I’ve been having an absolute blast co-hosting Say More with @maryldixon.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who has listened and called in!

One of the big asymmetries in US politics is how Republicans getting more votes from men is a major crisis for the Democratic party that must be addressed, perhaps by abandoning some values, while Democrats getting more votes from women is a nonissue for the Republican Party, not worth discussing.

Local news is doing an excellent job on the ICE campaign in our city. This from the @chicago.suntimes.com is an especially detailed status report that says: -ICE is becoming more aggressive -The govt is NOT mostly arresting known criminals -Inhumane conditions at Broadview immigration lockup

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

“Pelayo said her dad described being held in a room with at least 150 other men as ICE officers constantly yell at them and call them slurs. He also told his daughters detainees are only given food and water based on good behavior.” These are the conditions at the site of yesterday’s protest.

At the risk of staying the obvious ... If you sign this, you are in no way a journalist.

For those who cannot get enough Suzette Smith, tune into this morning's City Cast Portland for a roundtable discussion where myself, Oregonian reporter @zane.bsky.social, and host Claudia Meza recap recent news stories.

One week into the new shift and I still get to chase sunrises. What are you talking about today? What should we discuss next week on Say More w/me & @pksmid.bsky.social @wbez.org ?

Nearly 50 college instructors across #Illinois landed on #CharlieKirk's “Professor Watchlist.” @wbez.org reached out to all of them and found the list triggered hateful messages, threats of rape or death, and intensification since Kirk's killing. #twill www.wbez.org/politics/202...

Listen to @sashaannsimons.bsky.social right now! On 91.5 @wbez.org. then at 10 it’s @maryldixon.bsky.social and I!

Congrats to @sashaannsimons.bsky.social, @maryldixon.bsky.social and @pksmid.bsky.social on the launch of "In the Loop" and "Say More" at 9 and 10 a.m., respectively, on @wbez.org. We'll be listening as you rock the morning...

going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable

Help our team at Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ track where ICE agents are being deployed in Chicago. If you see federal action, submit your photos — which will be vetted by our journalists for inclusion in a map. trib.al/aikleGF

Great reporting by @sophiesherry.bsky.social and @schuba.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Immigrants make up about 22% of Chicago's population, according to new Census data. That count was the highest in Chicago since 2006. It bucks the trend of a slow but relatively steady decline over the past two decades.

I was lucky enough to be on today's @citycastchicago.bsky.social talking crime rates. All of my talking relied heavily on reporting by @chipmitchell1.bsky.social, who has been leading the city on reporting on crime and violence trends. www.wbez.org/news/2025/09...

Thinking today of the Jan. 6 defendant who intentionally drove the wrong way on a highway and killed a 35-year-old Skokie woman. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/0...

Who is the "reporter" who tells the president "I feel much safer?"

shout out to @wbez.org and @chipmitchell1.bsky.social for the big analysis earlier this week showing the drops in violent crime -- I'm seeing that work cited in pieces like this in other outlets. having strong reporting on that that other outlets can cite helps get the context out more widely.

"Chicago sees fewest summer murders since 1965, even as Trump cites high crime" Excellent deep dive by local journalist @chipmitchell1.bsky.social of @wbez.org/ @chicago.suntimes.com about Chicago's crime rate. Highly recommend for everyone esp press, pundits. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

Leonard Dixon runs one of the largest youth jails in the country, but records and interviews suggest he might not live in Chicago and is rarely seen at the facility. Here’s what I found in my latest investigation for @injusticewatch.org www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...

There are still way too many shootings and murders in Chicago, but by the numbers this was the safest summer in 60 years. Great analysis by @chipmitchell1.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

I am incredibly excited for this new show with the one and only @maryldixon.bsky.social !!

I would listen to @pksmid.bsky.social read my grocery list, but this will be MUCH better than that!!

I just wrapped my final Morning Edition shift @wbez.org — and a total of 30 years pulling the early radio news shift. Tomorrow, I sleep in and help launch a new project at Chicago’s NPR News Station — so we’ll be talking again soon! Stay tuned!

“It’s very important to understand that this is not how we do things in the US,” Joseph Nunn at Brennan Center for Justice said. “Americans have been since the founding — extraordinarily suspicious, and rightly so, of domestic [use] of the military.” trib.al/2mGXZgA

This is a crucial and underreported story. Please listen/read.

Social workers in Illinois and across the country say the new loan limits will stymy efforts to get more people, especially those from diverse backgrounds, into their field. My latest for @wbez.org and @opencampus.org: www.wbez.org/education/20...

EXCLUSIVE: DHS, ICE and CBP agents — and possibly National Guard troops — would operate from a suburban naval base for much of next month as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to target Chicago, per an email from Navy leadership obtained by CST. They'd be at Naval Station Great Lakes Sept. 2-30.

Alligator Alcatraz may be tied up in court. But plans for the next large-scale detention facilities in collab. w/ states will use ALREADY BUILT prisons. That could help the feds avoid the legal problems of building something new.

“The first thing we deserve is an explanation from COPA about why they’re changing their mind in these cases,” Block says. “If there was some serious flaw in COPA’s initial investigation or recommendation, that should be explained.”

Chicago’s new police oversight chief has repeatedly wiped out or dramatically scaled back recommendations to fire officers following pushback from the city’s top cop.

As Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo put it: "A city where you can get let go of your child's hand"

The next James Bond should be a short, elderly, extremely nearsighted man who survives adventures he is unaware of through sheer luck

Newsroom where I work, @illinoisanswers.bsky.social , sued CPD for not releasing records about Ofc. Carlos Baker. He killed his partner, Krystal Rivera, in June. Reporting on the officer: illinoisanswers.org/2025/06/27/c... Copy of the complaint here: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

it's crazy how we just take for granted now that the president is a deranged racist

WBEZ has pretty consistently written stories about the crime decline

Two months after being "taken off" of Stefanik coverage because she was dating a member of the rep's staff, Doyle helped write this piece about Stefanik being a VP frontrunner. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago closed this morning. The owner plans a news conference today not at Weiss, but at the other hospital he owns. Interesting choice. 'Community hospitals are more than buildings – they are a promise,' state Rep. Lilly says per the release.

BREAKING: About four dozen protesters have found the unannounced suburban Chicago site of a planned news conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Her department says the newser topics include “worst-of-the-worst criminal illegal aliens.” @wbez.org

Most Chicago cops accused of serious misconduct have opted to take their disciplinary cases to arbitration as an appellate court panel considers whether such proceedings can be held behind closed doors.

NEW: Nearly a year after Chicago officials turned off the city's gunshot detection system, a new analysis of Chicago crime data shows a steep drop in violent crime & homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors. @wttw.bsky.social

Traditional group schooling is good. You need to learn how to exist with other people. Your oh-so-special child is not that special.

I’ll only add this since I know Bears fans are in eternal pain: in 2024 only Anthony Richardson was more inaccurate than Caleb Williams when *not* facing pressure.

One of the best things we can do to reduce crashes and their severity is lower vehicle speeds. In the absence of redesigned roads, automated enforcement is an effective way to achieve that goal. The fact these cameras produce revenue doesn't negate that speed lowering effect.

illinois gov. JB pritzker responds to ken paxton's threat to arrest TX democrats who fled the state: "they're here in illinois. we're going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them."

Trump sent Jerce Reyes Barrios to CECOT without charge, indefinitely, over a Real Madrid-inspired tattoo and a "rock&roll" hand signal. Jerce told us his story. (& he wants the world to know: “I’ll always be a fan of Real Madrid”) w/ @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...

NEW: 'These actions are causing chaos, confusion, and fear ...' @ilattygeneral.bsky.social sues the Trump administration to protect gender-affirming care for young patients: tinyurl.com/4fyeskds @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com

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