Freedom Center is the massive plant where the Chicago Tribune--and many other newspapers--are printed. Until Freedom Center opened in 1981, the newspaper was printed in the Tribune Tower off Michigan Avenue. Enormous 1-ton rolls of paper are brought in by train and truck and stacked high in a cavernous warehouse. The rolls feed 10 large offset web printing presses, where cylinders with aluminum press plates and rubber blankets transfer ink to paper at blazing speeds. Inserting machines are then used to place millions of targeted advertising flyers into the newspaper for delivery.
Please note: You can only attend an RSVP-only site for Open House Chicago once per year.
Tour will be approximately 40-45 minutes
Guests must be 10+ with valid ID.
October 19th, 2019
October 19th, 2019
Unfortunately, tickets for this event are no longer available.
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