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* Tribune headline…

Except, when you read the editorial, they actually endorsed Javier Yanez over Sen. Celina Villanueva and Lamont Williams over Willie Preston.

The paper has since updated its online headline to reflect the Yanez endorsement, but not the Williams endorsement…

Considering that Preston was caught falsely claiming the endorsement of Jesse White, I gotta wonder if he’ll use that headline as well. /s

* Also, get a load of this…

Yanez, 38, is a smart guy from Pilsen with some strong ideas and an independent streak that will make sense for those who find Villanueva too far to the left. “I’m not going to be tied to the mainstream machine mentality that has stalled out progress,” he told us, arguing that his opponent has precisely those kinds of ties. “I don’t do deals with tainted politicians,” he said. “And nothing can be achieved without first addressing corruption.”

Villanueva is a mainstream machine Democrat? And Yanez is a moderate? Man, did they ever get snowed. Maybe that comes from not doing any actual legislative candidate interviews.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:12 am

Comments

This is why I haven’t purchased any Chicago newspaper in over 5 years.

Comment by NotRich Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:19 am
Dewey wins.

Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:22 am
To be (a bit) fair, the corporate takeovers of newspapers resulted in cutting a lot of positions, including editors who would have been expected to catch these type of lazy errors.

But yes, a very bad look for the Trib.

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:26 am
Everybody get a headline to use.

Comment by walker Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:28 am
FOP can’t be happy with the Martwick endorsement…bad day for Catanzara.

Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:33 am
The theater critic strikes again

Comment by W. Shakespeare Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:37 am
And this is why newsrooms need their local copy editors. Guarantee this headline was written out of state by folks who know nothing about Illinois.

Comment by boogabooga Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:40 am
The Tribune also praised Ald. Sigcho Lopez as even tempered with pro-business tendencies.

Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:42 am
But at least the Trib still does candidate endorsements, no matter how bad they are. Unlike a certain once-great paper in Springfield.

Comment by Just Sayin Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:44 am
Tribbie f.u. consistent with recent efforts…except the decision to go thumbs down on Mr. EmptySuit (aka Darin LaHood–son of Confessed Congressman). That was pure genius.

Comment by Annonin' Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 9:52 am
===at least the Trib still does candidate endorsements, no matter how bad they are===

With an ill-informed (at best) endorsement like that, what good are they?

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 10:15 am
Yanez is not supported by Pilsen natives, regardless what the clueless Alderman says.

Villanueva is the preferred candidate and I may cancel my tribe subscription.

Comment by Snow job Indeed Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 3:28 pm
Everything I’ve heard is that the Yañez campaign is dead in the water. No mailers, little door-knocking, so great job Tribune— bullseye. And since when is Chuy Garcia considered the “mainstream machine”? The guy that fought the true machine HDO? What bizarro world are we living in??

Comment by Boomerang Wednesday, Jun 15, 22 @ 5:38 pm