Want to send a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune? If you’re not subscribed, don’t bother with the website because it throws up ads to subscribe so you can’t read anything, even the email address where you’d send a letter to the editor.
It took two phone calls to get the address, so I’m putting it here for safekeeping: letters@chicagotribune.com. We’ll see if they publish mine. It’ll be shorter version of this post.
Addition:
After I emailed my letter, I got this automated response. It would be nice to know all this BEFORE I sent the letter! But the website gives none of this information, partly because you can’t see past all the pop-up ads to subscribe to the Chicago Tribune.
The best method for submission is to email letters to letters@chicagotribune.com. (Please type your letter in the body of the email; do not attach it as a PDF or Word document.) You can also submit your letter in the online form here.
Please note the following criteria:
• Letters must be no more than 400 words.
• You must provide us with your full name. No letters will be published anonymously or with only first names. Your submission must contain your contact information, including city and state, as well as your phone number for verification purposes. If your letter is chosen, your city/town will be printed with your name. All other contact information will remain private.
• No more than four signatures will be printed with a letter.
We are looking for:
• Timely responses to current events and Tribune news and opinion content.
• Thoughtful criticisms of elected officials.
• Both serious and whimsical observations of our local communities, our state, our nation and human nature in general.
• Personal stories that will resonate with readers.
• Pieces that sincerely advocate for legislation or a cause.
We are not looking for:
• Open letters to elected officials and other people.
• Self-serving advocacy or promotional pieces.
• Ax-grinding rants.
• Poems.
We prefer to edit and/or trim letters as little as possible, but we reserve the right to do so.
Thank you again for reaching out to the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board.
17 Nov 2020