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A grandnephew of reaper king Cyrus McCormick and grandson of Chicago Tribune editor Joseph Medill, Robert was born to both wealth and high expectations. He became a Chicago alderman while in law school (and was known for wearing jodhpurs during Council sessions) and was then president of the Chicago Sanitary District's board. He later became editor and publisher of the Tribune. As an American officer in World War I, he took the label that would forever define him: The Colonel. One of his Great War exploits occurred at Cantigny, France, and he used the name Cantigny for his estate in the far western suburbs. His leadership of the Tribune was marked by firm opposition to foreign entanglements...
A grandnephew of reaper king Cyrus McCormick and grandson of Chicago Tribune editor Joseph Medill, Robert was born to both wealth and high expectations. He became a Chicago alderman while in law school (and was known for wearing jodhpurs during Council sessions) and was then president of the Chicago Sanitary District's board. He later became editor and publisher of the Tribune. As an American officer in World War I, he took the label that would forever define him: The Colonel. One of his Great War exploits occurred at Cantigny, France, and he used the name Cantigny for his estate in the far western suburbs. His leadership of the Tribune was marked by firm opposition to foreign entanglements and ridicule of Franklin Roosevelt and other Democrats. A 1936 editorial about the Democratic National Convention was headlined "The Soviets Gather at Philadelphia." But McCormick was much more than a partisan with a printing press. He and his newspaper showed tremendous enthusiasm for new technologies, such as radio and the fax machine, and at one time under his leadership the Tribune boasted the nation's highest daily newspaper circulation. He died in 1955.
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Sister act: Program empowers girls
Special to the TribuneAs a Duke University undergraduate, April Preyar ran a mentorship program for girls living in a local housing project, pairing them with fellow Duke students. As a law student at George Washington University, she led a Girl Scout troop in one of the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Englewood, Schools, Justice System, George Washington University
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Tribune endorsing Obama
Chicago Tribune reporterIn a historic break with more than a century and a half of tradition, the Chicago Tribune on Sunday is for the first time endorsing a Democrat, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, for the presidency of the United States. The Tribune played a key role in...Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, Government, Republican Party, Sarah Palin
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How the board came to endorse Obama
Of all the articles that appear in this newspaper, few are as mysterious to readers as its presidential endorsements. Readers ask Tribune editorial board members all the time how those decisions are reached. Was there a lot of shouting? And finally, who...Tags: Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, Government, Republican Party, John F. Kennedy
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Endorsement ends drought for Democrats
Well, apparently you have recovered, picked yourself off the floor and have resumed reading your Sunday Tribune. Grab an ice pack and a seat, and let's consider this whole endorsement thing. With Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune's editorial board has...Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Richard Nixon, Government, Movies
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Led editorial page at Tribune
Chicago Tribune reporterJohn T. McCutcheon Jr. oversaw the Chicago Tribune's popular "A Line o' Type or Two" column in the 1950s and wrote two installments of the 1974 editorial series "Listen, Mr. Nixon," in which the staunchly conservative newspaper dramatically broke with a...Tags: Richard Nixon, Government, Republican Party, Wheaton, Lake Forest
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ABC26/CW38 Children First, A fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation
ABC26/CW38 Children First is a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. In the past eight years, the fund has granted over $6,500,000 to over 60 local children's charties. The fund offers a unique opportunity to assist the children's organizations in...Tags: Charity, Tribune Co., Louisiana, Christianity, Local Authority
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Joseph Medill buys the Chicago Tribune
Chicago TribuneThe little newspaper on Clark Street was certainly no great prize. Neither, in the eyes of Joseph Meharry Medill, was Chicago, which he viewed as a "quagmire on the lake." The 32-year-old crusading editor of the Cleveland Morning Leader could not be...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Republican Party, Slavery, Illinois
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Robert R. McCormick
Tribune staff reporterHis name was Robert R. McCormick, a president but not yet the Colonel. He was 33 and had been president of the Tribune for three years. On this date, McCormick embarked on an arrangement with his cousin, Joseph Patterson, to share editing and publishing...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Minnesota, National Government, Government, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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"The Gumps"
Tribune staff reporterWho could believe that America would carry on a 42-year love affair with Andy Gump--a bald, toothless, chinless chap whose biggest claim to fame was that he invented the flowerpot and introduced the polka-dot tie to America? Maybe Chicago Tribune co-...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Cartoons, New York Times, Moon Mullins, Newspapers
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America enters World War I
Tribune staff reporterWhen President Woodrow Wilson asked for a declaration of war against Germany on April 2, 1917, it surprised no one. When Congress issued the declaration four days later, it was a matter of course. America's entry into World War I had been building for...Tags: Government, Football, All Stars, Bismarck Hotel Company, Chicago White Sox
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Tribune Tower competition
Tribune staff reporterTribune Tower is the product of the most famous architecture competition of the 20th Century. On this date, the 75th anniversary of the Tribune, co-publishers Robert R. McCormick and Joseph Patterson announced a design contest for the newspaper's new...Tags: Chicago Skyline, Ceremonies, Society, Awards and Prizes, Newspaper and Magazine
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The first All-Star game
Tribune staff reporterWhile the "Century of Progress" World's Fair was in full swing, anevent occurred on this day that changed baseball history: the first All-Star game. A few months earlier, Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly had gone to Col. Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the...Tags: Football, Multi-Sport Events, Will Harridge, St. Louis Cardinals, Al Simmons
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