Andrew Carter @_andrewcarter

Journalist at the Chicago Tribune. Native North Carolinian. Tips, pitches and comments: [email protected]. chicagotribune.com Chicago, IL Joined January 2009

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Andrew Carter @_andrewcarter

3 months ago

And our story: chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/chi…

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Was out alongside several colleagues earlier today in downtown Chicago covering the No Kings protest against President Donald Trump. Largest crowd in recent memory to gather in Chicago. Some quick iPhone captures:

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3 months ago

The sounds of one of Chicago’s largest protests in recent memory reverberated throughout downtown streets Saturday afternoon, as tens of thousands gathered in a united admonishment of President Donald Trump. trib.al/EMBMKar

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Andrew Carter @_andrewcarter

3 months ago

Twenty years ago, the future pope attended Game 1 of the World Series in Chicago. A television camera caught him, by chance or by fate, for about three seconds in the ninth inning. A story about what lingers from that moment, and night, two decades later: chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/chi…

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune

3 months ago

The Chicago Tribune is embarking on a road trip to revisit Route 66 ahead of the 100-year anniversary of the iconic roadway, which spanned eight states and three time zones, stretching from downtown Chicago to the Pacific Ocean. trib.al/XldFvBv

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3 months ago

More than 72,000 American military members remain unaccounted for from World War II. This is the story of one who was recently found, and laid to rest. On the Chicago-area homecoming of Pvt. James Loyd, an American soldier: chicagotribune.com/2025/05/25/chi…

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3 months ago

It took more than eight decades to bring Pvt. James Loyd home and about 30 minutes to prepare his final resting place, Lincoln National Cemetery, about 50 miles southwest of Chicago. trib.al/LImByLc

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Andrew Carter @_andrewcarter

3 months ago

In reporting this story, had access to Pvt. James Loyd’s personnel file. It included this testimony from a fellow soldier around the time and place he went missing. As much as I’ve read/seen about WWII, still found it harrowing:

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4 months ago

A story I’ll be following in the coming years: on Arlington Heights and the Chicago Bears, and a new mayor’s mission to fill a community’s void with a multi-purpose NFL stadium (and a new home for the White Sox?) … chicagotribune.com/2025/05/04/chi…

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4 months ago

Trying to limit my social media while I learn a new world in Chicago, but had to share this great reporting from my former NandO colleagues. Only one outlet that covers UNC is capable of or willing to do this kind of work. It makes a difference.

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Andrew Carter @_andrewcarter

5 months ago

Sunday front debut at @chicagotribune: For more than 40 years, a cold case grew colder in Elgin, about 35 miles outside of Chicago. Then two detectives started a podcast. chicagotribune.com/2025/04/13/elg…