The Sun-Times and the Tribune have been duking it out for years. The Sun-Times probably sells a little more nationwide. It may be the format and the way the paper is layed out. I don't think the Times is as respected for journalism the way the Tribune is however. They seem to be a better source for hard-core news and "news junkies". Their entertainment section is not as interesting to me. Overal it is a great paper and my favorite edition is their Sunday paper (It weighs like 50 lbs :)
You can visit their historic headquaters on Michigan Ave. also.
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