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Dan Petrella

@petrellareports

Political writer @chicagotribune. @MediaAtIllinois alum. Former @sjrbreaking, @LeeEntNews Springfield bureau & @ChiTribBiz. Tips: [email protected]

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ā€œAligning with Mr. Madigan made good strategic sense, but that was a criminal alliance,ā€ Shah said. ā€œThis was corruption.ā€ Madigan confidant Michael McClain sentenced to two years in prison chicagotribune.com/2025/07/24/mic…

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Today, Chicago Tribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.

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We at Chicago Tribune Guild are devastated today by the company's unexplained, unnecessary, disrespectful and stupid decision to lay off five guild colleagues. The only reason is greed. These brilliant people deserve so much better than better. Chicago deserves better too.

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I was laid off today by the Chicago Tribune as were several talented colleagues. I was able to report several dream stories during my year or so there, but partially, I had that freedom because ā€œleadershipā€ is completely absentee unless it affects their bottom line.

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The judges of the Northern District of Illinois met today and approved the Trump administration’s appointment of Andrew Boutros as U.S. Attorney in Chicago. Despite controversy over Trump picks in other districts, this was expected. Boutros has good standing with judges here:

The judges of the Northern District of Illinois met today and approved the Trump administration’s appointment of Andrew Boutros as U.S. Attorney in Chicago.
Despite controversy over Trump picks in other districts, this was expected. Boutros has good standing with judges here:
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Lawyer for Mike McClain on why he didn't flip: ā€œHe’s not modern enough of a man to have bought into this notion that that’s how you deal with these problems, that you sell out other people and say whatever you have to to help yourself. He’s not that man.ā€ chicagotribune.com/2025/07/24/mic…

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Chicago's federal judges approve appointment of Andrew Boutros as US attorney in a procedure that’s becoming more common under the Trump administration chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/and…

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Extreme heat can pose a danger to baseball players and fans. It’s also changing the physics of the game — each 1 degree increase leading to 1% more home runs. For Chicago Tribune with Kalen Lumpkins: chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/ext…

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Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit challenging Illinois, Chicago sanctuary policies, ⁦Jeremy Gorner⁩ reports chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/fed…

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Derailed: Looming funding cuts to Philadelphia's transit system offer a lesson for Chicago chicagotribune.com/2025/07/27/tra…