Posted by chicagomedia.org on June 12, 2009 at 07:02:57:
Crain's Chicago Business taking weeks off in print in 2009's second half
Crain's Chicago Business, published weekly for 31 years, plans to not put out print editions during five weeks in the second half of this year in response to the economic downturn.
A Crain Communications spokeswoman on Thursday confirmed the plan to skip weeks by publishing two double issues in July, two in August and one in November, around Thanksgiving. News will remain available online as it breaks, even in non-print weeks.
The spokeswoman said the business title hopes to resume publishing every Monday in 2010.
In March, Crain's Chicago Business cut three positions and staffers learned they would be subject to a companywide 10-percent pay cut.
(Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune)