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Loevy & Loevy
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Today, at the order of Judge Ellis, dozens of additional videos from CHC v. Noem are available on our website. The videos, showing uses of force by DHS forces under "Operation Midway Blitz," were previously under seal but are now publicly available for the first time. Read the press release here:
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MEDIA ADVISORY: New Video Evidence of DHS Use of Force Under “Operation Midway Blitz” Released at the Order of Federal Judge
New bodycam videos and other evidence was unsealed today in CHC v. Noem, a lawsuit over excessive use of force by DHS troops in Illinois.
https://www.loevy.com/new-video-evidence-in-chc-v-noem-released/?kinsta-cache-cleared=all-cache
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The Associated Press
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court keeps President Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area for now.
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Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now
The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown.
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Will Stancil
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I think some people just can't conceive of themselves as an internet troll? Like how people become addicts or whatever but still see it as something that OTHER people are. But yes, many of you are actually just trolls - really, the lowest tier of troll, someone who is incessantly abusive for fun.
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Henry T
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It seems to me that by spiking that story she gave it a lot more attention than if it aired.
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The Daily Herald buried this revelation about a Bears exec promise to personally visit the reimagined Michael Reese site, but we highlighted it on the blog on Friday morning. The Bears' abrupt about-face seems even fishier
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Preckwinkle says Bears’ Indiana flirtation came out of nowhere
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says she was blindsided by the Bears’ Indiana pivot days after pitching a Chicago stadium site.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/sports/preckwinkle-blindsided-bears-widen-stadium-search-indiana
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Reader comments closed for the holidays
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* We did well this year. As I write this, we’ve raised $52,623 to help Lutheran Social Services of Illinois buy Christmas presents for foster children. That’s about $7K more than we raised last year. We’re shutting down for the season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still contribute. So, if [...]
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And the winners are…
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* The 2025 Wordslinger Golden Horseshoe Award for Best CapitolFax.com Commenter goes to walker… He usually pops up at just the right time with just the right inside perspective. And… I’m going to have to go with walker. I think Rich once said his readers want one spit take a day, walker is often the source of [...]
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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* WTTW… Federal transit authorities have rejected the CTA’s revised safety plan, calling it “materially deficient” as the Trump administration reiterated its threat to withhold potentially millions in federal funding after reports of “high crime rates” on Chicago’s bus and train lines. The Federal Transit Administration on Friday said it determined the CTA failed to comply with [...]
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Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony on federal agents’ use of force
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Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony on federal agents’ use of force
* AP… A commission formed to document alleged harassment and abuse by federal agents during an immigration crackdown in the Chicago area reviewed the wide use of chemical agents in its first public hearing Thursday. The immigration operation, which started in September, has been marked by aggressive tactics widely denounced by judges, elected leaders and a growing [...]
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This post has been updated! Former SoS Jesse White has endorsed Melissa Bean in the 8th CD.
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The new ‘decoupling’ explained (mostly)
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The new ‘decoupling’ explained (mostly)
* The Bond Buyer has a story about JB Pritzker bill signings. Included is SB 1911, which has various revenue components. But sometimes, some of the publication’s reporting flies over my head. That’s to be expected in a publication aimed at tax and finance wizards, and it’s why people sign up for [...]
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Heather Cherone
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BREAKING: Mayor Brandon Johnson formally re-introduces his revised plan for a corporate head tax, which would tax firms with more than 500 employees $33 per month per employee.
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Campaign news roundup
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Campaign news roundup
* Evanston Now’s Matthew Eadie reports on AIPAC’s effort to push Bruce Leon out of the 9th Congressional District race and endorse Laura Fine… The American Israel Political Action Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, is quietly working to push Chicago’s 50th Ward Democratic Committeeman Bruce Leon to drop his bid for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District [...]
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Question of the day: 2025 Golden Horseshoe Awards
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* The 2025 Golden Horseshoe Award for Best Statewide Officer goes to Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis … Justice Mary Jane Theis wrapped up her term as chief justice this year. I have my criticisms of her, but on balance she has played an important role in dragging Illinois’s recalcitrant good-ol’-boy judiciary into at least [...]
