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chicagotribune.com

chicagotribune.com is ranked #2,918 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 53 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on May 20, 1998, 28 years, 4 months ago, through GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, and is paid up until May 19, 2027. Its homepage uses jQuery, WordPress, Google Fonts and Google Tag Manager. It is served through jsDelivr by Nginx.

Global rank
#2,918
▲ 1 this week
Domain age
28 years
since May 20, 1998
Technologies
6
detected on the homepage
SEO score
85/100
homepage checks

Popularity rank

#2,918 of the top 1 million sites in the Tranco research ranking, which averages several traffic and DNS sources over 30 days. Best rank in the period shown: #2,668.

#2,643#2,795#2,946 Apr 1, 2026: #2,695Apr 7, 2026: #2,696Apr 8, 2026: #2,695Apr 14, 2026: #2,704Apr 15, 2026: #2,707Apr 21, 2026: #2,721Apr 22, 2026: #2,721Apr 28, 2026: #2,723Apr 29, 2026: #2,694May 5, 2026: #2,702May 6, 2026: #2,700May 12, 2026: #2,711May 13, 2026: #2,710May 19, 2026: #2,711May 20, 2026: #2,716May 26, 2026: #2,746May 27, 2026: #2,723Jun 2, 2026: #2,726Jun 3, 2026: #2,719Jun 9, 2026: #2,705Jun 10, 2026: #2,701Jun 16, 2026: #2,693Jun 17, 2026: #2,691Jun 23, 2026: #2,672Jun 24, 2026: #2,668Jun 30, 2026: #2,697Jul 1, 2026: #2,692Jul 7, 2026: #2,700Jul 8, 2026: #2,703Jul 14, 2026: #2,725Jul 15, 2026: #2,725Jul 21, 2026: #2,749Jul 22, 2026: #2,754Jul 28, 2026: #2,796Jul 29, 2026: #2,774Aug 4, 2026: #2,783Aug 5, 2026: #2,786Aug 11, 2026: #2,789Aug 12, 2026: #2,790Aug 18, 2026: #2,783Aug 19, 2026: #2,783Aug 25, 2026: #2,786Aug 26, 2026: #2,795Sep 1, 2026: #2,789Sep 2, 2026: #2,789Sep 8, 2026: #2,820Sep 9, 2026: #2,825Sep 15, 2026: #2,855Sep 16, 2026: #2,865Sep 22, 2026: #2,921Sep 23, 2026: #2,919Sep 29, 2026: #2,899Sep 30, 2026: #2,897Oct 6, 2026: #2,919Oct 13, 2026: #2,918 Apr 1, 2026 Oct 13, 2026
Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

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Domain registration

Registered
May 20, 1998 (28 years, 4 months ago)
Expires
May 19, 2027
Registrar
GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
Name servers
ns-1494.awsdns-58.org, ns-1929.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-318.awsdns-39.com, ns-670.awsdns-19.net
DNSSEC
Not signed

From the registry's public RDAP record, checked Oct 1, 2026.

Technology stack

JavaScript libraries
CMS & site builders
UI frameworks & fonts
Analytics
CDN
Web servers

Detected from the homepage HTML and response headers on Oct 14, 2026. Tools loaded only after scripts run (or after consent banners) may be missing.

Homepage SEO check

Checked from the HTML our scanner received on Oct 14, 2026. Content added later by JavaScript isn't counted.

85/100
https://www.chicagotribune.com/
Chicago Tribune - Chicago News, Sports, Weather, Business & Things to Do
Get Chicago and Illinois news from The Chicago Tribune

16 passed · 7 warnings · 0 failed

Content

  • !Title72 characters — aim for 15–65
  • ✓Meta description54 characters
  • !H1 heading2 H1 headings — use one
  • ✓Subheadings21 H2 headings
  • ✓Image alt textAll 44 images have alt text
  • ✓Content lengthAbout 2,113 words

Indexing

  • ✓IndexableNo noindex directive
  • ✓Canonical URLhttps://www.chicagotribune.com
  • ✓robots.txtFound
  • ✓XML sitemapFound
  • ✓Language attributeen-US
  • ✓Structured dataNewsMediaOrganization, LocalBusiness

Social sharing

  • ✓Open GraphTitle, description and image set
  • !Twitter / X cardMissing

Technical

  • ✓HTTPSServed over HTTPS
  • ✓Mobile viewportFound
  • ✓FaviconFound
  • ✓Character encodingUTF-8

Security headers

  • !Strict-Transport-SecurityNot set
  • ✓Content-Security-PolicySet
  • !Clickjacking protectionNot set
  • !X-Content-Type-OptionsNot set
  • !Referrer-PolicyNot set

Server response

Final URL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/
HTTP status
200
Server
nginx
Response time
5.07 s (first byte 5.05 s, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size
270 KB
Compression
br

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Questions about chicagotribune.com

How popular is chicagotribune.com?

chicagotribune.com is #2,918 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is chicagotribune.com?

chicagotribune.com was registered on May 20, 1998, which makes the domain 28 years, 4 months old.

What is chicagotribune.com built with?

We detected jQuery, WordPress, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, jsDelivr and Nginx on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of chicagotribune.com?

GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, according to the registry's RDAP record.