John Chase

This Pulitzer for the @BetterGov & @chicagotribune is wonderful recognition for powerful work. I am also thinking today of Shamaya Coleman, her children and the dozens of others victims in Chicago who died. The city still has not fully addressed the issues raised in our stories.

At Raja Krishnamoorthi’s election night party. In case you’re wondering, the senate candidate has spent more than $20 million on succeeding Dick Durbin but the campaign party is cash bar.

For Illinois Election Night coverage, check chicagotribune.com. Also in the US Senate race, follow @talia_soglin and @royalpratt -- at the Juliana Stratton and Raja Krishnamoorthi campaigns respectively. And @rebeccapaigejo is with Robin Kelly.

New: With a Cook County commissioner/congressional candidate sounding the alarm, a Skokie woman said she was detained for nearly 2 days inside CBP O’Hare & ICE detention. The Tribune has not been able to independently verify that she was ever in custody. chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/oha…

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi raises millions for Illinois Senate bid as fundraising draws scrutiny. Story with ⁦@LeighGiangreco⁩ and ⁦@ad_quig⁩ chicagotribune.com/2026/03/10/raj…

Updated story, with @oliviaolanderr: “I have never — had never met Jeffrey Epstein; I was never on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane; I was never on any plane with Jeffrey Epstein or with Ghislaine Maxwell. Never met her,” Pritzker said. chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/gov…

Tribune overview on 9th congressional district is here !! A birds eye view of this nationally watched race written by your friendly local reporter who has been on the ground with candidates and voters for months chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/ill…

CTRL + F: dn721804.ca.archive.org/0/items/epstei…

Story by @oliviaolanderr chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/ill…

Story by @PetrellaReports chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/gov…

As Jesse Jackson Jr. renews his political career, he continues to face questions about his finances and the mental health struggles he has publicly grappled with. Story by @JakeSheridan_ chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/jes…

WaPo, Chicago Tribune Win Toner Prizes: Congrats to Trib’s Andrew Carter, Gregory Royal Pratt, Laura Rodríguez Presa, Caroline Kubzansky and Jason Meisner for Midway Blitz & to political team as finalist for Senate President Harmon political fund stories newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/the-washi…

Proud the @chicagotribune won this year's Toner Award for local political reporting. Also proud that we had the winner and a finalist -- the second year in a row as finalists for the national award. Excellent work and proud to work here! newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/the-washi…

Nobody has reported more about the Tyler Technologies/Cook County story than @ad_quig. Her latest detailing Tyler's accusations about Treasurer Maria Pappas' behavior and "verbal abuse." Pappas, AD reported recently, was also a Tyler shareholder until recently.

@FrankCalabrese Well there’s NOT A RACE. See us March 18 and later.

More accurate meme

I'll say this... I'm not surprised many people here on X are celebrating the termination of several great journalists at WGN. Most of those posts are from anonymous keyboard warriors, typing and replying feverishly with slop, it's impressive to be honest. But Chicago has prided itself in true *local* journalism. And Chicagoans have gone to their favorite channels for news for generations. Whether it be "Chicago's Very Own" or @ABC7Chicago or any other station here. And these terminations set a dangerous precedent. Those who don't live here will applaud the loss of these great people, many who are household names in this city. I just want to wish all those fine former employees well. I'm hopeful all of you find success again. Just know our newsroom sends love and support. We know it's a brutally tough day for those who remain at WGN and we are thinking of you too. Don't let the slop here on X bring us down. Let them scream into the void as you'll now see in the replies below this post. Local journalism is not dead but it's no doubt changing rapidly. We are not going anywhere anytime soon! 🇺🇸

The head of a beleaguered Cook County technology contractor announced he was cutting off communication between his staff and Treasurer Maria Pappas, after what he described as months of verbal abuse and threats to ruin the company’s reputation. trib.al/MTrPTjf

My story with tonight’s WGN debate: Juliana Stratton ad with anti-Trump expletive draws attention in Democratic primary race for US Senate chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/ill…

Juliana Stratton ad with anti-Trump expletive draws attention in Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate, @rap30 writes chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/ill…

@bbarth62 @realBlagojevich "I fucking busted my ass and pissed people off and gave your grandmother a free fucking ride on a bus...I gave your fucking baby a chance to have health care...And what do I get for that? Only 13% percent of you...think I'm doing a good job. So fuck all of you."--Rod Blagojevich

@chasejohn @realBlagojevich Well if you got run out of your life like Rod , I doubt you’d be pontificating about Dallas . Our city is a mess under this “leadership”At least Rod cared .

Chicago’s biggest Dallas Cowboys fan @realBlagojevich offering his opinion…