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CHICAGO, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Tribune announced today that it has agreed to begin delivering the Chicago Sun-Times and 10 affiliated suburban newspapers, expanding a broad newspaper delivery network to provide excellent delivery service to customers of both companies. "We are pleased to add the Sun-Times News Group as a delivery client, sharing efficiencies while we continue to compete for readers and advertisers," said Tony Hunter, Chicago Tribune senior vice president / Circulation & Operations. "This new agreement with the Sun-Times strengthens our position as Chicagoland's premier print distributor." The agreement is effective immediately, with the transition of Sun-Times delivery to the Tribune being completed during the fourth quarter. The Sun-Times will continue to invoice its home-delivery customers and maintain customer service call centers, and both newspapers will continue to manage separate single copy delivery systems in the city. Under the new delivery arrangement, all affected newspapers will continue to adhere to current delivery standards. Currently, the Chicago Tribune has local distribution agreements with more than a dozen newspapers that include the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Financial Times and Investor's Business Daily. The agreement announced today adds the Sun-Times to that list, along with its affiliated suburban newspapers that include the Aurora Beacon News, Elgin Courier News, Joliet Herald News, Naperville Sun, Waukegan News-Sun, Daily Southtown, Gary Post-Tribune and the Star. "Finding opportunities to capitalize on our distribution operation continues to be an important part of our strategy to grow revenue," Hunter said. "We are committed to maintaining our high level of service to our clients as we look for additional opportunities." About Chicago Tribune Company Chicago Tribune Company publishes the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper with daily readership of about 1.8 million and about 2.6 million on Sunday. The company also operates related print and interactive media serving Chicagoland. Chicago Tribune is the founding publication of Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), one of the country's leading media companies, operating businesses in broadcasting, publishing and on the Internet. DATASOURCE: Chicago Tribune CONTACT: Michael Dizon, Communications Manager of Chicago Tribune, +1-312-222-3165, Web site: http://chicagotribune.com/

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