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Zell may be forced out of Tribune Co.

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The Chicago Tribune company corporate headquarters stands in downtown Chicago on April 2, 2007. Monday the Tribune Co. accepted an $8.2 billion buyout offer from real estate investor Sam Zell. The deal, which is not finalized until approved by the shareholders, leaves the Tribune's board the option of accepting a higher bid and also includes selling the Chicago Cubs at the end of the 2007 season. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey) 
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Published: Aug. 14, 2009 at 2:46 PM
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CHICAGO, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Billionaire Sam Zell may be forced out of the Tribune Co., despite improvements in the Chicago media company's cash assets, sources close to the talks said.

In a recent financial report filed in federal bankruptcy court, the Tribune's cash on hand rose to $740.5 million, up from $702 million in late May, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday.

But creditors may be running out of patience with the management team that has leveraged the company $13 billion into debt, the newspaper said.

Creditors are owned $8.6 billion. Tribune Co., which owned the Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and 24 radio and television stations, filed for bankruptcy eight months ago.

"The banks will be in charge," one of the sources said.

This week, the court gave Zell, a real estate magnate, until Nov. 30 to file a reorganization plan. Creditors must wait until then to file their own plan, the newspaper said.

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