Good morning, Chicago. We've got a new @chicago.suntimes.com morning news roundup for you. 🗞️ Today's lead story: 'Propaganda' portrays Chicago at war with feds chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...

I've got a new @chicago.suntimes.com morning news roundup for you. 🗞️ Today's lead story: Koko's flea market blues chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edit...

The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it was opening an investigation into CPS and Deerfield School District 109 after politically conservative groups filed complaints about trans students being allowed to use locker rooms that line up with who they are. So what does this mean?

Guild co-chair Nader Issa in @crainschicago.bsky.social today: "We lost enough people, we don't need to keep cutting our staff. … We've done our part. Now we need Chicago Public Media to do its part by securing more revenue and, if there needs to be cuts, cut non-labor areas in the budget."

To protect public media we need more journalists in our newsroom — not fewer. #ProtectMyPublicMedia

We are losing a lot of talented journalists at the Chicago Sun-Times this month as we undergo a period of buyouts and possible layoffs. And I'm sad to see Ismael Perez leaving at a time when we need #morelatinosinnews -- Someone in Chicago says goodbye chicago.suntimes.com/someone-in-c...

Ahead of the potential deportations under Trump's second term, I checked in with historians and immigration experts to see how past calls for immigrants to leave the country have played out in Chicago chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

As the US saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness last year, Chicago’s total more than tripled. Chicago estimated 18,836 people experienced homelessness last year compared with 6,139 in 2023, according to the city’s annual tally released last summer. 1/7 chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...

City Hall ouster of point person on air pollution and extreme heat exposes rift in Mayor Johnson's environmental mission, reports @brettchase.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

In today’s Chicago Sun-Times: As next Trump presidency looms, Chicago groups serving immigrants are bracing for the unexpected chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

We did something interesting today -- we turned replies on Bluesky into the comment section on our site.

Chicago warming centers open amid cold snap: chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2024... Locations: -10 S. Kedzie Ave. -1140 W. 79th St -4314 S. Cottage Grove -845 W. Wilson Ave. -8650 S. Commercial Ave. -4312 W. North Ave.

A snowy commute to the newsroom this mornin ❄️❤️

I got the chance to visit one of my long-time favorite restaurants in Chicago and see what happens behind the scenes for this story with @dorothylynn.bsky.social for the @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/dishin-on-th...

Good morning, angels. 🥱 @katieanthony.bsky.social and I have a new @chicago.suntimes.com Friday morning briefing hitting inboxes now. If you're not subscribed to our Morning Edition newsletter, it's all good. You can read it for free here: newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-E9059852...

This is by far the best thing I've ever written. Hope you'll give it a read (to make up for the harassment and microwaved food): chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

Giving this thing a go. 🦋 Here’s a good ol lake sunset from last Friday.