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Chicago Tribune
Profile Bios
Twitter/X
Breaking news since 1847
Telling the story of Chicago and the Midwest, one moment at a time.
YouTube
Chicago news, sports, entertainment, history and much more from the Tribune, the top source of news and information in the Chicago area and the Midwest since 1847.
Profile Photos

Twitter/X

This is Chicago Tribune's profile photo consistency across the legit accounts tracked by NotCommon. Scammers often take advantage of the lack of consistency across an entity's accounts, so the more profile photos are the same, the better.
Username Distribution
chicagotribune (6)
chicago-tribune-media (1)
This is Chicago Tribune's username distribution across the platforms tracked by NotCommon. Low username variation makes it more difficult for impersonators and scammers to create accounts pretending to be Chicago Tribune.
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