
John Lippert
I'm a freelance writer at the Chicago Tribune. Before that, I was on the staff at Bloomberg, Detroit Free Press and GM, where I built cars for eight years.
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Taking a big step in battery storage
Expansion of operation helps state's clean energy goals, but more is needed
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY

Taking a big step in battery storage
Expansion of operation helps state's clean energy goals, but more is needed

Railroad mergers heighten concerns
Ownership structures trigger period of tension, uncertainty

‘THEY DON’T WANT TO GIVE US CLEAN AIR’
Gary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing jobs, health. The company says modern furnaces are too costly

Inside a peaker power plant
Facilities are key to connecting Will County solar farms to the grid

Panel split on sprawling solar farm
About this page
Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to John Lippert 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.
