The Freedom Center in Chicago printed its final edition of the Chicago Tribune before closing to make way for a casino. The plant, which printed various newspapers including the Sun Times and NYT, saw press operators bidding farewell as operations move to Schaumburg, resulting in job losses for many workers.
I encourage all of you to have a good look at part II of the Tribune’s goodbye to our Chicago-based print operation. Story by @RobertChannick and photos by @VincentAlban4, honoring the history of the place but more importantly the people who make it work https://t.co/mxbv2EymKk
Tribune press operators say goodbye to an era as Freedom Center makes its final run, from @RobertChannick and @VincentAlban4. https://t.co/VBhyaSs3D9
On Saturday, the Freedom Center printed its final edition of the Chicago Tribune before facing demolition. For some long-tenured press operators, the final production runs at the Freedom Center will be the end of the line for their printing careers. https://t.co/wgky2kMv0T
Chicago Tribune makes its final press run at Freedom Center, as printing plant gives way to casino https://t.co/edXRUy5ary @RobertChannick
Chicago Tribune makes its final press run at Freedom Center, as printing plant gives way to casino, from @RobertChannick. https://t.co/UeRA069hmw
Sat., May 18, 2024 was the final press run at the @chicagotribune’s Freedom Center. Midwest editions of the WSJ, NYT, Sun-Times and, of course, the Trib were all printed here. Most press operators working were in good spirits despite the obvious. Operations moving to Schaumburg. https://t.co/TkqUun635c
Tribune press operators say goodbye to an era as Freedom Center makes its final run @RobertChannick https://t.co/Ldd5kEiauL
Tribune press operators say goodbye to Freedom Center https://t.co/xIW07CaMT6
Tonight, the Freedom Center prints the Chicago Tribune for the last time. The plant prints almost every paper in Chicago — Sun Times, NYT & more. It’s closing to make way for a casino. Most workers opted to not move to the Trib’s new Schaumburg plant & will lose their jobs.🧵: https://t.co/3L18VjSZc1