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The Chicago Sun-Times has the second-highest daily circulation among Chicago newspapers. In 2022, it became part of the Chicago Public Media family of companies and now operates as a nonprofit organization. The niche for the Chicago Sun-Times is local news, and it mainly focuses on breaking news, sports, politics, and cultures. It was founded in 1948 due to the merger of the Chicago Sun and the Chicago Daily Times. It is currently led by Jennifer Kho. According to SimilarWeb, the website chicago.suntimes.com has a total of 8.8 million visitors.

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The Analyst Bias Score is on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

The Chicago Sun-Times Policy Leanings
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Affirmative Action
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Supreme Court takes America backwards in striking down race in college admissions | 0% Center |
Making history with a Supreme Court nominee | -24% Somewhat Liberal |
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Meet Bobby Rush, 1st Congressional District Democratic nominee and incumbent | -30% Moderately Liberal |
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Dread Head Cowboy’s horse ‘has drastically improved,’ now on private farm after expressway ride, Ald. Lopez says | -44% Moderately Liberal |
Black Lives Matter Protest
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Military Spending
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08/25/2019 | 75% For | Trump Family Detentions Flores Agreement (link) | So, of course, the Trump administration is doing the opposite in a baldfaced |