February 11, 2025
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday narrowed a proposed class action from a group of Black, female journalists claiming The Chicago Tribune and its hedge fund owner paid them less than their white, male counterparts, ruling they failed to show they performed the same work for less pay.
September 27, 2024
Chicago Tribune journalists told an Illinois federal court that they supported their claims that the paper and its parent Alden Global Capital paid them less because of their sex and race, urging the court to not engage in a motion to dismiss.
May 17, 2024
A group of Chicago Tribune journalists sued the paper and its parent Alden Global Capital in Illinois federal court on Thursday alleging sex and race discrimination that has caused more than 50 reporters and editors to get paid thousands of dollars per year less than their white male colleagues.