Clients have included the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee, Barry Communications and True Partners, Inc.

City Hall Reporter 1997–2008Responsible for coverage of Mayor Richard Daley, including enterprise research projects, mayoral news conferences and announcements, and issues ranging from the overhaul of the Chicago public school system to the makeover of Chicago’s public housing; the Chicago City Council; Chicago politics and elections; and more than 40 departments of city government, from the Chicago Police Department to the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.Transportation Writer 1983–1997Responsible for coverage of the Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and transit issues ranging from public funding constraints to strategies to increase ridership; the Illinois Department of Transportation, highway planning and construction; Midway and O’Hare International Airports, including capital expansion projects, safety and flight delay mitigation strategies; the Federal Aviation Administration, aviation accidents and safety. Author of “Getting Around,” a weekly column on commuting and transportation.Real Estate Editor 1973–1983Responsible for editing of the Tribune’s Sunday real estate section; writing of a weekly column on real estate, with subjects ranging from trends in residential financing to office building and shopping center development; daily coverage of breaking real estate industry news; coverage of the residential mortgage market, the savings and loan industry, and the savings and loan crisis.

Worked as assistant editor and rewrite man and, as a reporter, responsible for coverage of trials and suits filed in Cook County Circuit Court; Illinois State government; the Chicago Police Department; and policies, meetings and news relating to the Chicago Board of Education.

Worked as public information specialist and administrative clerk with the U.S. Army Security Agency, with service at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Fort Gordon, Georgia and Saigon, Republic of Vietnam. Bronze Star Medal for service.