▁writer ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁for ▁her ▁death ▁penalty ▁editor ial s , ▁was ▁a ▁rep orter ▁at ▁the ▁South town . ▁C ath le en ▁F als ani , ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁God ▁F actor ▁and ▁now ▁the ▁religion ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁Sun - Times , ▁got ▁her ▁start ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁as ▁the ▁religion ▁beat ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁South town . ▁Other ▁writers ▁who ▁cut ▁their ▁teeth ▁on ▁the ▁news ▁business ▁at ▁the ▁South town ▁include ▁Mark ▁Kon kol ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁winner ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁and ▁now ▁writer - at - large ▁for ▁DNA Info . com , ▁author - blog ger - column ist ▁All ison ▁H ant sch el ▁and ▁David ▁Hein z mann ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une . ▁ ▁Form er ▁education ▁rep orter ▁L inda ▁L utton ▁helped ▁bring ▁down ▁a ▁cor rupt ▁school ▁super int endent , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁prison ▁sentence . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁L utton ▁won ▁the ▁Stud s ▁Ter kel ▁award ▁as ▁well , ▁for ▁her ▁writ ings ▁on ▁housing , ▁education , ▁crime ▁and ▁public ▁safety , ▁culture ▁and ▁politics . ▁▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ▁also ▁featured ▁sports ▁column ist ▁Bill ▁G le ason . ▁G le ason ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ever - present ▁cig ar ▁and ▁willing ness ▁to ▁critic ize ▁anyone ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁sports . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁Daily ▁South town ▁website ▁ ▁Category : New