EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-18921)
and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-90727, 33-21853,
33-26239, 33-47547, 33-59233, 333-00575, 333-03245 and 333-18269) of Tribune
Company of our report dated February 10, 1998 appearing in the 1997 Annual
Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form
10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the
Financial Statement Schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 24, 1998