Fred Mitchell will be stepping down from his longtime sports columnist role at the Chicago Tribune. Mitchell writes the “Around Town” column. He assists in the coverage of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), Northern Illinois University (NIU) football, the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Sky of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). For more news and feature stories, follow Chicago Tribune on Twitter.
I am completely overwhelmed by the out-pouring of kind words & well wishes. My friends and colleagues are my greatest treasure. Thank you!
— Fred B. Mitchell (@kicker34) October 29, 2015