“Block Club’s investigation identified 271 of those agents.”

I greatly appreciate that in the era of Instagrammable food, the venerable Ricobene's breaded steak still proudly looks like something a dog threw up

This is the legal defense fund for the 15 anti-ICE organizers who were recently arrested in Minneapolis. Please contribute generously. They are going to have millions of dollars worth of needs. chuffed.org/project/1865...

Fox Chicago put out a segment yesterday wherein Tia Ewing interviewed one current and one former teen takeover organizer, which was a refreshing perspective to see pop up on local TV news rather than the rotating cast of police officials and alderpeople who tend to dominate the conversation.

Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

“Don’t make me hit you” is some real classic abuser behavior.

ICE agents detained a man at Bridgeview’s courthouse Wednesday, telling sheriffs they had a warrant but never showing one. Arrests on civil warrants are barred by state law at courthouses, prompting questions of if the detainment violates it — and if so, who will hold them accountable. 🧵/10

This is amazing

Wow, so tired of all this nepo baby content.

Chicago’s Haymarket Police Monument has been attacked and blown up so many times it was moved, rebuilt, then placed under 24 hour surveillance. Fascinating piece by Peter Cole about the battle over Haymarket monuments, and what it says about the importance of public art.

I got a real bee-in-my bonnet last weekend re the: “Chicago Bears moving to Indiana” kerfuffle & wrote for the Trib about it. Delighted I got to use the phrase “classist monsters” (which I lifted from Ava on ‘Hacks’). 🤣 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/12/o...

Very on-brand for this dude to not see the full picture.

I think the "crock of shit" juror should come forward to collect whatever the northern district equivalent of a key to the city is

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. at tonight's Hammond City Council meeting, re: the Chicago Bears proposal to move there (via Region News Source on Facebook: www.facebook.com/reel/1545027... ) #chicagobears

“Having conducted an unprecedented root-cause analysis of nearly every facet of the Office, we've spent the last year righting the ship” is an interesting assertion to make for a man who sat down with both the Sun-Times and Trib for a one-year-in-the-job sitdown interview and spoke of no such thing.

They indicted the longest-serving Speaker of the House in any state in the country on corruption charges just to pick one case at random but, sure, this was an office in decline.

True service journalism.

“Airbnb representatives…say reining in short-term rentals “do not have a significant impact on housing availability or affordability.” They also said short-term rental restrictions don’t result in lower rents” “Researchers say Airbnb listings contribute to higher rents & housing shortages”

What I lack in height and cunning, I more than make up for in forgetting to take my umbrella with me.

This trail has been a place of rest, relaxation, and joy for many South Siders. Glad it continues to be a showcase for art, too.

I promise you it’s possible to write about sports stadium legislation without football metaphors. Sure, it sounds crazy, but it’s true.

My friend and Civic Leadership Academy cohort member @dionmcgill.bsky.social comes bearing critiques, research, and solutions.

“June is pretty busy for me. Not sure I’ll have the time to get the shingles vaccine,” he said as time inexorably marched on from the horizon.

Why did they make it look like the ED-209 from Robocop?

The Garden Club of Morgan Park/Beverly Hills is celebrating 100 years of digging through dirt on the Far South Side. 🪴

The movie “Pressure” is about the weather forecast for D-Day so it seems like we’ve reached the last movie we can make about World War II.

From *the* @hannahmeisel.bsky.social: After misconduct accusation in ‘Broadview 6’ case, former lead prosecutor fired from new D.C. job

Dick Durbin has some explaining to do about why he hired Broadview 6 prosecutor

I am at Midway and my god someone has a clear suitcase. I am undone.

We used to be a proper country.

This and “Strokin’.” Name two songs in anyone else’s canon that are more diametrically opposed.

The Sox and the Sky both won tonight even though it looked like they both might mess it up and I think that’s a good sign of…something.

Honestly I don’t don’t know anyone else but @althea.bsky.social who could or should write this: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

I live in Chicago's 19th Ward and was curious about the results of the March 2026 primary. So I put together a data dashboard and wrote some thoughts about the results: bit.ly/4whQhIE

This from @parkermolloy.com is an excellent bit of writing in addition to being some sorely needed analysis. www.readtpa.com/p/dont-fall-...?

the unredacted "bullshit charges" quote makes the Oak Park Wednesday Journal: “We don’t know how many people stayed at home because they were worried about being indicted with a bullshit 372 charge by this U.S. Attorney’s Office, and now they’re going to dismiss it at this point.”

Annual Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl is today. This story comes with an interactive map so you can easily find the closest of the 84 participating bookstores to you www.wbez.org/books/2026/0...

I am not taking your editorial seriously if it contains the word “skedaddle” unless it was written by Yosemite Sam because that is just his culture.

The documentary I’m envisioning about this is a multi-part @erinleecarr.bsky.social one that makes you realize that the line between you and a bear-suit-wearing insurance fraudster is not as clear as you might think.

How Ald. Raymond Lopez became conservative media’s favorite Chicago Democrat: blockclubchi.co/48FJyxV

Reporters and editors write things like "trade barbs" or "exchanged blows" or "hit back" because they think it insulates them from bias and instead it just makes asymmetrical conflicts seem symmetrical and it's anti-journalism and we should stop.

Finally someone has noticed you never see these two guys in the same place at the same time. Coincidence?

From the South Side, no less.

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My comic is out today!!!!!!! X-men I am in you!

The Resurrection Project’s 1st affordable housing building is coming to a Pilsen lot. blockclubchi.co/4t4xxus

Don’t freak out if you hear emergency sirens in Chicago at 10 a.m. It’s the testing that happens on the first Tuesday of the month. 🚨

Relatable.

Just a reminder! IFE published our 2026 (and first ever) Guide for Chicago Housing Advocates chihousingguide.org