Local Ukrainians oppose Putin's demands as US-led peace talks stall. 'Donbas is Ukraine. Free us all.' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/01/c...

This makes me sad. But best of luck to @mrmichaelphillips.bsky.social, who has done so much for the Chicago Tribune, his colleagues and culture in the Chicago area.

La Grange drops honorary street designation after namesake’s daughter alleges he sexually abused her as a child. This is a fascinating story, the family is also divided. Reporting by @angieleventis.bsky.social t.co/O2jgrez4pQ

Former local writer fatally shot after Schaumburg wedding remembered as 'defender of those who had no voice' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/02/l...

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Mother Cabrini's Chicago milestones on her path to sainthood www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/10/v...

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

Really interesting, smart story by Trib's @taliasoglin.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/16/i...

"Timur Soykan and Murat Agirel are both known for investigative reporting and a critical stance toward government policies and institutions." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Some Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion received an urgent email saying their provisional legal status in the United States would terminate in seven days, frightening immigrants and advocates across the country. It was an error.

In the first big race since Trump won in Nov, the Wisco Sup Ct election on April 1 has drawn support from billionaires on both sides — Elon Musk to @jbpritzker.bsky.social. Abortion a key issue. By @petrellareports.bsky.social and @angieleventis.bsky.social: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/23/w...

Great work on a horrifying story by @peternickeas.bsky.social

🆕@jillbarshay.bsky.social of @hechingerreport.org has new details about cuts to the dept of edu. "President Donald Trump promises he’ll make American schools great again. He has fired nearly everyone who might objectively measure whether he succeeds." hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Good grief. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/h...

Exclusive: Russia should work to weaken the U.S. negotiating position on Ukraine by helping stoke tensions between the Trump administration and other countries while pushing ahead with Moscow’s efforts to dismantle the Ukrainian state, according to a document prepared for the Kremlin.

"...because of the U.S. funding cuts, drug supply chains in other countries are 'breaking down,' laboratory services are 'severely disrupted' and surveillance systems are 'collapsing,' making it difficult to identify, monitor and treat tuberculosis cases." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Analysis by Aaron Blake: The Trump administration’s apparent attempt to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil could be one of the most important free speech cases in recent American history. If only we knew precisely what it was about.

Love reading the Sun-Times and working in a city with robust news competition. Hope management is listening....

Five years ago, COVID gripped the world in fear. Now local scientists, doctors warn Trump’s policies are weakening public health. Good work from @angieleventis.bsky.social and Lisa Schencker www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/09/f...

I have no idea what I would have done if this had happened while I was on my Fulbright. I was 22, had no savings, was on the other side of the world, with a visa that IIRC didn't allow local paid work. I think my credit card limit was $800. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...

NEW: As measles cases rise in Texas, pharmacies in some cities are running out of MMR vaccines. The surge in demand comes even as RFK Jr. and the CDC frame vaccination as a "personal" choice — my latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Poland's dramatic military expansion comes as fears grow across Europe that...Trump is aligning with the Kremlin and turning his back on America's traditional western alliances — a geopolitical shift that Warsaw regards as a potentially existential threat." www.politico.eu/article/dona...

"I’m glad they finally realized that journalism is not a crime." www.cjr.org/news/dilan-g...

Congratulations @raylongchicago.bsky.social @petrellareports.bsky.social @johnchase.bsky.social @royalpratt.bsky.social @chicagorumormill.bsky.social @joemahr.bsky.social @rickkogan.bsky.social !

RFK Jr. said in his Fox News OpEd that “Good nutrition remains a best defense against most chronic and infectious illnesses”. The best diet in the world will not prevent infection if you are unvaccinated and sharing air with someone who has measles.

“When Ukraine is under attack, all of us are under attack.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/02/c... by my colleague @adrianaperez.bsky.social

Since its founding in 2012 as part of a national trend, the Cook County conviction integrity unit has been a cornerstone of the state’s attorney’s office’s efforts to correct injustices. But the story is far more complicated than the public knows. www.injusticewatch.org/criminal-cou...

"Access is not a trophy to be handed out to obedient participants in the president’s — any president’s — tale-spinning. Access is the price the president pays for the privilege of serving his constituents." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/28/h...

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/26/a... by @petrellareports.bsky.social and @jeremygorner.bsky.social

"This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps.” www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Survivors of the Highland Park July 4 parade mass shooting hope for justice and resolution as jury selection begins today.

It’s been a lingering question since the election: How long can a partnership between two billionaires who love being the center of attention last?

The Illinois-Indiana political divide widens amid Trump 2.0, from immigration to DEI to LGBTQ rights. A sweeping story from @angieleventis.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/16/i...

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

This is a big deal. The DOJ will no longer defend for cause removal protections for commissioners of agencies like the FTC, removing a barrier to the President firing minority commissioners at will

"Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP’s speech not only severely impedes the public’s access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment." www.ap.org/the-definiti...

Only yes men and yes women need apply at Brandon Johnson’s City Hall? Chicago’s proggressive mayor says he’ll be better off doing hiring and firing the Chicago Way chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

Nearly five years after commuting former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s federal prison sentence, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to the disgraced former governor who was convicted more than 13 years ago on an array of corruption charges.

Trump, Musk move to oust EPA staff in the Great Lakes region, including dozens responsible for protecting drinking water for 30 million in U.S. and Canada www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/06/t...

As Project 2025 chief architect Russell Vought is confirmed as White House budget director, here's a story I wrote prior to the election with some anecdotes about the Wheaton College graduate and other alums recently influential in presidential politics. www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/22/f...

Illinois mother says her teenager’s chest surgery was canceled after Trump executive order on gender-affirming care by Trib's Lisa Schencker www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/05/i...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month as part of a Republican-led House probe into sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday.

Trump threatens to fire more than 100 Chicago EPA workers. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...

As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown grips the Chicago area in fear, a burgeoning resistance movement has also emerged here to challenge — as well as evade — immigration enforcement.

It's not just USAID. We're monitoring thousands of US government websites, and are tracking the ones that have gone offline so far today www.wired.com/story/us-gov...

‘They will not break us’: Chicago becomes an epicenter of resistance amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. Today's story with @nellsalzman.bsky.social and Laura N. Rodríguez Presa www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/02/c...

Reuters: Musk aides lock Office of Personnel Management workers out of computer systems www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze raising havoc and sowing confusion across Illinois www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/28/m...

The threat of mass deportations under a second Trump administration has made many people forgo the essentials — work, school and medical care. W/ @taliasoglin.bsky.social @angieleventis.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/26/t...