# Chicago Reader Being Sold (Again) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 26, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-being-sold-again/1022508 "2025-08-26T21:38:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
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Since it seems like our ownership/governance/administration is always a bit unclear, maybe we should start thinking about what to do if worst comes to worst? > [@What if the SDMB goes dark? Should we make a contingency plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-goes-dark-should-we-make-a-contingency-plan/1024934): > > Continuing the discussion from [Chicago Reader Being Sold (Again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-being-sold-again/1022508) and [Who owns SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-sdmb/1024931/) : Should we, as a community, consider coming up with some sort of contingency/continuity plan in case the SDMB ever suddenly goes dark one day? My understanding of the current board situation is that we’re basically flying under the radar, vaguely owned by a subsidiary of a nonprofit media group called Chicago Public Media, but without any official interactions with them. As far as I know, we don’t even have a … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-being-sold-again/1022508)._