illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/13/f... good work from @schuba.bsky.social and @peternickeas.bsky.social about the tear gas the feds knowingly unleashed on CPD

Photos of the Feds with weapons out taken by @chicagotribune.com photographers yesterday @briancassella.bsky.social @mandophotos.bsky.social

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c... "Near 26th and Ogden a woman sat in the passenger seat of a car, bouncing an infant girl. The girl was silent, her eyes damp and bloodshot. Next to the car, a man screamed and stripped off his shirt. The man and the baby had both been hit by pepper spray."

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫

Questions remain why ICE targeted day care teacher who was detained in North Center facility. A very interesting nuanced story here www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/i...

My favorite Sandburg poem, which may be even more relevant in the context of immigration raids

Bah GAWD that's US District Judge Sara Ellis' music!

This is the teacher federal agents grabbed yesterday at Rayito De Sol daycare in front of children. Attorneys for Diana Santillana have filed a petition in federal court to have her freed from ICE custody.

Here's a short video of an Edison Park man confronting border patrol. You can hear others in the background. #chicago

RIP to Nanci Koschman, who lost her son at the hands of Mayor Richard Daley's nephew and then suffered through the city's bumbling effort to cover it up.

Ellis: "These kids, you can imagine, their sense of safety was shattered on Saturday. And it's gonna take a long time for that to come back, if ever." She said it "should have been a really happy day."

Ellis on the use of tear gas Saturday: "That was the instance, as well, where children were present and they were dressed up in their Halloween costumes. … Those kids were tear gassed on their way to celebrate Halloween in their local school parking lot."

illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/28/l... "In many instances, that money wasn’t being spent on transportation at all — $83 million of the roughly $193 million in transportation taxes collected last year by the collar counties was spent on cops and courts." 🤔

Amid a looming fiscal cliff for transit in Northern Illinois that could force deep CTA cuts, less attention is on suburban riders who depend on on-demand transit. Read the story from @gracehauck.bsky.social and @alexnitkin.bsky.social here: illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/28/c...

The latest on Chicago's "worst landowner" from Mina Bloom and @ctoner.bsky.social. "Nobody wanted most of the properties... That leaves the city without the money it anticipated and homeowners still saddled with weed-strewn vacant lots." blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/h...

@50plusdoner.bsky.social this u

Her team did "The Twitter Files" 👎. My team did "'Where is the Glock?' Gun Turned Over to Chicago Police Wound up in the Hands of a Teenager" 👍. Put me in charge of CBS News, I will do a good job

A mural that can be seen on the Kennedy has been blasted as "AI slop" by local artists and commuters. blockclubchi.co/428g9tg

Two absolute pros and outstanding people behind the mics for this new show on @wbez.org www.wbez.org/say-more-wit...

The official charity of the Savannah Bananas has a hard time explaining how its money is spent: defector.com/the-official...

In 2023, a Minnesota homeowner argued that the County violated her Fifth Amendment rights by taking her home and pocketing more than the $15,000 she owed in back taxes. Following the ruling, states rushed to reform their laws to avoid legal fallout. All except Illinois. (🖊️ Sidnee King Pineda)

NEW: Illinois is the only state that has yet to reform its tax sale laws after the Supreme Court found unconstitutional a process that can cost homeowners their residences. illinoisanswers.org/2025/09/11/l...

BREAKING: Timothy C. Evans, chief judge of the Cook County circuit court system for 24 years, has lost his re-election bid to Judge Charles Beach, 2 courthouse sources just told me. The vote this afternoon was Beach 144 and Evans 109, one of the sources said. Awaiting official statement

Strange, in court this morning. In the middle of a hearing, judge took a phone call from her "boss," then came back and ruled that documents + videos would remain secret despite prosecutors + defense agreeing the secrecy order could be lifted. When asked, chief judge's office refused to comment.

I'm pleased to report Silksong is a blast

Your weekend read: @hannahmeisel.bsky.social and others look back on the state government impasse capitolnewsillinois.com/news/10-year...

There's a lot in here about the state of the human services sector in Illinois, and I think that @ctoner.bsky.social doesn't lose sight of the ball here: The human services sector exists to moderate the risks of daily life that we all face. When it is shredded it makes life miserable.

illinoisanswers.org/2025/08/28/i... Judy Stegle has been the primary caretaker of her daughter Courtney since '97 after a catastrophic car crash. She's been unable to get help from the state/insurance to buy a lift to help her move Courtney. Clearly, someone could/should step up to make this happen?

