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Media News, Midwest

Chicago Sun-Times drops its paywall. Will other local newspapers follow?

  • By Sharon Walsh
  • October 13, 2022

It was big news in January when nonprofit WBEZ radio in Chicago acquired the Chicago Sun-Times, raising $61 million.

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