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Chicago Trib investigative reporter, 40+years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, Madigan book rlong @chicagotribune .com
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Feds recorded calls of ex-lobbyist Mike McClain, close confidant of House Speaker Michael Madigan: sources - Chicago Tribune
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Of all quotes carved into the walls at Tribune Tower, this is my favorite. It is from Abraham Lincoln. I wanted to get a picture before I left. Though it is our last day in the tower and we are moving next to Millennium Park, I will stand by the quote itself every day.
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Chicago Tribune Guild members are on strike today to give our hedge fund overlords a taste of how we are unafraid of them. Alden pumps up obscene profits by squeezing employees. We break stories. Alden won’t break us. This is Chicago. We know how to fight. We won’t back down.
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Dred Scott, 5 miles from
#Ferguson
, noticed by reporter Nicole Wilson of IL press corps.
#twill
http://t.co/Nd406XIdbW
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'So we're going to go after Newsmax, we're going after One America News and the owners of One American News, who are billionaires, and we're going to go after the individuals who helped spread these lies' 'It's the same lies' as Fox
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Tribune Editorial: Time to take a jackhammer to the Trump sign on Chicago’s Trump Tower.
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Robberies and assaults across Chicago make me afraid for the first time - Chicago Sun-Times In 40 years as a journalist, I visited every Chicago neighborhood. For the first time, I now fear for my safety. Andy Shaw
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This is my 42nd anniversary as a professional journalist, a field I love. Here's to 42 more! ;) Thanks to all of you for going along for the ride!
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39th anniversary in journalism for me today. Thanks to all of you for following me, and thanks for sending tips along the way. I started at the Peoria Journal Star and moved to the Chicago Sun-Times and The Associated Press. Now
@chicagotribune
for 22+ years. Here's to 39 more!
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Chicago is seeing a wave of union activity. Among the reasons: Workers ‘saw the willingness of their bosses to let them die’
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My Dad: RIP Scott E. Long's obituary
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Arne Duncan Backs Paul Vallas, says Chicago needs a mayor who will tell CPD the hard truth, writes reasons in
@chicagotribune
commentary
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I started
@chicagotribune
26 years ago today. Time for me to get busy!
Keep sending those tips to RLong
@chicagotribune
.com to help keep this old scribe employed! And thanks for all of the help along the way!
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40 years. I started as full-time copy editor for the Peoria Journal Star on Oct. 12, 1981, after an internship with the Alton Telegraph. From there it was the Sun-Times and AP and the
@chicagotribune
--since '98. Keep the tips coming: RLong
@ChicagoTribune
.com I may do 40 more!
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Alden is making obscene money; we want fair wages to fight inflation, recognize our efforts to provide watchdog journalism and bring fairness to the gender, ethnic and racial disparities in pay. Alden needs to stop being stupid. Don't cut healthcare. Protect seniority.
Investigative reporter Ray Long went on strike because he hasn’t had a raise “in years & years & years” as Alden squeezes reporters and readers.
“We want Alden to know that we will not buckle to their baloney and we’re ready to rock — harder & harder & harder.” —
@RayLong
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Hear ye! Hear ye! I managed to drop 50 pounds since July 12 using an amazing new concept I will reveal for free: Eat better. Exercise more.
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Willie Wilson: Black leaders are shameful to inject race into the mayoral runoff
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On Mother’s Day, I know you are at peace, for you are a peaceful person. I know you taught us love, for you are a loving parent. I know you want the best for us, for you urged us to do our best. I know you are here with us, for your presence is always felt. You are loved each day
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Great News from
@chicagotribune
Our legendary reporter
@JeremyGorner
soon will become our state Capitol bureau chief!
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Hello, Winter! Chicago will be here when your cold bluster is over. Bring it!
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Pritzker wins mandatory vaccine push in arbitration, employees in State Correctional Centers and Juvenile Justice facilities will be required to get their first shot by January 31, 2022, unless approved for a religious or medical exemption. — release
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5 close friends and neighbors have caught Covid in the last 2-3 weeks; it ain’t over ‘til it’s over. I haven’t had it yet. Here’s today’s shot, my 9th so far!
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Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan indicted on federal racketeering charges alleging array of bribery schemes, sources say By Jason Meisner & me
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Migrants arriving by busload in Rosemont and Cicero are sent away, but welcomed in Oak Park, as suburbs respond differently
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We are encouraged by the tremendous support from so many great folks! Thank you! Unions from throughout Chicago and Illinois!! Thank you! We, of course, are so thankful for reporters who shine a light on injustice! Thanks for the coverage!
Chicago Tribune Guild members are on strike today to give our hedge fund overlords a taste of how we are unafraid of them. Alden pumps up obscene profits by squeezing employees. We break stories. Alden won’t break us. This is Chicago. We know how to fight. We won’t back down.
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Obama 2000... found that button for Barack's miscalculated bid for Congress, the one good thing about packing for Tribune's move
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Laura is a tremendous reporter, and I’m proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with her as she tackles tough stories without fear or favor. We stand together in seeking a fair contract from Alden Global Capitol, a hedge fund that puts making obscene amounts of $$ above journalism
Senior reporter Laura Rodriguez decided to strike because she knows journalists of color deserve to be paid as much as their counterparts here
@chicagotribune
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“I’m ready to escalate because our company won’t even acknowledge that.” —
@LAURA_N_ROD
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Astonishing journalism: A gun was stolen from a small shop in Wisconsin. Officials have linked it to 27 shootings in Chicago. Great local journalism from
@JeremyGorner
@Annie1221
&
@RosemarySobol1
of
@chicagotribune
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Florida Man’s portrait unveiled in IL Capitol
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Nothing like getting hustled by my own Dad! Good to be together for holidays!!'
