Cornelia Grumman, a 2003 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer at the "Chicago Tribune" for her death penalty editorials, was a reporter at the "Southtown". Cathleen Falsani, author of "The God Factor" and now the religion reporter for the "Sun-Times", got her start in newspapers as the religion beat writer for the "Southtown". Other writers who cut their teeth on the news business at the "Southtown" include Mark Konkol 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner for the "Chicago Sun-Times" and now writer-at-large for DNAInfo.com, author-blogger-columnist Allison Hantschel and David Heinzmann of the "Chicago Tribune".