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John W. Fountain

About the Author

John W. Fountain is a national correspondent for the New York Times, based in Chicago. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, he was previously a reporter for the Chicago Tribune and the Washington Post before joining the Times in 2000. He lives in Olympia Fields, Illinois.

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