Chicago Free Press Shuts Down

By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 3, 2010 7:20PM

After a tumultuous several months following a walk-out by staff members in December of 2009, the Chicago Free Press, one of the city's two LGBT weeklies, has officially closed down. In an email statement, managing editor Kerrie Kennedy said: "Due to health problems, publisher David Costanzo is no longer funding the operation of Chicago Free Press. Consequently, the paper's April 29 issue was not published, and it is not expected that any additional issues will be published."