Steve Warmbir, former interim editor in chief of the Chicago Sun-Times, is joining the Better Government Association as its investigations editor, the BGA announced today. Warmbir has more than two decades of experience reporting and editing some of the most high-impact investigations in the storied history of Chicago journalism.
At the BGA, Warmbir will help lead the newsroom of a 99-year-old organization that is expanding its investigative staff and making a substantial commitment to solutions-focused journalism.
Warmbir served as interim editor in chief of the Sun-Times for nearly two years, beginning in September 2020. He previously had served as managing editor. During Warmbir’s tenure as interim editor, the Sun-Times won three National Headliner Awards, 17 Peter Lisagor Awards from the Chicago Headline Club and other honors. The Sun-Times also shared national awards with the BGA for a recent series about dead-end drug arrests in the Cook County courts.
Warmbir earned a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.