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Progressive Ald. Jeanette Taylor slams Mayor Brandon Johnson in podcast: "A, we should not be on the fifth floor. And I'm speaking my whole heart... We were not ready because we haven't been in government long enough to know how government really works."
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Lightfoot on Trump's ICE raids:
I have directed – and Superintendent Johnson has confirmed – that CPD has terminated ICE's access to CPD's databases related to federal immigration enforcement activities. ...
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MJ & me: Cleaning my desk to prep for
@chicagotribune
to move just north of Millennium Park, I came across this lesser known moment from
#Bulls
early '90s glory days. Michael hit a homer at Thillens Stadium, and yours truly laced a triple at charity event
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Unidentified congressman in federal ComEd conspiracy documents is U.S. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia, sources say by
@jmetr22b
& me
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Went in to pick up a book at Unabridged on North Clark, and ended up signing copies of my new paperback version! The beat goes on! Enjoy!
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RIP: Jack Higgins, Pulitzer Prize-winning Sun-Times editorial cartoonist, dies at 69
Tremendous person, tremendous cartoonist!
And I'm happy to say this most: A friend
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To the great folks who did the hard work of making the daily miracle happen, I am sad to see this terrible development, but I salute your great work over the years. Alden is taking away more Illinois jobs.
Tribune Publishing to lay off nearly 200 workers at Freedom Center printing plant
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My
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Husband with Alzheimer's forgot he was married to his wife of 38 years. He proposed, and they married again.
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@BlairKamin
laments our pending exit from Tribune Tower The illusion of architectural permanence
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PPP fraud suspected of 5 more Cook County workers, including woman who used money to pay for daughter’s wedding, report finds - Chicago Sun-Times
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36 years ago today I started at Peoria Journal Star, eventually moving on to Chicago Sun-Times, The Associated Press &
@chicagotribune
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Congrats to Trib’s Greg Pratt
@royalpratt
on the Billy Goat bash party to launch his book: The City is Up for Grabs
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins local officials to hail new Joliet transit hub for Pace, Metra and Amtrak
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This was real and sad
Imagine being 19 years old and watching live on TV to see if your birthday will be picked to fight in the Vietnam war.
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Queen Mary Schmich, legendary Chicago columnist, bids farewell as a journalism era ends - The Washington Post salutes
@MarySchmich
#GreatRead
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TRONC DEAD! Long live Tribune Publishing... Tronc changing name back to Tribune Publishing! .. Disgusting, Goofy, Embarrassing & Long National Nightmare is Over! Cheers break out in newsroom... Oddball name out Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 4:15 pm, EDT.
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😎40 but who’s counting?😎
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RIP: 81 years old, former nun, carrying groceries for homeless, struck by car, a month after running Chicago Marathon
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Lightfoot to Trump: 'What I really want to say ... begins with F and it ends with U’
@_johnbyrne
@by_jamiemunks
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Kiss my mistletoe! This article fails to appreciate great journalists who turned down buyouts and still kick ass. We all miss folks that left, but we broke many, many Madigan stories, added an editor with Illinois roots and a Pulitzer on his resume, and filled the statehouse gig.
Wait...what?? Did the Tribune ignore the Madigan scandal,
@TheAtlantic
, or did we break it?
“After a powerful Illinois state legislator resigned amid bribery allegations, the paper didn’t have a reporter in Springfield to follow the resulting scandal.”
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Trump & internet: Trump's victory could spell the end of the FCC's net neutrality regulations
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I actually like watching good baseball whether it is Cubs or Sox, but turning the Cubs into the SubCubs following the Sell-off of 2021 left me with one choice when I went to Wrigley for the Crosstown Series:
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Cook County watchdog says four employees fraudulently collected federal pandemic loans
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RIP: Jedediah E. Long. Our beloved rescue cat since 2009 is now in kitty Heaven. Thank you for allowing me this personal note. Eternal peace to you, Jed. Always a good boy!
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Matt O’Connor, a journalist’s journalist, took the buyout from the
@chicagotribune
and received applause from a grateful newsroom. Thanks again, Matt.
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My father’s tribute to my mother... Long Family To Endow MacMurray College With A Scholarship – WLDS
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While I truly appreciate the clip of me in this 2024 preview, I must clarify that my “former” status at
@chicagotribune
is greatly exaggerated. I’m still rocking away. Send tips to rlong
@chicagotribune
.com Happy New Year!
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Will Lee praises Annie Sweeney for a marvelous career at the Chicago Tribune as Rick Pearson prepares for the high honor of placing her byline in a coveted spot on the wall at the Billy Goat!!
@MidnoirCowboy
@annie1221
@rap30
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At 98, Sister Jean beams as her Loyola basketball team beats Tennessee, goes to Sweet 16 and makes her the Sweetest Nun on the Court!
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What a surprise--after devising a policy to send migrants into the streets in January?
Now Mayor Brandon Johnson will delay enforcing immigrant shelter evictions policy
Couldn't Johnson see the flaw when this proposal was announced?
@byaliceyin
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Buckle up, baby! It's Election Day. Did you vote? A new mayor is coming.
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