Jared Rutecki on Muck Rack

Jared Rutecki

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Chicago
As seen in: WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL), Chicago Tribune, U.S. News and World Report, Chicago Sun-Times, The Charlotte Observer, The Sacramento Bee, Daily Herald, Lexington Herald-Leader, WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL), Crain's Chicago Business, The Columbus Dispatch and
Covers:  Chicago and Illinois Government. Police. Public Safety. Criminal Justice. Pensions. Public Finance. Health. Education.
Investigative Reporter, @wttw News, Chicago Tonight. Covers public safety, legal system, pensions, etc. Prolific FOIA filer. He/him.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Web producer at ThisWeekNews in Lewis Center, Ohio

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Shoe leather, PostgreSQL, R Studio, Python, Git, Excel

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I did not

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The Chicago Tribune
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