John Patrick McCormick ( born March 5 , 1950 ) , known professionally as John P. McCormick , is a former correspondent for Newsweek and the current editorial page editor for the '' Chicago Tribune '' . Before joining the '' Tribune '' , he was '' Newsweek 's '' Midwest correspondent for 18 years . He was the recipient of the American Society of Newspaper Editors ' 2002 Distinguished Writing Award for Editorial Writing , for his editorials on the 9/11 terrorist attacks , the Afghanistan War , the " Renaissance of Black Chicago " , and efforts to sell naming rights for the Soldier Field . In December 2008 , he also drew considerable attention for his role in the Rod Blagojevich scandal
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