| Source | Chicago Tribune |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Jan. 30, 2026, 6:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Jan. 30, 2026, 6:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/basil-talbott-jr-sun-times-political-editor-and-longtime-columnist-dies-at-89/ |
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During a lengthy journalism career that involved covering bare-knuckled politics
both in Chicago and Washington, Basil Talbott Jr. was the Chicago Sun-Times’
political editor for a decade before moving to the nation’s capital and working
as a national correspondent in the paper’s Washington bureau.
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