I hate April fools day!
I was starting to feel happy too....
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/26/business/la-fi-tribune-newspapers-20130227
From the above link - It could be true Empire....
They’ve hired investment bankers to advise them on selling... if or not is my guess... and for how much...
Tribune Co. has hired investment bankers to advise the media company on whether to sell the division that includes the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and six other daily newspapers.