Chicago Tonight | Week in Review: Remembering Jesse Jackson; Pritzker Pitches $56B Budget, with @mitchtrout.bsky.social @afrodip.bsky.social @heathercherone.bsky.social @mikepuentenews.bsky.social & host @ndblumberg.bsky.social

It's five months since Trump brought Operation Midway Blitz to Chicago, three months since the feds left. The Sun-Times' @araceligomezaldana.bsky.social and @mikepuentenews.bsky.social talked to Chicagoans about how life has changed, the fallout of the Blitz. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Four months ago, Marimar Martinez sat wounded as a criminal defendant in a criminal courtroom. Now cleared of all charges, she’s going to Trump’s State of the Union, but as a guest of a Democratic congressman. UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

❌🧊 Marimar Martinez was shot by Border Patrol in Chicago and survived. Today she told her horrific story before Congress.

Between IU today and the Bears tomorrow, I’ve never seen Northwest Indiana more excited! Nearly every sports bar and restaurant is packed!

GOP-controlled Indiana Senate rejects mid-decade redistricting despite push by President Trump and threats made to senators. Democrats hold two of 9 Congressional seats, including 1st District in Northwest Indiana.

Awaiting arrival of US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to the Gary/Chicago International Airport this morning to give an update of Operation Midway Blitz. She is expected to be joined by Indiana Governor Mike Braun.

A tense scene in downtown Chicago as Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino exists the Dirksen Federal Building after hearing with judge. 

Bovino told her the issue with making sure everyone has body cams is "getting the equipment" and "dispersal of the equipment." But Ellis is explaining how "the camera is your friend."

JUST IN: Federal judge tells U.S. Border Patrol Gregory Bovino to have his own body-worn camera by Friday. Bovino told her he has no camera, and he's not been trained to use one.

Less than a dozen protesters are outside the Dirksen Federal building ahead of U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Balvino’s appearance before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago this morning.

Where can I find these best tamales in Chicago?

The Trump administration has appealed a federal judge's refusal to invalidate the state, city and county laws designed to protect undocumented immigrants in Chicago by prohibiting local law enforcement officials from helping federal agents. Background, from three months ago, for @wttw.bsky.social:

DHS agents shot a woman at a protest in Chicago one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5562...

NewsNation now showing propaganda videos with FBI and Border Patrol in Chicago. It’s not journalism, it’s propaganda.

New Puffalo, Weed Capitol of the USA www.npr.org/2025/09/03/n...

Chicago Tonight | Week in Review: RTA Eyes Stopgap Funding to Avoid Service Cuts; Pleas for Flood Relief in Chicago, with John Pletz, @taliasoglin.bsky.social @sophiesherry.bsky.social @mikepuentenews.bsky.social & host @ndblumberg.bsky.social

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I’m back on Blue Sky!

Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.

Indiana lawmakers doing a great job at destroying Indiana University.

Tomorrow, join us on the Library's 2nd floor for the 21st Annual COAS Student Research Conference. The event will feature panels, posters, and an opportunity to try out Virtual Reality! This year’s keynote speaker is @mikepuentenews.bsky.social from @wbez.org northwest.iu.edu/coas/related...

At FOIA Fest in Chicago, sponsored by the Chicago Headline Club. Sold out event at Northwestern University’s downtown campus to assists journalists about accessing and obtaining public documents. It’s sold out so journalism is alive and well!

Ten journalism organizations in Chicago got together to discuss ways to protect journalists during these times. Thank you to all including the Chicago Headline Club and the Field Foundation of Illinois!

This event is open to all journalists in the Chicago area. Please send me a message if you would like to attend. Thank you.

I'm proud to have helped put together this unique event.

Black-owned bookstores in Chicago struggle now after 2020 surge 'as if supporting us was a trend' chicago.suntimes.com/books/2025/0... by @mariahrush.bsky.social

Small but feisty group in Northwest Indiana protesting the policies of President Trump on Presidents’ Day. Listen for my report on WBEZ. (Michael Puente/WBEZ)

AP will continue to call it Gulf of Mexico! www.ap.org/the-definiti...

Musk & Trump are working to dismantle our government, concentrate all power in the White House, and destroy programs that protect our health, security, freedoms. On Feb 5th, 1000+ people joined Indivisible Chicago's rally to send a message to our senators & the world. Photos: @pgoyette.bsky.social

Anchoring Sunday morning on WBEZ! What is on your Super Bowl menu? Who has the best pizza in Chicago? My favorite: Connie’s!

I AM STEALING FROM YOU. Posters around DC tell straight facts about Elon Musk. Via @maddow.msnbc.com

Proud to be organizing this for the Chicago Headline Club, in conjunction with the Chicago Journalists Association and the Field Foundation of Illinois.

Trump and his MAGA Republican controlled Congress want to privatize the VA. Elon Musk's DOGE wants to cut VA medical services. Protect our veterans and don't let them take away healthcare! #SaveVeteransHealthCare

Jaunetzin Vazquez is the owner of El Charro De San Francisco on 106th Street on Chicago’s far Southeast side near Indiana. He says business is hurting because people are scared to come out due to the presence of ICE. Hear his story at 6:45 am and 8:45 am on WBEZ 91.5 fm or WBEZ.org.

!!! // Immigration agents attempted to enter Hamline Elementary School in Chicago, school district says. But a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was not their agency that attempted to enter the school. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Fun segment on holiday drinks including my favorite coquito! www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...

Guest-hosting Reset today on WBEZ. We talk CPS CEO firing; Mike Madigan trial; Santa’s Chicago connection and Coquito!

Super red State of Indiana is ok with death penalty but not abortion. Why is one acceptable but not the other? www.archindy.org/criterion/lo...

Enjoy South Florida. I’m told it winter time here. 10 inches of imaginary snow predicted. 😃

Nippon Steel — good or bad thing to buy U.S. Steel?

12 years since the passing of Jenni Rivera. I wrote this book back in 2014, two years after her passing. You can still find it on Amazon.