ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, hiː kˈoʊˈɔːθɚd ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹdwˈɪnɪŋ  "ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈaʊn" kˈɑːlʌm ɪnðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ tɹˈɪbjuːn wɪð lˈɔŋtaɪm ɹˈaɪɾɚ fɹˈɛd mˈɪtʃəl fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən.
In addition, he co-authored the award-winning  "Around Town" column in the Chicago Tribune with longtime writer Fred Mitchell from 2009 to 2011.