John Conroy


John Conroy tells stories with impact that get results. A staff writer for the Chicago Reader, John was the first local journalist to pay close attention to the federal trial that led to the exposure of John Burge, the Chicago police commander now known for routinely torturing suspects. Now after a half dozen more stories by John and a decade of official foot-dragging, Burge might face more than losing his job. John is also an author; he wrote Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People and the Dynamics of Torture. John has also written major stories on the questionable reign of John Cardinal Cody, former archbishop of Chicago; a North Side business owner who called immigration authorities about his own illegally-documented workers; and men serving life terms for the "murder" of a police officer who was actually shot by his own partner. Chicago is lucky to have John Conroy investigating, exposing and writing stories that help inform and transform the city and world beyond.

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