Frank Main

Adjunct Instructor

Frank Main is an investigative reporter who’s covered criminal justice in Chicago for more than 25 years. He focuses on gangs, drug cartels, problems ex-offenders and drug users face, the gun industry, mental health, police issues and criminal courts. He previously was a reporter in the Cincinnati area, in Louisiana and in his home state, Oklahoma, covering politics and courts. He reported in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, and was in Bosnia and Saudi Arabia to cover wars. He and two Chicago Sun-Times colleagues won the Pulitzer Prize in 2011.

Courses Taught

Investigative & Public Affairs Reporting COMM 332

Media Law COMM 282 (Undergraduate)

Media Law COMM 410 (Graduate)