Serafin & Associates. Chicago Tribune politics and investigations editor, 2005-2015.
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Joined December 2011
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James Webb retweeted
A big loss for the Chicago Tribune and for our newsroom. Copy editors get less public recognition than they deserve. They save us reporters and editors all the time. Quietly. And Jeff did it brilliantly as well.
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James Webb retweeted
Chicago journalism icon Craig Dellimore retires after 42 years at WBBM
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James Webb retweeted
Thank you @Suntimes -- the stormy, husky, brawling big city daily -- for publishing our accountability reporting.
At @injusticewatch, we scrubbed the backgrounds of all 77 Cook County judges running for retention in November ....
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James Webb retweeted
Excited to be part of the new @CHSN, starting Tuesday:
—Co-hosting “Big Pro Football Show” at 5:30 p.m. with @ruthiepolinsky & @clayharbs82
—Co-hosting “The Chicago Lead” at 6 with @BrookeFletcher & @camronsmith
***Still @mullyhaugh every morning 5:30-10.
Join the fun.
James Webb retweeted
When people learn what I do for a living, among the first questions I'm asked is: "Why is Illinois so corrupt?" In the coming weeks and months the @chicagotribune is going to explore that question and try to offer some answers. A🧵...1/14
James Webb retweeted
This is what happens when a company looks at local newsgathering and only sees costs. Gannett has slashed half its workforce since the merger.
Gannett is pausing a promised plan to restaff its smallest newspapers, meaning the company's outlets with few or no staffers are likely to stay that way for a while.
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Goodness...
The IL House Speaker's office instructed the 78-member Democratic supermajority not to speak to a Chicago Tribune reporter about “political matters” at the State Capitol or elsewhere, citing dubious grounds such discussions could be an ethical breach. chicagotribune.com/2024/03/2…
James Webb retweeted
Though Chicago has made real strides to shore up its finances under Mayor Lightfoot, its fiscal health remains precarious. Read our story on city pensions, taxes, and budget holes with @ad_quig @byaliceyin @chicagotribune, part of ongoing issues reporting
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James Webb retweeted
Today was my last day @BetterGov:
After 29 months of flat-out reporting with the best in our profession,
I'm grateful for every one of the great friends I made - and all the good we got to do together!
James Webb retweeted
One of the rarest kind, this grand man. Chicago radio’s Lin Brehmer has died at 68 chicagotribune.com/entertain…
James Webb retweeted
I dawdled on announcing this on the socials, but it's true! This week I began a new job covering manufacturing for the @WSJ out of the Chicago bureau. I'm just getting started, but it promises to be a fascinating and newsy beat.
We are excited to announce that we've hired John Keilman (@JohnKeilman) as a reporter in Chicago to cover the business of manufacturing and the crucial role it plays in the U.S. economy and consumers’ lives.
James Webb retweeted
In farewell speech, Rep. Adam Kinzinger warns GOP ‘has embraced lies and deceit’ chicago.suntimes.com/2022/12… via @lynnsweet
Maureen is one of the kindest, most graceful and most thorough journalists in Chicago. Best wishes on such a well-deserved break.
Dear Readers, I wrote this column about stepping back from writing obituaries full-time. Thank you to everyone who talked to me & trusted me to tell their stories! #obits #obituarist #psychopomp #necrology #epitaph #tombstone #newspapers @obituarywriters bit.ly/3WRndGn
Good journalists make colleagues better. Great journalists make institutions better. Was privileged to experience these guys do both at Tribune and watch them do it again at BGA. Hope someone is lucky enough to have @DavidKidwell1 do that for them next.
James Webb retweeted
If it’s Sunday, it’s time to meet your new @Enquirer weekly columnist.
With an O.J. Simpson cameo; @SenSherrodBrown
@senrobportman
@GovMikeDeWine
@nanwhaley
the Clintons, Ted Kennedy and more!
cincinnati.com/story/opinion… via @Enquirer
James Webb retweeted
In 2019, there were more than 26,000 Illinois residents deemed too dangerous to own a gun.
Then the Pratt shooting happened and the FOID enforcement flaws were exposed.
Nothing changed. In fact, it got worse.
By 2020, the number had grown to over 30,000 - a 15% increase.
James Webb retweeted
Trump factor hangs heavy in downstate race for Congress trib.al/lX4Qb86