A look at the people still left in the cold from Illinois budget impasse 10 years later with an eye towards the federal Medicaid cuts coming soon w/ @hannahmeisel.bsky.social and Molly Parker illinoisanswers.org/2025/08/28/i...

CPD told state safety regulators that Ofc. Krystal Rivera had been shot by a suspect when she'd actually been shot by her partner. The IL Dept. of Labor can, but doesn't, investigate police shootings. No attempt anywhere to correct the record or explain why. No comment from state or CPD. #chicago

Our latest about the Chicago cop who killed his partner earlier this summer during a chase into a Chatham apartment and then was accused of attacking a female cop at a bar. He says he was punched in the eye by his girlfriend's mom @schuba.bsky.social @peternickeas.bsky.social

Officer Carlos Baker has been stripped of his police powers. Baker fatally shot his partner Krystal Rivera and was accused of attacking a female officer this week. He's also under investigation for allegedly seeking video of that incident and claiming he was investigating it. tinyurl.com/2rdx49ms

Ofc. Carlos Baker, who killed his partner Krystal Rivera earlier this summer, then was accused of punching an off-duty officer outside a bar over the weekend, now stripped of police powers. #chicago @schuba.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social

A CPS student filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing the district of failing to adequately vet a security guard with a litany of past criminal cases who was later arrested on multiple charges of sexually assaulting the student. to.wttw.com/4m95gza

chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog... Our latest about the cop who shot and killed his partner earlier this year allegedly attacking a female cop at a bar, leaving her with a split lip and stitches @peternickeas.bsky.social @schuba.bsky.social @illinoisanswers.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com

America is crueler, smaller and stupider without public broadcasting.

New: A woman shot with a Glock that had been stolen from CPD's Gresham District station and then used in a series of shootings has sued the city, saying the gun was stolen by cops and its theft covered up. One officer named (supervising sgt) alongside city + other unnamed officers. #chicago

A woman who was shot with a Glock handgun that had been stolen from a South Side police station and then was used in a series of violent crimes has sued the city of Chicago, saying the gun was taken by police, and the theft was covered up. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Significant shuffling of command staff responsibilities at Chicago Police Department - First Deputy Supt. Yolanda Talley, whose connections to scandals wouldn't fit the character limit here, stripped of most day-to-day responsibilities. #chicago @ckubzansky.bsky.social + @samjcharles.bsky.social

What are you doing @sagaftra.org??? Hogan is a good reason why the WWE wrestlers haven't been in SAG-AFTRA for the past 40 years!

A New Wastewater Plant in Carterville Could Stop Sewage Overflows — Why Hasn’t Construction Started Yet? My latest illinoisanswers.org/2025/07/15/a...

Statement from Chicago Fire supporters group Sector Latino. The supporters section staged a silent protest turning their backs to the field and then walked out later in the match. This is in protest of the team's silence around immigration and the banning of 3 fans for holding a protest ICE banner.

chicago.suntimes.com/2025/07/02/f... A week after @peternickeas.bsky.social @schuba.bsky.social and I published our story about the background of the cop who shot and killed his partner, the woman's family has allied with a powerful law firm calling for an independent investigation into her death

ICYMI: A Chicago officer who accidentally shot and killed his partner had racked up more than a dozen misconduct complaints in just four years on the force. illinoisanswers.org/2025/06/27/c...

We, the staff of @citybureau.bsky.social, are forming a union! A strong media system needs strong workers. We’re asking our leadership to formally recognize the City Bureau Workers Guild so we can shape the future of local media together. You can join our movement by:

The Chicago police officer who accidentally shot+killed his partner earlier this month was accused of flashing a gun at a woman while she was on a date with another man at a North Side bar. This was during his probationary period when CPD could have summarily fired him. #chicago

A young Chicago cop had racked up more than a dozen misconduct complaints by the time authorities say he inadvertently shot and killed his partner, Krystal Rivera. buff.ly/MDNoCqM

The officer who authorities say accidentally shot + killed his partner had accrued more than a dozen misconduct allegations against him during his 3.5 years as a PO. Five were during his probation period, when CPD could have summarily fired him. Unclear how he ended up on a tac team. #chicago

The Jewel-Osco pharmacy division is arguing that the National Labor Relations Act unconstitutional. An important story about the beloved local grocer and labor by the excellent @taliasoglin.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/23/j...