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Civic Federation warns Chicago city council budget could trigger credit downgrade
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Civic Federation warns Chicago city council budget could trigger credit downgrade
* Chicago Tribune editorial board… Despite our misgivings, we believe the opposition alders, who have performed remarkably well in hashing together an alternative [budget] in the face of a mulish and unhelpful administration, deserve support from the full council as this budget makes its way through the process in the next few days. As Ald. Lee [...]
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Isabel’s morning briefing
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Isabel’s morning briefing
* ICYMI: Local leaders hope to keep Bears in state. The Daily Herald… - Preckwinkle brokered a meeting last Friday attended by representatives of the Bears, state, county and city of Chicago to again pitch the team on redevelopment of the former Michael Reese Hospital site in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. “Not a word” was mentioned about [...]
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Good morning!
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* Darlene Love’s still got it, baby… * Thanks so much to everyone who donated to help us buy Christmas gifts for foster kids this year. We’ve done well, especially considering that we didn’t receive the $10,000 anonymous gift we were blessed with in each of the past two years. Not factoring [...]
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some campaign news
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
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Live coverage
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* Click here and/or here to follow breaking news on the website formally known as Twitter. Our Bluesky feed…
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Dave Byrnes
5 days ago
I was just passed a copy of the Village Broadview's application for a zoning text amendment; it clarifies the village seeks to amend the zoning code to add additional regulations on the "siting and operaration" of prisons and detention centers in the village.
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Jon Seidel
5 days ago
By my count, Cristal Caballero would be the 14th Operation Midway Blitz defendant to have criminal charges dropped, with 17 defendants remaining. No convictions so far.
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Jon Seidel
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Federal prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz. This time it's USA v. Cristal Caballero, which had been set for a preliminary hearing Monday. Motion below, followed by excerpts from the criminal complaint.
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Dan Mihalopoulos
5 days ago
Paul Vallas — the perennial candidate who normally loves to talk — has no comment on this one
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/j...
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Judge rules against Paul Vallas in suit over payments to shore up Black vote
Paul Vallas alleged that Chimaobi Enyia ripped him off by doing little work in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars to build support for Vallas with Black voters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/judge-consultant-sued-paul-vallas-payments-black-vote/
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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* From the Illinois State Board of Elections… Attached is a lawsuit filed today making Illinois the 19th state to be sued over federal access to its full voter database. The State Board of Elections will seek representation from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. As usual, we will have no comment on this pending litigation. Matt Dietrich Public Information [...]
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Do better
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* Good advice… Pro tip, for anyone wondering: you don't convince us you're serious about running for governor by putting out a robocall… Posted by Collin Corbett on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 * Make sure to listen to the end. Yeesh… rich-miller · recording000000 * And I’m not saying Collin is right, but the last time a statewide Republican candidate [...]
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Your tax dollars at work
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Your tax dollars at work
* Yesterday morning… Will do. In a rough neighborhood as we speak — Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino (@CMDROpAtLargeCA) December 17, 2025 At 9:30 yesterday morning, Commander Bovino and his crew were at the Home Depot in Cicero. The store is in a large commercial strip along S. Cicero Ave. that also includes [...]
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Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
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Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
[The following is a paid advertisement.] Retail provides one out of every five Illinois jobs, generates the second largest amount of tax revenue for the state, and is the largest source of revenue for local governments. But retail is also so much more, with retailers serving as the trusted contributors to life’s moments, big and small. [...]
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Catching up with the federal candidates
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Catching up with the federal candidates
* Daily Herald… The three Democratic front-runners vying for the U.S. Senate in the March 17 primary focused on core issues like affordability, improving health care and standing up to President Donald Trump at a Wednesday debate. […] [US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi] also wants to make “sure people feel they’re on the path of the American dream.” [...]
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Question of the day: 2025 Golden Horseshoe Awards
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* The 2025 Golden Horseshoe Award for Best Statewide Staffer goes to Amanda Elliot… Amanda Elliott gets things done. She knows what levers to pull and who to call to optimize State resources to make the largest and most diverse Dep Gov portfolio work. If that portfolio did not work as well as it does with [...]
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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* ICYMI: Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praises police assistance in immigration enforcement as CPD denies support. Tribune… - As they drove into Edgewater on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police officers had stopped a man who was trailing Bovino and a convoy of agents and livestreaming on social media. Police said they were [...]
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Good morning!
