Rick Pearson

Part of Chicago Tribune team that won 2026 local reporting Pulitzer. Lifetime Achievement Award/Chicago Headline Club-SPJ. Tweets are mine. Trolls get blocked.

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

MVPete ‼️

Pete Crow-Armstrong caps off a dominant season with the NL MVP Award!

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

@derekmonroe16 What a well reasoned post. If you don’t have a House speaker no legislation gets passed. And now lawmakers are faces with choosing a new leader. Sorry your comprehension level is so low. And sure, throw around the word corrupt, just because. Goodbye troll.

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

Our story:
https://t.co/EnRwNHATw5

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

Our updated story. Welch won’t seek another term as speaker
https://t.co/6j5FBPwWCo

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

Welch won’t seek reelection as House speaker as revolt over his leadership by his caucus reaches to more than 45 members.

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

@recallthisfall @realBlagojevich @JakeSheridan_ Keep defending Blagojevich. That says enough to me. Goodbye troll!

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

One of the most ridiculous moments of Chicago television election coverage. Embarrassing and a total lack of context for youngsters covering news. Did they pay his Cameo fee? https. https://t.co/MRkAKeK2lp

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

@recallthisfall No. He didn’t do his time. He became a Trumper to win early release from prison. As for other politicians, apparently you don’t read the Tribune.

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

Our story:
https://t.co/6j5FBPwWCo

[Chris Bury @ChrisBuryNews]

Platforming a felon who tried to
sell a senate seat and extort a children's hospital ceo is shameful.

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

@GlennThrush Let me know your next trip to Chicago.

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

@GlennThrush Met your son at the Billy Goat last night late. Alas, no candy!

[Mose Buchele @MoseBuchele]

Texas will now have a State Comptroller who spent the 80s doing theatre in New York with David Mamet, a State Attorney General who composed soundtracks for Dragon Ball Z and a US Congressman who is a famed Tejano musician. What other trivia we got?

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

My story:
https://t.co/g92WSb7nng

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

My story updated vote totals and Pritzker and Bailey comments. https://t.co/g92WSb7nng

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

Nearly 2 1/2 hours after the race had been called for Pritzker, nothing from the Bailey camp in aptly named Effingham. Not sure if their dial-up modem is working.

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

My story:
https://t.co/g92WSb7VcO

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

If I were looking for intelligent election coverage on Chicago TV, it would be from a station featuring disgraced impeached, formerly imprisoned and Trump-pardoned former Gov Rod Blagojevich. Quite pathetic.

[Paperboy @frontpagestoday]

"The stage is set" — Chicago Tribune
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@chicagotribune — Tuesday 3 November 🌍

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