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Michael Royko Jr. (September 19, 1932 – April 29, 1997) was an American newspaper columnist from Chicago, Illinois. Over his 30-year career, he wrote more than 7,500 daily columns for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune.

May 4, 1997 · The Daily News–the people who worked there and those who played for its renowned 16-inch softball team that Royko managed and pitched for–was his extended family.

Apr 30, 1997 · Mike Royko, a self-described “flat-above-a-tavern youth” who became one of the best-known names in American journalism, wrote with a piercing wit and rugged honesty that reflected...

Sep 4, 2018 · Some of her relatives let them use a tiny cottage in a wooded hollow a mile or so from the water. He worked odd hours, so sometimes they wouldn’t get there until after midnight on a Friday.

Oct 1, 2005 · Mike Royko, who died last Tuesday at 64, was more than a Chicago legend, more than a throwback to the days when columnists smoked, drank, hired legmen and chased dames.

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Mike and Judy Royko bought a vacation place together, on the water in Florida. The two of them first started spending weekends at the small, quiet Wisconsin lake almost 25 years ago. Some of her relatives let them use a tiny cottage in a wooded hollow a mile or so from the water.

Oct 27, 2016 · Royko, a lifelong Chicagoan whose column was syndicated in 600 newspapers, got the Cubs bug early. He attended his first game as a 6-year-old boy on opening day in 1939. Royko...

Dec 22, 2018 · We are now, by the way, running a “Classic Royko” column online once a week. Mary and Joe were flat broke when they got off the bus in Chicago. They didn’t know anybody and she was expecting a baby. They went to a cheap hotel. But the clerk jerked his thumb at the door when they couldn’t show a day’s rent in advance.