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* From Shane MacGowan’s send-off… I can see a better time When all our dreams come true * Good news! We’re now above $51K in our annual fundraiser to buy Christmas presents for foster kids. That’s more than we raised last year, even though our anonymous Santa didn’t donate the usual $10,000 this year (our Santa had [...]
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Live coverage
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Gregory Pratt
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Border Patrol called cops on this man and claimed he was trying to ram them. The man denied it to CPD and in a Tribune interview. He was let go. The livestream video doesn’t show the man attempting to ram anyone on LSD
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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* NBC Chicago… DePaul University is the latest Chicago-area school to announce job cuts, part of a growing trend across higher education as universities grapple with enrollment declines, rising costs and federal funding uncertainty. DePaul confirmed it has laid off 114 staff members, roughly 7% of its workforce, citing what it calls “financial headwinds.” University officials say [...]
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Bovino: ‘We’re here for the taxpayer’
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* Your tax dollars at work… U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino led a caravan of SUVs through Chicago and into the suburbs Wednesday morning, making at least one arrest after making a surprise return to the city a day earlier and targeting immigrant communities. A caravan of SUVs with out-of-state license plates were seen traveling near [...]
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Updated with the judicial opinion and order granting summary judgement for Enyia
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Updated with a response from Chima Enyia
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Brace yourselves for the next electricity cost increase
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Brace yourselves for the next electricity cost increase
* Background is here if you need it. Bloomberg… The outcome of what was, until recently, an obscure US power market auction will be the subject of intense interest this week for electric generators, regulators and consumers alike. The results due late Wednesday will confirm what PJM Interconnection LLC — the nation’s largest grid operator, serving [...]
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Paul Vallas needs to apologize
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Paul Vallas needs to apologize
* Confirmed… I interrupt this City Council budget battle hearing to note that it looks like the lawsuit Paul Vallas brought against his campaign deputy for $680k has ended with a summary judgement for the defendant last week? pic.twitter.com/KawJxxh8ds — Chicago Bars (@chicagobars) December 16, 2025 Background… Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing [...]
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Catching up with the federal candidates
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Catching up with the federal candidates
* Click here for some background. Juliana Stratton took a swing at fellow Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi last night… With all due respect, Congressman, you had no issue accepting tens of thousands of dollars from the people profiting off of these raids. Accountability starts with you. You owe Illinoisans an explanation of where you donated the [...]
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Question of the day: 2025 Golden Horseshoe Awards
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* The 2025 Golden Horseshoe Award for Best Legislative Liaison goes to Allison Nickrent at IDPH… She has been through a ton of big issues over the years at the Department and always keeps a level head and collaborative attitude. She works extremely well with everyone under the Dome - legislators, lobbyists, advocacy groups, other agency [...]
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Isabel’s morning briefing
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* ICYMI: Pritzker signs transit overhaul bill. Evanston Now… - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a $1.5 billion transit overhaul package into law Tuesday, a month and a half after the legislature adopted the measure to save regional public transit from a catastrophic fiscal cliff. - Lawmakers say the new law will modernize Illinois’ transit system, increasing funding [...]
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Good morning!
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* NY Times… Joe Ely, a singer and songwriter from the vast flatness of West Texas whose mastery of the South’s varied musical traditions and paeans to the open road earned him the nickname Lord of the Highway and made him a leading artist in the development of the modern Americana sound, died on Monday at [...]
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
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Live coverage
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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* Capitol News Illinois… Illinois lawmakers vowed to keep fighting for protections against artificial intelligence after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to shield tech companies from state laws. Trump’s order targets state regulations, including several in Illinois, that he said are inconsistent with national policy on AI. Critics said Illinois will not be swayed [...]
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State report: Energy shortfalls loom in Illinois
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State report: Energy shortfalls loom in Illinois
* I went over this report with subscribers early today. Crain’s… Northern Illinois will soon transition from being a net exporter to a net importer of electricity and faces potential power shortages in the next several years. A new report prepared by several state agencies highlights the challenges facing energy customers in Illinois as the state [...]
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The TRiiBE (backup account)
7 days ago
So...
@support.bsky.team
still hasn't given any tangible help on how we can get access to our
@thetriibe.com
account again. It's going on a week now. Will be posting our stories from here in the meantime.
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