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Matt Watson

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Product leader at Chicago Public Media, working with @suntimes @wbez @vocalo | Previously: Growing audience for @sbnation @voxmediainc @aol #GoBlue

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Lee Bey@LEEBEY7 Oct 2023
The tagline on my @Suntimes architecture column this weekend told what I’ve been forgetting to tell: I’m writing and photographing a book on West Side Chicago architecture.
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Give your car to a good cause — the Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/columni…
Give your car to a good cause — the Sun-Times

Give your car to a good cause — the Sun-Times

You can lessen the sting of losing a favorite vehicle by giving it to the Chicago Sun-Times Vehicle Donation Program.

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Two F-16 Flying Falcon's with the United States Air Forces Air Demonstration Squadron, The Thunderbirds, practice their air routine along Chicago's lakefront ahead of the Chicago Air and Water Show over the weekend, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
United States Air Force F-16 Fight Falcon’s with the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron practice their airshow routine along the lakefront, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

ALT United States Air Force F-16 Fight Falcon’s with the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron practice their airshow routine along the lakefront, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

United States Air Force F-16 Fight Falcon’s with the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron practice their airshow routine along the lakefront, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

ALT United States Air Force F-16 Fight Falcon’s with the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron practice their airshow routine along the lakefront, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

United States Air Force F-16 Fight Falcon’s with the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron practice their airshow routine along the lakefront, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

ALT United States Air Force F-16 Fight Falcon’s with the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron practice their airshow routine along the lakefront, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A United States Air Force F-16 Fight Falcon with the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron practice their airshow routine along the lakefront, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

ALT A United States Air Force F-16 Fight Falcon with the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron practice their airshow routine along the lakefront, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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“For five decades, LL Cool J has maintained an expansive legacy as big as the genre itself. For the first time in 30 years, he’s hitting the road with The F.O.R.C.E. Live.” I caught up with @llcoolj for @Suntimes ahead of his Chicago show this Sunday. chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/…
At the United Center, LL Cool J ready to celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in Chicago in a big,...

At the United Center, LL Cool J ready to celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in Chicago in a big,...

The F.O.R.C.E. Live tour, which also features Common, arrives at the United Center on Sunday.

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Nader Issa@NaderDIssa30 Jul 2023
Pick up the Sunday @Suntimes for an incredible 24-page back to school guide! It has so much for kids and parents: tips for success, media literacy, the latest on new edu laws, mental health, social media and more. Plus columns by @natalieymoore, @_ismaperez and @ChicagosMayor.
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Biking from work with Navy Pier fireworks as the backdrop... it doesn't get much better than this. Summertime in Chicago!
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Joe Amditis@jsamditis1 Jun 2023
The @tinynewsco is looking for an executive director! tinynewsco.org/jobs/executiv…
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We are doing Prisoncast again-- It's a broadcast specifically for people behind bars and their friends and family. If you’ve got a loved one locked up in Illinois we want to hear from you about what you want (and need) to hear. wbez.org/stories/prisoncast2…
Listen back to Prisoncast!, a radio show for people in Illinois prisons and their loved ones

Listen back to Prisoncast!, a radio show for people in Illinois prisons and their loved ones

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Congratulations to @ElviaMalagon and @pat_nabong for the BEST COMMUNITY REPORTING award from the Chicago Headline Club!! This is an AWESOME STORY — my fave in the Sun-Times! chicago.suntimes.com/2022/5/…
In Rogers Park, glimpses of a neighborhood that reflects Chicago’s diversity more than any other

In Rogers Park, glimpses of a neighborhood that reflects Chicago’s diversity more than any other

The Far North Side neighborhood most closely fits the racial makeup of the city as a whole, a Sun-Times analysis of census data finds. These are some of the people who make it so diverse.

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My heart is so happy to see this story by @MeDicenAmbi on the front page. Feeling grateful this AM to work on beautiful stories across print and digital with the talented @Suntimes team. graphics.suntimes.com/la-voz… 💐🌺🌸🌹
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👋🏼 personal news time! Last week was my final one at The Trace. As of today, I'm the editorial director, strategy and operations, at @Suntimes. I'm truly giddy to join @jennkho and team at the forefront of Chicago's media resurgence: chicago.suntimes.com/pages/p…
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Super long day for the @suntimes and I cannot say enough how proud I am of our team and work, such a nice thing to see so many smart people work together.
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Chicago Election Day 2023: Lightfoot defeated — with Vallas in strong lead, to face Johnson in runoff chicago.suntimes.com/live/ch…
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Just finished the first season of Full Swing — absolutely incredible, I’m so happy for (and proud of) @chadmumm. I wish I had another eight episodes to jump into right now.
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Introducing Full Swing. Coming to @Netflix February 15th.
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Matt Moog@mattmoog9 Feb 2023
In addition to forums, issue overviews, candidate interviews, and polls @Suntimes and @wbez are printing 350,000 extra copies of our voter guide and distributing it to all households in zip codes with lower voter turnout. #democracy #vote
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TODAY at 11 a.m. @WBEZ, @SunTimes and @UChiPolitics are bringing Chicago’s mayoral candidates together to answer your questions. During two days of forums at @thisisUIC and @UChicago, we’ll ask the nine contenders their plan for the city. wbez.org/events/reset-on-the…
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Super cool to see! My story was featured on the front page of the @Suntimes. I am grateful for the Sun-Times' support and for making this happen!
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Truly heartbreaking. Thank you to @mitchdudek for writing such a beautiful obit. Brian Rich, Sun-Times visual journalist with a love for life and his newborn daughter chicago.suntimes.com/obituar…
Brian Rich, Sun-Times visual journalist with a love for life and his newborn daughter

Brian Rich, Sun-Times visual journalist with a love for life and his newborn daughter

Rich had just embarked on a new chapter in life in September, when his daughter, Edith Mae, was born.

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