Gregory Royal Pratt

@royalpratt

Chicago Tribune reporter, 2026 Pulitzer, author "The City is Up for Grabs." Little Village raised. @ctguild. I'm just trying to make my city a better place

gpratt@chicagotribune.com royalpratt.com Joined November 2009

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Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt May 4

We won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting @chicagotribune! Our entire newsroom covered Midway Blitz with everything we had. I’ve never been prouder of the Tribune or its commitment to the truth. It’s an honor to be part of this team.

Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt Dec 28, 2025

64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
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Ferrara closing Little Village candy plant, laying off 154 workers. May they be able to land on their feet
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www.chicagotribune.com Ferrara closing Little Village candy plant, laying off 154 workers Ferrara, the century-old Chicago confectioner behind Lemonhead, Nerds and other sugary candies, is shuttering its Little Village factory and laying off 154 employees in April.

Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt 1d

Looks likely Jason Dones is going to beat Carlos Rivas. The NW side progressives in 35/33/26 remain the most organized group in town and avenge a surprise defeat from two years ago.

Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt 2d

All shotspotter, all the time: Aldermen blast Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rework gunshot detection test. chicagotribune.com/2026/11/10/ald…

www.chicagotribune.com Aldermen blast Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rework gunshot detection test City Chief Procurement Officer Sharla Roberts announced the administration would abandon a trial of a gunshot detection tool and instead test a variety of such technology.

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Mayoral contender Alexi Giannoulias catches flak over support of far Northwest Side alderman Jim Gardiner. story by @byaliceyin chicagotribune.com/2026/11/09/ale…

www.chicagotribune.com Mayoral contender Alexi Giannoulias catches flak over support of far Northwest Side alderman Mayoral candidate Alexi Giannoulias faced heat over the weekend from a Democratic committeeman over his support for a controversial Northwest Side alderman, an early sign of the difficulty he will...