Editing Mike Royko (section)

{{Short description|American newspaper columnist (1932–1997)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name        = Mike Royko
| image       = Mike Royko.jpg
| caption     = Royko, {{Circa|early 1970s}}
| birth_name  = Michael Royko Jr.
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1932|9|19}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1997|4|29|1932|9|19}}
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation  = {{hlist|Journalist|columnist}}
| period      = 1955–1997
| language    = English
| resting_place = [[Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Park Township|Acacia Park Cemetery]] ([[Chicago]])
| spouse      = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Carol Duckman|1954|1979|end = died}}
* {{marriage|Judy Arndt|1986}}
}}
| children    = 4
}}

'''Michael Royko Jr.''' (September 19, 1932 – April 29, 1997) was an American newspaper columnist from [[Chicago]], Illinois.  Over his 42-year career, he wrote more than 7,500 daily columns for the ''[[Chicago Daily News]]'', the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', and the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.  A humorist who focused on life in Chicago, he was the winner of the 1972 [[Pulitzer Prize for commentary]].