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chicagotribune.com

Chicago Tribune - Chicago News, Sports, Weather, Business & Things to Do

The Chicago Tribune publishes news, sports, weather, and entertainment coverage for Chicago and Illinois readers. The site covers local and national stories across politics, crime, education, business, and cultural events, alongside Chicago sports teams and community information.

Authority

89/100

Safety

90/100

Known risk signals, not a check pass rate

Registered

May 20, 1998

28 years old · GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC

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3 of 4 safety checks passed (Sep 30, 2026).

On record since 1998 — see history

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Authority & Safety, with the evidence

How this is scored →

Authority 89/100 — ahead of 89% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear

Why this authority score

89 is a percentile: higher than 89% of sites we score.

How it's calculated

Prominence (Tranco rank #2,855)+10
Verified continuity: 28.4 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+5
Calibration adjustment (published map)+19

Model score: 45/99 — what these reason lines add up to.

Published Authority (percentile): 89/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.

Safety evidence

Retained threat-feed result (recorded about 11 days ago); name-similarity check available (recorded less than a day ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded less than a day ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.

Site history

Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.

1998
Domain registered (May 20, 1998).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 19, 2006); profile edited 12 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“ChicagoTribune.com The Trib is the largest newspaper in Chicagoland.”
2026
Checked today — 3 of 4 safety checks passed (Sep 30, 2026).

✓ domain continuity 28 years registered✓ live verified Sep 30, 2026

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When was chicagotribune.com registered?

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