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The appearance of the 17-year cicadas this year will mark the fourth emergence of the red-eyed, orange-veined creatures in my lifetime — thus, my fourth cicada birthday, Scott Fornek, an editor at the Sun-Times, writes.

He skewered local and national politicians alike, satirized scandals and offered poignant and absurd takes on city life and ills.

As political editor, Scott Fornek oversees and coordinates political coverage at the Chicago Sun-Times. He has covered politics for nearly 30 years as an editor, political reporter and general assignment reporter.

Mr. Hoge didn’t hesitate to sign off on the Mirage Tavern sting when reporter Pam Zekman pitched it to him while walking across the Michigan Avenue Bridge in 1977.