Just sat and read with pleasure two Chi Trib stories, one about Sam Zell, new owner of the company, the other about people moving out west where there’s land, lots of land under starry skies above, at half the price.  It’s goodbye, Naperville, this family of five, hello, Yorkville, where the local farmers are courteous but not full of welcome. 

Sam Zell, on the other hand, finds a welcome mat out for him at Chi Trib, to judge by this account of how as self-described “grave dancer” he is really a skilled physician for ailing enterprises.  Read them and decide with me that Trib can do a very nice thing when it wants: the stories grind no axe, are clear and interesting.  Readibility, yes.

Patrick T. Reardon and Charles Leroux did the moving-west story, Michael Oneal and David Greising did the Zell story.