newsroom. Chicago Tribune · Jan 19, 2022
Board of WBEZ parent company approves acquisition of Sun-Times The noncash transfer will not be final until contracts are approved, but both media organizations said they hope to close on the deal by the end of the month. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 19, 2022
Here’s who’s dying from COVID-19 during the Omicron surge — two years into the pandemic Blacks in Chicago — as well as whites over 60 in the suburbs — are dying from the coronavirus at higher rates, a WBEZ analysis found. Also, the unvaccinated are 22 times more likely to die than those who’ve gotten shots. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 17, 2022