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Jimmy was born in Chicago, raised in Highland Park, Ill., and attended the University of Kansas, where he received a journalism degree in 1990. After an internship at Pro Football Weekly and brief stints stringing for the Chicago Sun-Times and The Daily Southtown, Jimmy joined the Chicago Tribune in 1995 answering phones on the high school sports desk.
In 1997, Jimmy joined the Tribune's Internet group and worked there for five years as a web producer and reporter. In 2002, Jimmy left the Tribune to cover the White Sox for MLB.com, then returned to join RedEye later that year as it prepared for its October launch.
Jimmy is a RedEye reporter, edits redeyechicago.com, writes a column for Page 4 every other Friday and contributes daily to Five On Five.
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Jimmy was born in Chicago, raised in Highland Park, Ill., and attended the University of Kansas, where he received a journalism degree in 1990. After an internship at Pro Football Weekly and brief stints stringing for the Chicago Sun-Times and The Daily Southtown, Jimmy joined the Chicago Tribune in 1995 answering phones on the high school sports desk.
In 1997, Jimmy joined the Tribune's Internet group and worked there for five years as a web producer and reporter. In 2002, Jimmy left the Tribune to cover the White Sox for MLB.com, then returned to join RedEye later that year as it prepared for its October launch.
Jimmy is a RedEye reporter, edits redeyechicago.com, writes a column for Page 4 every other Friday and contributes daily to Five On Five.
E-mail Jimmy
Recent Columns:
August 29, 2008
Preface politics: You're great, but ...
Let me preface this column about prefacing by saying it's not always a bad thing, and sometimes can be used appropriately.
August 1, 2008
Requiem for a pet cat
A few days after my wife and I put our cat Tuli to sleep, we received a lovely sympathy card from the workers at the animal hospital.
July 18, 2008
This Cubs fan is in it to win it
The Cubs have put their stellar first half of the season behind them and are ready for the homestretch, so now is as good a time as any for fans to tempt fate and try to screw it all up.
July 3, 2008
Obama's next stop? How about Hopeulikit, Ga.?
It was a stroke of brilliance for Barack Obama to campaign with Hillary Clinton in Unity, N.H., last month to drive home the point that the Democratic Party is now unified.
June 20, 2008
A little optimism goes a long way
The death of Tim Russert took me by surprise, of course, since he wasn't ill and he was relatively young at 58, but it didn't compare to how surprised I was at my personal reaction to his death.
June 6, 2008
Barack Obama's fist-bump bummer
The question on my mind, and on the mind of every American this week, has been about Barack Obama.
May 23, 2008
What a shame: Time to return those gifts
It's hard to publicly admit one of my failings, but it is my hope that the tale I'm about to tell will help those of you who come after me.
May 9, 2008
Think for yourself ... or call Rush Limbaugh
It was getting late and I wasn't sure what to eat for dinner, so of course I got on the phone and called Rush Limbaugh.
April 25, 2008
Views from an armchair pundit
If you're still trying to figure out who's going to be the Democratic nominee for president, let's try a little exercise.
April 4, 2008
Behold, the beauty that is Chicago
Most mornings when I get off the Green Line, I quickly knife through the city, barely paying attention to the landscape before arriving at work.
August 29, 2008
Preface politics: You're great, but ...
Let me preface this column about prefacing by saying it's not always a bad thing, and sometimes can be used appropriately.
August 1, 2008
Requiem for a pet cat
A few days after my wife and I put our cat Tuli to sleep, we received a lovely sympathy card from the workers at the animal hospital.
July 18, 2008
This Cubs fan is in it to win it
The Cubs have put their stellar first half of the season behind them and are ready for the homestretch, so now is as good a time as any for fans to tempt fate and try to screw it all up.
July 3, 2008
Obama's next stop? How about Hopeulikit, Ga.?
It was a stroke of brilliance for Barack Obama to campaign with Hillary Clinton in Unity, N.H., last month to drive home the point that the Democratic Party is now unified.
June 20, 2008
A little optimism goes a long way
The death of Tim Russert took me by surprise, of course, since he wasn't ill and he was relatively young at 58, but it didn't compare to how surprised I was at my personal reaction to his death.
June 6, 2008
Barack Obama's fist-bump bummer
The question on my mind, and on the mind of every American this week, has been about Barack Obama.
May 23, 2008
What a shame: Time to return those gifts
It's hard to publicly admit one of my failings, but it is my hope that the tale I'm about to tell will help those of you who come after me.
May 9, 2008
Think for yourself ... or call Rush Limbaugh
It was getting late and I wasn't sure what to eat for dinner, so of course I got on the phone and called Rush Limbaugh.
April 25, 2008
Views from an armchair pundit
If you're still trying to figure out who's going to be the Democratic nominee for president, let's try a little exercise.
April 4, 2008
Behold, the beauty that is Chicago
Most mornings when I get off the Green Line, I quickly knife through the city, barely paying attention to the landscape before arriving at work.