401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$51M
Total assets Below avg plan size
159
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$320,246
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. · Illinois · Information & Media

$51M in assets, 159 participants

Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc.'s Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $51M in total assets and 159 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,223 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 159 participants in Illinois, about 20% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $51M.

#2,223
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+0.5%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$50,919,111 Top 16% higher than 84% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (159 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $276K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 147 in the plan year 2023 filing to 159 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $51M in the plan year 2023 filing to $51M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 874304197 · Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan · $51M · 159 · 84th

  • 5500 $51M
  • ASSETS 159
  • PCT 84th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near First York Ban Corp and Subsidiaries Profit Sharing Plan
  • PHOTO ind #2223

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$51M
Net Assets (End of Year)$51M
Net Income$276K
Employer EIN874304197
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 6.658316729699067% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$52M$54M$56M 202220232024 $54.6M $50.9M ▼ -6.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 155 $55M
2023 1 147 $51M
2024 1 159 $51M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.050919111 · Participants: 159Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is First York Ban Corp and Subsidiaries Profit Sharing Plan in NE ($51M); by covered participants it is Innovative Control Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA (159 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (159 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan held essentially flat - up 0.5% during 2024, from $51M to $51M. Reported net income was $276K.
How have Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 6.7%, from $55M to $51M.
Where does Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is First York Ban Corp and Subsidiaries Profit Sharing Plan in NE ($51M, 481 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Innovative Control Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA (159 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 874304197.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.