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28 Apr 2008 11:10 Africa/Lagos Chicago Tribune Reports Readership, Circulation Results CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Weekly readership of the Chicago Tribune and its related print and interactive media properties stands at a high of more than 5.5 million Chicagoland adults, according to information released today to coincide with the newspaper's semi-annual statement of paid circulation. This represents more than three-quarters of adults in the seven-county market.* For the 26 weeks ending March 30, 2008, the Tribune reported Sunday total average paid circulation of 898,703 and daily circulation (Monday - Friday) of 541,663, as filed with the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Although these figures represent decreases in paid copies both daily and Sunday, increases at the Tribune's free RedEye edition created growth in total audited copies and print readership. Chicago Tribune Interactive's traffic also continues to grow, with monthly page views at its three principa...

7 Apr 2008 21:41 Africa/Lagos Chicago Tribune Wins 25th Pulitzer Prize CHICAGO, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The staff of the Chicago Tribune was awarded journalism's highest honor -- the Pulitzer Prize -- for investigative reporting, it was announced today. The newspaper's 25th Pulitzer was awarded for its series about faulty government regulation of dangerously defective toys, cribs and car seats. "Our staff's dedication and passion on this important project is unparalleled," said Ann Marie Lipinski, editor of the Chicago Tribune. "This collection of stories brought much needed attention to the way our government oversees manufacturers of children's products, and consumers are all safer because of it." The winning Tribune investigation, "Hidden Hazards," was a seven-month series that documented the hazards of lead-tainted toys, defective cribs, faulty car seats and dangerously designed magnetic building sets. Chicago Tribune funde...

Hillary Clinton, Tony Rezko and former President Bill Clinton The Drudge Report has just posted an official photograph of smiling Clintons with the notorious Chicago Slum Landlord, Tony Rezko. The ulterior motive of posting this photograph online is to signal the launch of a derogatory and retaliatroy campaign against the Clintons after Senator Hillary Clinton cited the relationship of Senator Barack Obama with Tony Rezko since 1990. To get the facts, read 8 things you need to know about Obama and Rezko . Barack Obama and his slumlord patron Why didn't City Hall stop him? Obama's letters for Rezko Rezko cash triple what Obama says Obama: I didn't know about Rezko problems Obama ducks the questions City should have cut off Rezko: aldermen