| − | The '''''Chicago Tribune''''' has been the daily leading newspaper in [[Chicago]] for decades, featuring an increasingly [[liberal]] point-of-view in recent years.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/</ref> The Tribune endorsed a [[Democratic]] candidate for President for the first time in 2008, when it endorsed [[Barack Obama]].<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-chicago-tribune-endorsement,0,1371034.story</ref> | + | The '''''Chicago Tribune''''' has been the daily leading newspaper in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] for decades, featuring an increasingly [[liberal]] point-of-view in recent years.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/ ''Chicago Tribune'']</ref> The ''Tribune'' endorsed a [[Democratic]] candidate for president for the first time in 2008, when it endorsed [[Barack Obama]].<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-chicago-tribune-endorsement,0,1371034.story ''Chicago Tribune'' endorsement]</ref> |
| − | Its lengthy history precedes the [[Great Chicago Fire]].<ref>http://www.tribune.com/about/history.html</ref> The Tribune was an early and active supporter of [[Abraham Lincoln]]. | + | Its lengthy history precedes the [[Great Chicago Fire]] of 1871.<ref>[http://www.tribune.com/about/history.html History]</ref> The ''Tribune'' was an early and active supporter of [[Abraham Lincoln]]. |