▁Prize - win ning ▁Sun - Times , ▁seven ▁sub urban ▁daily ▁newsp apers ▁surrounding ▁Chicago ▁in ▁Illinois ▁and ▁Indiana , ▁and ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Press ▁chain ▁of ▁week ly ▁newsp apers ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁W ra pport s ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁bu ying ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Re ader ▁and ▁its ▁associated ▁properties . ▁No ▁purchase ▁price ▁was ▁dis closed , ▁though ▁published ▁reports ▁estimated ▁it ▁at ▁$ 3 ▁million . ▁The ▁Re ader , ▁an ▁award - win ning ▁alternative ▁week ly ▁newspaper , ▁had ▁been ▁owned ▁by ▁Creative ▁Lo af ing ▁of ▁Atlanta , ▁which ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁W ra pport s ' ▁online ▁hold ings ▁include ▁websites ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁its ▁newsp apers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁stand alone ▁sites ▁for ▁class ified ▁advert ising , ▁local ▁high ▁school ▁sports , ▁and ▁t riv ia ▁expert ▁Cec il ▁Adams ▁(" The ▁Stra ight ▁Do pe ") ▁of ▁the ▁Re ader . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁W ra pport s ▁will ▁be ▁closing ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁sub urban ▁offices ▁and ▁moving ▁remaining ▁employees ▁dow nt own . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁W ra pport s ▁sold ▁its ▁sub urban ▁Chicago ▁newsp apers ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁Media ▁Group . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁cons ort ium