I guess I'm way late on this, but apparently Dan Pompei quit the Trib. http://thebiglead.com/2013/08/01/dan-pompei-chicago-tribune-columnist-reportedly-quits-over-freelance-issue/
Cutler has always done that while running. This story is going to get irritating. Why? I'd MUCH rather hear this meatballishness than "Cutler is a [expletive]. He's not tough. Yadda Yadda."