[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14553-14554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING JOHN McCORMICK OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2003

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to 
John McCormick, winner of the Walker Stone Award for editorial writing 
from the Scripps Howard Foundation.
  John McCormick is the deputy editorial page editor of the Chicago 
Tribune. He joined the Chicago Tribune editorial board in 2000 and was 
promoted to deputy editor the following year. Prior to joining the 
Tribune, John worked for several years as the Chicago bureau chief for 
Newsweek magazine.
  A native of Iowa, a graduate of Northwestern University, John gained 
recognition for his series of editorials on how and why Chicago must 
respond to its high murder rate.

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Once a small-town boy, John tackled big city crime head-on, proving to 
be a highly regarded and influential asset to Chicago's political 
leaders, law enforcement officers, and neighborhood groups.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring John 
McCormick on his achievements and wish John many years of future 
success.

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