EXHIBIT 10.2b

                                SECOND AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                                 TRIBUNE COMPANY
                          SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of Tribune Company hereby amends the
Tribune Company Supplemental Retirement Plan by deleting the last sentence of
Section 3.1 in its entirety and, in lieu thereof, replacing that sentence with
the following:

                  "For purposes of this Plan, a "subsidiary" of the Company
         shall mean any corporation, more than 50% of the voting stock of which
         is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, and the term
         "Change-In-Control" shall mean a change in control as defined in the
         Tribune Company Transitional Compensation Plan for Executive Employees
         as in effect on October 25, 2000."

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company is
hereby authorized and empowered to take all steps necessary to effect the
foregoing resolutions, including the execution, filing and delivery of such
documents as may be required by law or as may be deemed necessary or proper in
connection with the matters set forth in these resolutions.

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I, Mark W. Hianik, Assistant Secretary for Tribune Company (the "Company"),
hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of resolutions duly adopted
by the Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company on October 24, 2000.

                                                /s/ Mark W. Hianik
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                                                Mark W. Hianik