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Robert Channick

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Business reporter/writer for the Chicago Tribune

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Last Front PageMAY 18, 2026Latest appearance

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Tribune wins Pulitzer for local reporting

Coverage of Operation Midway Blitz earns top journalism honor

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DraftKings to end retail sportsbook at Wrigley

Venue will stay open, but in-person betting there stops May 31

Chicago Tribune•MAY 18, 2026

Focuses on local business operations at a major city landmark, noting the cessation of in-person betting.

Groups trying to slash gas rate hike

Regulator urged to cut Peoples’ planned increase by $137M

Chicago Tribune•MAY 7, 2026

Highlights consumer advocacy efforts to reduce proposed utility cost increases through regulatory channels.

Tribune wins Pulitzer for local reporting

Coverage of Operation Midway Blitz earns top journalism honor

Chicago Tribune•MAY 5, 2026•Lead Story

The paper contrasts high local compliance with broader national debates, adopting a reassuring and statistical approach to regional public health.

ComEd files to recover $234M from customers

Reconciling the utility's 2025 cost overruns would raise bills, but other charges are expected to drop

Chicago Tribune•MAY 4, 2026•Lead Story

The paper approaches the utility rate hike with a balanced, explanatory frame. It immediately contextualises the headline's large figure by noting in the subheadline that while some bills will rise, other charges will decrease.

McDonald’s suit will head to trial in changed times

Climate around diversity efforts has shifted since Black execs brought case

Chicago Tribune•APR 13, 2026

Examines an ongoing corporate discrimination trial through the lens of shifting national attitudes toward diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

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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 Robert Channick 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.