
Rebecca Johnson
Reporter @chicagotribune | 📨[email protected]
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A ‘beacon of hope’
Thousands pack Midway Plaisance Park to watch livestream of ceremony
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY

Batavia girl remembered for her ‘kindness and joy’
Kathryn Schmidt, 10, drowned in Geneva Lake boat accident

Justices to hear Cook County assault weapons ban case
Arguments could be precursor to sweeping ruling on gun rights

‘It felt like it wasn’t enough’
Frustrated with police, Sauk Village woman searches social media for alleged driver in mom’s deadly hit-and-run

Same-sex penguin couple showcases animal diversity
Lincoln Park Zoo duo are 'serial monogamists' who love a bit of scandal

A ‘beacon of hope’
Thousands pack Midway Plaisance Park to watch livestream of ceremony

TOPPLED
Tornadoes rip through Illinois, Indiana, leaving homes leveled in their wake

‘Piece taken out of my life’
Kendall County teenager who faced felony charge for allegedly joking about senior prank, burning school files federal lawsuit

‘HOUSE OF HORRORS’
Woman alleges rampant abuse overlooked at foster facility in lawsuit

‘These people are fighting for freedom’
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers run the Soldier Field 10 to remember lives lost

‘It was terrifying’
Chicago woman sues luxury residential managers for not allowing her to break lease after alleged assault by guard

‘Senior assassin’ game worries officials
Teen faces felony after playing the tag-style high school rite of passage

1 cop killed, 1 hurt in shooting
Police: Officers shot by man they brought to Swedish Hospital; suspect in custody

Chicago Theological Seminary stops admitting new students
170-year-old institution facing mounting financial woes

Firefighter facing ‘death sentence’ gets kidney from fellow firefighter
High school friend volunteers to make a life-saving sacrifice

In lawsuit, couple alleges intimate exchange was recorded
Former Trump Tower residents say recording was shared with others
About this page
Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Rebecca Johnson 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.
