About Us
Winner of eight Pulitzer Prizes, the Chicago Sun-Times was founded in 1948 through a merger of the Chicago Sun and the Daily Times. It’s known for hard-hitting investigative reporting, in-depth political coverage, timely behind-the-scenes sports analysis and insightful entertainment and cultural coverage. In 2022, it became part of the Chicago Public Media family of companies and now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. You can download our FY24 financial report here.
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Board of Directors
Melissa Bell
Kristen Mack
Nivine Megahed
Laura Van Peenan
Aretae Ortiz Wyler
Diversity
We are committed to diversity in our daily news report, in the communities we serve and in the staffing of our newsroom.
In terms of racial and ethnic identity, our newsroom is currently 62% white, 13% Black, 14% Hispanic, 9% percent Asian, and 2% two or more races. Our news staff is 57% male and 43% female, and includes those who identify as transgender.
Our audience is 57% people of color, according to a third-party survey conducted in April 2023. The Sun-Times published 14,530 digital stories in 2023. According to an independent source audit, reporters interviewed 1,277 sources in one month, with 53.8% of local stories including sources of color, and covered 100 unique neighborhoods across the city and suburbs.
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Leadership
- Executive Editor: Jennifer Kho
- Chief Product Officer: Matt Watson
- Managing Editor, News: Dave Newbart
- Editorial Director, Strategy and Operations: Kaitlyn Jakola
- Deputy Managing Editor, Enterprise and Investigations: Paul Saltzman
- Deputy Managing Editor, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Administration and Planning: Norman Parish
- Senior Director, Audience: Angela Massino
News
- Deputy Managing Editor, News: Kwame Opam
- Assistant News Editors: Dorothy Hernandez, Saji Mathai, Rosemary Sobol
- Digital Copy Editor: Angela Myers
- General Assignment Reporters: Emmanuel Camarillo, Kade Heather, Cindy Hernandez, Violet Miller, Mary Norkol, Mohammad Samra, Sophie Sherry, David Struett, Kaitlin Washburn
Features
- Features Editor: Miriam Di Nunzio
- Features Reporter: Stefano Esposito
- Profiles Reporter: Mitch Dudek
- Features Reporter: Erica Thompson
- La Voz Editor and Assistant Audience Engagement Editor: Jackie Serrato
- La Voz Assistant Editor and Audience Engagement Specialist: Ambar Colón
Money
- Money Editor: Subrina Hudson
- Consumer Investigations Watchdogs Reporter: Stephanie Zimmermann
- Business & Economy Reporter: Amy Yee
- Development Reporter: Abby Miller
Politics & Government
- Politics & Government Editor: Alex Rodriguez
- City Hall Reporter: Fran Spielman
- Chief Political Reporter: Tina Sfondeles
- Staff Reporter: Mitchell Armentrout
- Washington Bureau Chief: Lynn Sweet
- Watchdog Reporters: Robert Herguth
Public Safety & Justice
- Public Safety and Justice Editor: Dan Haar
- Assistant Editor/Reporter, Public Safety: Tom Schuba
- Federal Courts Reporter: Jon Seidel
- Watchdogs Reporter: Frank Main
Race, Class & Communities
- Assistant Editor/Reporter, Race Class & Communities: Brett Chase
- Education Staff Reporter: Nader Issa
- Social Justice Reporter: Elvia Malagón
- Report for America Reporter: Mariah Rush
- Watchdogs Reporter: Lauren FitzPatrick
Weekends & Special Projects
- Weekend & Special Projects editor: Ari Soglin
Sports
- Deputy Managing Editor, Sports: Chris De Luca
- Deputy Sports Editor: Jeff Agrest
- Digital Sports Editor: Gene Farris
- Bears Staff Reporters: Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser
- Blackhawks Staff Reporter: Ben Pope
- Bulls Staff Reporter: Joe Cowley
- Cubs Staff Reporter: Maddie Lee
- High School Sports Staff Reporter: Michael O’Brien
- Staff Reporter and Columnist: Steve Greenberg
- Report for America Staff Reporter: Kyle Williams
Staff Columnists
- News: Neil Steinberg, Rummana Hussain
- Architecture: Lee Bey
Audience
- Deputy Director, Audience: Satchel Price
- Newsletter Reporter: Matt Moore
- Audience Analyst: Charles Tharpe
- Audience Engagement Specialists: Katie Anthony, Ellery Jones
Production
- Head of Print Production: Joel Carlson
- Page One Design Editor: Bryan Barker
- Assistant News and Design Editor: Eric White
- Sports Page Design Editors: Matt Corradino, Akiko Spencer
- Sports Copy Editors: Bob Mazzoni, Humberto Perez
- Page Design Editors: Dennis Sabo, John Silver
- News Page Design Editor: Rich Zamudio, Kacie Trimble
Visuals
- Director of Digital Operations: Brian Ernst
- Assistant Photo Editor/Visual Journalist: Ashlee Rezin
- Visual Journalists: Tyler LaRiviere, Pat Nabong, Anthony Vazquez
- Video Editor: Zubaer Khan
- Interactives Editor: Justin Myers