Stacy St. Clair
@StacyStClair
Chicago Tribune reporter. Forever in need of a good book, a strong verb and caffeine.
NEWS: @ChicagoBears shifting their stadium focus fully back to a new stadium complex in Arlington Heights, by @RobertMcCoppin, @JeremyGorner @PetrellaReports: chicagotribune.com/2025/05/16/bea…
Very Chicago: The new pope ate at an Aurelio's last summer while visiting his old stomping grounds, an old friend of Robert Prevost tells me.
Gov. JB Pritzker running for a third term in 2026, but remains mum about presidential bid trib.al/66ksUwX
Twenty years ago, the future pope attended Game 1 of the World Series in Chicago. A television camera caught him, by chance or by fate, for about three seconds in the ninth inning. A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/chi…
Renee Ferguson, longtime investigative reporter for WMAQ-Ch. 5 and co-founder of the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, has died. chicagotribune.com/2025/06/06/ren…
'Shoeless' Joe Jackson reinstated by MLB — clearing a path to the Baseball Hall of Fame chicagotribune.com/2025/05/13/sho…
A lovely read on a beautiful Mother's Day morning.
I wrote this column for Mother’s Day about my mom and our life in South Chicago and Little Village: “All mothers sacrifice”: Despite hardship, my mom made sure I had the things that really matter chicagotribune.com/2025/05/11/mot…
Sunday front debut at @chicagotribune: For more than 40 years, a cold case grew colder in Elgin, about 35 miles outside of Chicago. Then two detectives started a podcast. chicagotribune.com/2025/04/13/elg…
So happy to have been at the Billy Goat last night to see the great Bill Mullen's byline enshrined above the bar. In addition to being among the best journalists in Chicago history, Bill was also a wonderful colleague - as proven by the turnout last night. Congrats, Bill!
Longtime NBA referee Danny Crawford, a Naperville resident, named to Basketball Hall of Fame trib.al/OUZ870I
How college sports are preparing for 'seismic change,' including revenue sharing and new roster limits by @ChiTribKane chicagotribune.com/2025/04/05/hou…
In the current wild west era of college sports, Illinois shrugs off a state law requiring its athletes to report their NIL deals. Story w/ @Jodiscohen of @propublica chicagotribune.com/2025/04/04/ill…
First byline in Chicago: A man attending his 55th straight White Sox opener. A Field of Dreams actor no longer in Dyersville. An enduring belief (or loyalty?) after a record 121 losses. On Opening Day on the South Side: chicagotribune.com/2025/03/27/whi…
Once on the brink of closure, Dyett High School wins first ever basketball state championship: ‘We’re making it worth your fight’ trib.al/N9cYAHu
The Chicago Tribune front page for March 14th, 2020. Happy 5 year anniversary?
.@chicagosteel tweaking Illini basketball this afternoon.
Verdict in Michael Madigan case is imminent. Follow @jmetr22b, @crepeau @RayLong for updates. As well as @chicagotribune
NCAA and high schools asked to erase titles, awards and records set by transgender athletes chicagotribune.com/2025/02/11/nca…
A lot of people are saying a lot of things today about Rod Blagojevich. If you want the full story on who @realBlagojevich is, here's a book I wrote in 2012 with @JeffCoen. I covered Blago for nearly 10 years and Jeff covered the federal trials every day. amazon.com/Golden-Blagoje…
On a heartbreaking day for U..S. Figure Skating, there was one sportswriter whose insights I wanted to read. So grateful that the legendary @olyphil agreed to write this touching piece for the Chicago Tribune: chicagotribune.com/2025/01/30/ame…
