 E Canada Now | Tribune Accepts Sam Zell's Buyout Offer Smartmoney.com - By Angela Moore & Russ Britt. NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- Chicago billionaire Sam Zell won the bidding war for Tribune Co., which has agreed to go private in an $8.2 billion deal that includes a heavy investment by the media giant's employees, ... Tribune Accepts Zell Bid, Plans to Sell Chicago Cubs Zell to pay $34 a share for Tribune, company says |