Chicago Trib Subpoenaed

Federal investigators have subpoenaed documents from The Chicago Tribune in the investigation of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. According to a company spokesman, The Tribune will fully cooperate with the investigation. Blagojevich is accused of threatening to withhold state money for Wrigley Field, which is owned by the Tribune Company, if the newspaper didn't fire its Deputy Editorial Page Editor and other unnamed writers who had suggested that the governor be impeached. Yesterday The Tribune released a statement saying that "the actions of the company, its executives, and advisors working on the disposition of Wrigley Field have been appropriate at all times. No one working for the company or on its behalf has ever attempted to influence staffing decisions at The Chicago Tribune or any aspect of the newspaper’s editorial coverage as a result of conversations with officials in the governor’s administration."