Phil Jurik

Phil Jurik, a Chicago Tribune editor since 2003, was named managing editor in January 2023. He previously was a reporter at the Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal, Lansing (Mich.) State Journal, Kansas City Star and Daily Southtown. A South Side native, he graduated from Northern Illinois University and Sangamon State.

Phil Kadner has written his last column for the Daily Southtown.

Kadner appeal was universal, his space his alone

June 11, 2018 at 11:42 a.m.

One day, close to 20 years ago, the man who was then calling the shots at the Daily Southtown came to me, a news reporter then, and said Phil Kadner...

It’s skins vs. skins in new Lingerie Football League

August 22, 2021 at 1:44 a.m.

For those who have long mulled what would happen if you wedded Victoria's Secret with professional football, the Lingerie Football League debuts with the Chicago Bliss hosting Miami Caliente on...

Help the angels get their wings

August 22, 2021 at 4:16 a.m.

The scenes depicting financial disaster in "It's a Wonderful Life" may seem a little too real this year, but let's say you watch it for the umpteenth time because, well,...

In sports, you missed a lot, and yet very little

August 22, 2021 at 2:34 a.m.

They don't stop playing games just because history's being written. Recapping the sports pages since the presidential race hit the homestretch: The Cubs got off to a quick start on...

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