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chicagotribune.com

Category: News

Scanned: Jun 14, 2026, 03:10 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 14, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of chicagotribune.com Captured Jun 14, 2026
https://chicagotribune.com
Screenshot of chicagotribune.com
28 years
Very Popular - #2,701 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Automattic, Inc
San Francisco, United States
nginx
WordPress
192.0.66.226
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
Registered May 20, 1998
Expires May 19, 2027
Name Servers NS-1494.AWSDNS-58.ORG
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Automattic, Inc
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
1 file scanned
No threats
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chicagotribune.com/# 44 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
chicagotribune.com Overview

Description of chicagotribune.com

chicagotribune.com appears to be the official website of the Chicago Tribune, a long-established newspaper focused on Chicago, Illinois, and broader regional news coverage. The homepage and metadata indicate a general news publication offering reporting across topics such as politics, business, sports, weather, entertainment, education, and local community events.

Based on the domain name, page title, and visible site layout, the website functions as a digital news and media platform with article publishing, headline updates, and subscription features. The domain has been registered for many years, which is consistent with an established media property rather than a newly created website.

Safety Assessment for chicagotribune.com

The available scan results are strongly reassuring for this domain at the time of this scan. It was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked threat-database and blacklist sources did not indicate phishing, malware, or other content-related abuse. The site also carries a very high trust score in the provided scan context.

Additional context supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain is approximately 28 years old, has a strong traffic presence, and the screenshot shows a normal news homepage with subscription and article navigation rather than patterns commonly associated with phishing pages, fake stores, or malware delivery. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is using a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with certificate expiry shown as 2026-08-01. It is served over nginx and resolves to an IP hosted by Automattic, Inc in the United States. The nameserver configuration uses AWS DNS infrastructure.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No immediate technical security concerns were indicated in the provided scan data beyond the absence of DNSSEC, and no malicious files, suspicious external links, or iframe-related issues were reported at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://chicagotribune.com/
200 https://www.chicagotribune.com/
Website Insights
#2,701
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
May 4 Jun 13
51 cookies detected
Essential47
Analytics2
Advertising2
Social0
50 1st party cookies
1 3rd party (tracker)
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