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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Isabel Funk

As WGA reaches tentative agreement, Chicago writers look forward to getting back to work

Katie Rich, who has worked as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” and “Chicago Party Aunt,” says the effects of the writers strike won’t go away overnight. (Sun-Times file)

Ricardo Gamboa has spent their life trying to tell stories not often portrayed on screen or on the stage. Becoming a screenwriter four years ago was the first time they were able to make a sustainable living doing that.

Since becoming a screenwriter and joining the Writers Guild of America in 2019, Gamboa, 42, has had many opportunities, like writing for three seasons of “The Chi,” a Showtime drama set in Chicago.

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