SUN-TIMES AXES NEWS-STAR, BOOSTER, SKYLINE

THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED: SEE http://rogersparkbench.blogspot.com/2008/01/sun-times-axes-news-star-booster.html FOR THE UPDATE News-Star, Booster and Skyline will shut down on Jan. 30. This will make Joe Moore, Gene Schulter and other shady characters very happy. It will further empower the local bloggers to fill the information void. Sun-Times closing neighborhood Skyline Newspapers From the Crain's Chicago Business Newsroom January 23 16:00:00, 2008 By Shia Kapos and Ann Saphir ----- (Crain’s) — Sun-Times Media Group is closing down its Skyline Newspapers, a cluster of neighborhood weekly publications throughout the city. "The Skyline, the Booster and News-Star will cease publication," a Sun-Times spokeswoman said. "The final day of publication for all of these titles is January 30. There have been jobs eliminated related to the shuttering of these publications." The Chicago-based media group plans at least 75 editorial job cuts companywide, including about 40 at its flagship Chicago Sun-Times. The cut-backs are part of the plan to cut $50 million in expenses in the first part of 2008. “These community papers can be a strong force, serving as a watch dog over zoning, growth and other problems. They’re a sounding board for neighbors. It’s more personal. And now it’s lost.” FULL ARTICLE at CRAINS...