Chicago Sun-Times to lose 20% of staff after buyout offer

Columnists, editorial writers and many more head for the exits as the paper’s nonprofit owner, Chicago Public Media, deals with fiscal hardship

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Thirty employees of the Chicago Sun-Times — around 1 in 5 on its payroll — have agreed to resign under buyout terms the paper’s nonprofit ownership offered in hopes of stanching persistent financial deficits.

The departures consist mostly of writers and editors — many with decades of experience. The cuts are the most drastic the oft-imperiled Sun-Times has faced in several years and will bring about recognizable changes to its content, although top leaders said the buyouts ensure there will be no layoffs in the near future.

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