Chris Sweda @chris_sweda

Chicago Tribune photojournalist since 2009. chicagotribune.com/photos/ Chicago Joined September 2014

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw

8 months ago

An extremely modest but intensely focused man, Rich Hein was a master of capturing a notable moment of emotional intensity. He tapped into the energy of formidable movers and shows’ professional dancers as if he were moving with them, writes Hedy Weiss. to.wttw.com/42jZXWE

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Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes

8 months ago

Rich Hein looked through the lens of his camera into the hearts of people. He shot the city for nearly half a century, taking thousands of images that captured the human condition, rising to become the Sun-Times' photo editor. Hein, 70, died Sunday. trib.al/cnkO0KW

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Kate Armanini @KateArmanini

a year ago

I spent 12 hours overnight at the Golden Apple, one of Chicago’s last 24/7 diners. My final story for @chicagotribune! chicagotribune.com/2024/06/29/12-…

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Chris Sweda @chris_sweda

2 years ago

Lots of holiday magic at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Friday.

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Al Seib @AlSeibPhoto

2 years ago

Anne Cusack Derk, Times photographer of skill and heart, has died - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

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Chris Sweda @chris_sweda

2 years ago

A blue supermoon rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

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2 years ago

Chicago Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom (16) is hit in the head with a pitch in the seventh inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Thursday. Wisdom was evaluated by medical staff and stayed in the game.

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2 years ago

Storms roll through Chicago leaving some pretty skies to gaze at in the aftermath.

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2 years ago

Colors from the Guaranteed Rate Field scoreboard are reflected in a puddle as rain falls during a delay before a scheduled game between the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. The game was eventually postponed with a doubleheader planned for Thursday.

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2 years ago

A fan takes a swig of beer from a baseball bat style vessel while dealing with incoming rain that delayed the start of a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Thursday.

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3 years ago

Cubs playing some good ball the last couple games. Beat the Rangers 10-3 today.

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Chicago Tribune Guild @CTGuild

3 years ago

Diversity matters in newsrooms. But Alden Global Capital & its attorney, Marshall Anstandig, won’t make it a priority. We’re working to bargain a contract that fosters diversity, but they have fought hard to block and stall on many efforts we’ve made to make our newsroom better.

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3 years ago

Chicago firefighters and CTA workers guide passengers to safety from an “L” train stuck on a track over the Chicago River near the Merchandise Mart following a track power outage that shut down part of the CTA’s system on Tuesday.

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3 years ago

Chicago mayoral candidate U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia has some fun with a group of kids while campaigning at La Antigua sports bar and grill in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Saturday.

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3 years ago

A big head cutout of Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson rests on a chair as Johnson supporters Sonia Sanchez of Austin and Hilda Frontany (right) of Portage Park snack on empanadas while attending a fundraiser and rally for Johnson in Chicago’s Humboldt Park on Saturday.

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3 years ago

Brandon Johnson stands beside supporters as a big head cutout of the Chicago mayoral candidate is held up in the background during a fundraiser and rally for Johnson in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on Saturday.

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3 years ago

To mark the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, people honor the victims and protest against the war outside of Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood on Friday.