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Robert Channick
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Robert Channick

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Business reporter/writer for the Chicago Tribune

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Last Front PageAUG 19, 2026Latest appearance
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Bally’s issues warning over liquidity

Going concern raised after construction slowdown at casino

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NASCAR won’t race in Chicago in 2027

Organization confirms it will put Joliet back on schedule next summer

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Chicago Tribune•AUG 19, 2026
Chicago Tribune front page

Bally’s issues warning over liquidity

Going concern raised after construction slowdown at casino

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Chicago Tribune•AUG 18, 2026•Lead Story
Chicago Tribune front page

Century-old White House replica faces demolition

Backlash against plan for Castle Eden grows in southwest suburb

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Chicago Tribune•AUG 17, 2026
Chicago Tribune front page

Aldermen tell Bally’s to keep digging despite video gaming terminal fight

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Chicago Tribune•AUG 13, 2026
Chicago Tribune front page

Medinah Temple owner ready to roll dice again on a post-Bally’s future

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Chicago Tribune•JUL 31, 2026
Chicago Tribune front page

DraftKings to end retail sportsbook at Wrigley

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

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Chicago Tribune•MAY 18, 2026
Focuses on local business operations at a major city landmark, noting the cessation of in-person betting.
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Groups trying to slash gas rate hike

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

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Chicago Tribune•MAY 7, 2026
Highlights consumer advocacy efforts to reduce proposed utility cost increases through regulatory channels.
Chicago Tribune front page

Tribune wins Pulitzer for local reporting

Coverage of Operation Midway Blitz earns top journalism honor

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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.
Chicago Tribune front page

ComEd files to recover $234M from customers

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

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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.
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McDonald’s suit will head to trial in changed times

Climate around diversity efforts has shifted since Black execs brought case

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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.