Wrapports LLC has closed the deal to purchase the Chicago Reader from Atalaya Capital Management for $3 million.
Chicago Reader senior writer Michael Miner and others react to the looming sale to Chicago Sun-Times parent company Wrapports LLC.
The deal is expected to close next week, reports Crain's Chicago Business.
Meet Randy E. Barnett, the former Chicago Reader ad rep who has become one of the most influential critics of the Obama health care reform law.
Salaries at the Chicago Reader, Creative Loafing Atlanta and Washington City Paper will be reduced by 5 percent company-wide. Efforts to sell the chain's remaining papers have stepped up.
Crain's Chicago Business reports that Atalaya Capital Management is actively seeking bidders for the Chicago Reader.
The new website includes added features and expandable calendars to help readers plan cultural and music outings.
Three former employees of the San Diego Reader are accusing the paper of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in a recently filed lawsuit.
Three alt-weekly food writers — and one alt-weekly videographer — were named winners of the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards on Friday night.
The Chicago Reader will unveil a major redesign of its print edition tomorrow, a makeover that will include a glossy cover and the repositioning of its music section to the back page.
