August 1, 2022
Bruce Sagan, publisher of the Hyde Park Herald for 69 years and a widely-respected figure in Chicago, regional, and national journalism, retired this month. Sagan transferred ownership and assets of Chicago’s oldest community newspaper to the South Side Weekly NFP, a newspaper and journalism nonprofit based in Woodlawn. Photo Provided by the Herald Newspaper.
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Chicago’s oldest community newspaper has new leadership
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