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Sam Charles

@chicagotribune reporter covering the Chicago Police Dept. @ctguild member Formerly @suntimes & @WGNNews [email protected] Signal: samjcharles.38

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Last Front PageMAY 9, 2026Latest appearance

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‘A COP’S COP’

Hundreds of mourners gather to remember Chicago officer killed in hospital shooting

View Front PageChicago Tribune • MAY 9, 2026

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‘A COP’S COP’

Hundreds of mourners gather to remember Chicago officer killed in hospital shooting

With:Caroline Kubzansky,Madeline Buckley

Chicago Tribune•MAY 9, 2026•Lead Story

The paper dedicates the majority of its front page to a sombre, community-focused tribute to a slain police officer, emphasizing the scale of mourning and his character rather than the details of the crime.

Shooting reveals holes in system

As alleged cop killer put monitor in ‘sleep mode,’ hours dragged

With:Caroline Kubzansky,Olivia Olander

Chicago Tribune•APR 30, 2026

Focuses on systemic procedural failures and electronic monitoring lapses surrounding a local incident involving a police officer.

Authorities: Gun was under hospital blanket

Firearm that man used to shoot two cops was allegedly illegally purchased

With:Caroline Kubzansky

Chicago Tribune•APR 28, 2026•Lead Story

The paper focuses closely on the investigative mechanics of the shooting, specifically how the weapon was concealed and its origins. It frames the incident as a procedural failure and a matter of illegal weapon tracing rather than dwelling purely on the emotional aftermath.

Harrowing Rivera video released

Officer’s partner shown pivoting to right, firing and hitting her in hall outside South Side home

With:Gregory Royal Pratt,Madeline Buckley

Chicago Tribune•APR 18, 2026•Lead Story

The paper leads with the release of body-worn camera footage of a friendly-fire incident, using the emotive word 'harrowing' but immediately following it with a detailed, procedural description of the events shown.

Rooted in service

Garfield Park neighbors and elected officials mourn wife, son of former Cook County commissioner found dead in apparent murder-suicide

With:Caroline Kubzansky,Gregory Royal Pratt,A.D. Quig

Chicago Tribune•APR 16, 2026•Lead Story

The paper centers the community's grief and the victims' legacy of local service, subordinating the sensational details of the deaths to a respectful, memorial framing.

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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 Sam Charles 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.