Covers Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball for the Chicago Tribune.

Arrived at Tribune Tower in 1981 as copy clerk, worked as free-lance writer from '82-'84 and as Metro Reporter/Mike Royko's legman from 1984-'87, before moving to sports department in '87. Baseball beat writer, Cubs and White Sox, since 1994. Also covered Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks, preps and University of Illinois.

Food, drink, sports, TV and Chicago neighborhood taverns.