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Jason Meisner

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Chicago Tribune reporter covering the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse and criminal justice issues in Chicago

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Last Front PageJUN 3, 2026Latest appearance

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Boutros appeared at grand jury

US attorney acknowledges contact the day before indictment handed up in October

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Boutros appeared at grand jury

US attorney acknowledges contact the day before indictment handed up in October

Chicago Tribune•JUN 3, 2026•Lead Story

Boutros to lead inquiry into group that assisted Carroll

Nonprofit helped fund some legal costs for woman who sued Trump

Chicago Tribune•MAY 29, 2026

Focuses on a Justice Department investigation into the funding of legal costs for E. Jean Carroll's lawsuits.

Aftershocks spread to a new case

Prosecutor accused of misconduct in grand jury and US attorney orders 'sweeping' reforms

Chicago Tribune•MAY 28, 2026•Lead Story

The paper presents this as a systemic expansion of a prior legal controversy, focusing on the procedural fallout and the subsequent administrative response by federal authorities.

‘Broadview Six’ case in rare waters

Defense says US attorney may have had ‘personal contact’ with grand jury

Chicago Tribune•MAY 27, 2026•Lead Story

The story focuses on procedural irregularities and potential prosecutorial misconduct in a federal case involving protesters.

Fallout begins after collapse

US attorney’s office now accused of missteps and a potential cover-up

Chicago Tribune•MAY 24, 2026

Reports on the U.S. attorney's office facing accusations of missteps following a failed federal prosecution.

‘Broadview Six’ case unravels completely

US attorney dismisses all remaining counts as grand jury improprieties revealed

Chicago Tribune•MAY 22, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the dismissal of federal charges as a definitive collapse caused by prosecutorial errors. The focus is squarely on the legal mechanics and the 'improprieties' rather than the original protest actions of the defendants.

‘Our friend in Burr Ridge’

Restaurant owner in Indiana gambling case once featured in Outfit beating plot

Chicago Tribune•MAY 17, 2026

Connects a current local gambling case to historical organized crime figures and a past assault plot, highlighting local mob history.

After 5 high-profile decades, lawyer steps away

Chicago Tribune•APR 30, 2026

A retrospective look at the career of a prominent local legal figure.

Teen charged in Chicago was part of international hacker group, feds say

19-year-old accused of participating in Scattered Spider ransom attacks

Chicago Tribune•APR 27, 2026

Details the local connection to a broader federal cybercrime investigation involving ransom attacks.

Suit over National Guard dismissed

Judge grants motion to halt litigation sparked by Illinois mobilization

Chicago Tribune•APR 21, 2026

Reports objectively on a federal judge ending litigation concerning the domestic deployment of troops to Chicago.

City paid baffling legal invoices

A 69-hour workday? Chicago didn't blink at impossible shifts

Chicago Tribune•APR 19, 2026

Investigative report exposing municipal financial oversight failures regarding exorbitant and mathematically impossible billings by private law firms.

Case that once rocked state politics now on shaky ground

Chicago Tribune•APR 19, 2026

Reports on potential reversals in a major corruption trial following a recent Supreme Court ruling.

Guilty plea is feds' first conviction in blitz case

Suburban man struck Border Patrol vehicle

Chicago Tribune•APR 16, 2026

Reports a procedural legal milestone in a locally controversial federal immigration enforcement operation.

Court reverses convictions

Grants new trials for Pramaggiore and McClain and orders them released from prison on bond

Chicago Tribune•APR 15, 2026•Lead Story

The paper reports objectively on a major appellate court decision overturning high-profile local corruption convictions, focusing on the immediate legal and practical consequences for the defendants.

Madigan attorney makes case for appeal

Chicago Tribune•APR 10, 2026

Provides a legal update on a major local corruption case, summarising the defence's technical arguments in federal appellate court.

Boutros defends handling of Midway Blitz

After a year in job, Chicago's US attorney reflects on immigration operation, changeover in office

Chicago Tribune•APR 7, 2026•Lead Story

The paper provides a balanced, reflective profile of a federal official defending his tenure against political and internal scrutiny. The framing emphasizes institutional stability and the official's pushback against critics, rather than amplifying the controversy itself.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Jason Meisner in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.