A.D. Quig,

A.D. Quig covers Cook County government, City Hall and the Obama Presidential Center. She joined the Tribune in 2022 after covering politics for Crain’s Chicago Business and The Daily Line. A native of South Bend, Ind., Quig has a journalism degree from Indiana University.

76%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The article implies that Eileen O'Neill Burke is the legitimate winner of the election while ignoring the possibility of a recount or further ballot counting
  • The article presents Harris as reluctant to concede defeat when in fact he did so gracefully and professionally
  • The article uses biased language to portray Clayton Harris III as a supporter of extremist far-right ideologies and wild conspiracy theories like QAnon

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • However, the author may have a bias against Harris III due to his association with far-right ideologies and conspiracy theories
  • There is no evidence of any conflict of interest in the article

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article contradicts itself by saying that Harris never lost his advantage while also admitting that he did so
  • The article contradicts itself by stating that both candidates are still waiting for the final results to be announced while also claiming that O'Neill Burke has secured the nomination

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The article also uses emotional language to manipulate the reader's feelings by using words like dog-whistling, celebrating, and extremist
  • The article uses deceptive practices such as misleading statements about the election results and implying that O'Neill Burke has already won the election when in fact there is no clear-cut winner

Recent Articles

Eileen O'Neill Burke Wins Democratic Primary for Cook County State Attorney Over Clayton Harris III

Eileen O'Neill Burke Wins Democratic Primary for Cook County State Attorney Over Clayton Harris III

Broke On: Saturday, 30 March 2024 Eileen O'Neill Burke has won the Democratic primary race for Cook County state attorney over Clayton Harris III with a lead of 10,000 votes and never losing her advantage throughout the week. She declared victory on Friday evening with 50.15% of the vote.
Eileen O'Neill Burke Wins Democratic Primary for Cook County State Attorney Over Clayton Harris III

Eileen O'Neill Burke Wins Democratic Primary for Cook County State Attorney Over Clayton Harris III

Broke On: Saturday, 30 March 2024 Eileen O'Neill Burke has won the Democratic primary race for Cook County state attorney over Clayton Harris III with a lead of 10,000 votes and never losing her advantage throughout the week. She declared victory on Friday evening with 50.15% of the vote.