News: A prison company that’s been the target of lawsuits and a federal investigation is now hiring staff to support Trump’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area. CoreCivic is paying workers in Chicago and Broadview $37/hr to help facilitate deportations. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

We’ve asked the Trump administration repeatedly for a full list of those arrested under the current immigration crackdown in Chicago. Instead, theI’ve trickled out news releases and statements with detainees they call “the worst of the worst.” So we made a database and fact-checked their claims.

NEWS: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents weren’t wearing body cameras during the deadly shooting of a Mexican immigrant last week in the suburbs because a program requiring them was scrapped by the Trump administration. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Gov. JB Pritzker ripped the feds Monday for clamming up about who’s investigating a fatal shooting by an immigration agent in Franklin Park — part of a larger lack of transparency over the use of force by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. trib.al/eqNWTKp

NEWS: The Trump administration touted “the worst of the worst” arrested so far in the “Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement operation in Chicago. Turns out, some were actually arrested in Indiana and Kentucky. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

NEW: More details on Trump's Chicago immigration blitz. -230 agents arrive from LA this weekend w/ 140 unmarked vehicles -30 already arrived and are practicing crowd control with shields/flashbangs -agents will leave base daily by 5 a.m. -new no-fly zone at NSGL to keep away news choppers/drones

NEW: Flash-bang grenades and early morning raids: How Trump is planning to target Chicago, from ace reporter @vimiller.bsky.social. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

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Chicago’s O Block, made infamous by rappers like Chief Keef, has seen more shootings than any other block since 2010. But with crime falling, residents say they feel safer and scoff at the notion that President Trump’s plan to send the National Guard would make things better. tinyurl.com/3595ynr2

NEWS: A Moroccan national who posed as a relative of Pablo Escobar and rubbed shoulders with Chicago’s rich and famous is accused of bilking an investor out of millions after falsely promising to spend the money on a marijuana grow operation and a shipping container business. tinyurl.com/yryku4z3

Tune into Violet talking about her scoop on the Trump administration's plans for Chicago: chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

ICE agents and possibly National Guard troops would operate out of a naval base in the suburbs next month as part of President Donald Trump's plan to target Chicago, officials have been told. trib.al/w5fiXtF

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.

NEWS: Federal immigration agents and possibly National Guard troops would operate out of a suburban naval base for much of next month as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to target Chicago, @vimiller.bsky.social reports. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

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, the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ have found. trib.al/5B6Zrlf

Good grief — CPD told state investigators Ofc. Krystal Rivera was shot and killed by an armed suspect, not her own police partner. @peternickeas.bsky.social @schuba.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/08/22/c...

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.

After Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera was killed in June by Officer Carlos Baker, officials told the Illinois Department of Labor she’d been gunned down by a barricaded suspect. The police still haven’t corrected that.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, Chicago's police oversight agency, took years to investigate six cops and found they should face dismissal. But after pushback from the top cop and the naming of a new COPA chief, the recommendations were wiped out. tinyurl.com/33tbm5hy

Helluva story here, worth your time.

NEWS: The Chicago cop who fatally shot his partner and allegedly attacked a female officer at a Wicker Park bar has offered his version of what happened at the bar — saying he’s the victim, harassed by two women over the shooting and called “a murderer.” chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Ofc. Carlos Baker, who killed his partner Krystal Rivera earlier this summer, then was accused of punching an off-duty officer outside a bar over the weekend, now stripped of police powers. #chicago @schuba.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social

Officer Carlos Baker has been stripped of his police powers. Baker fatally shot his partner Krystal Rivera and was accused of attacking a female officer this week. He's also under investigation for allegedly seeking video of that incident and claiming he was investigating it. tinyurl.com/2rdx49ms

NEWS: Carlos Baker, the Chicago police officer who shot and killed his partner Krystal Rivera during a foot pursuit earlier this year, allegedly attacked a female officer late Sunday at a bar in Wicker Park. tinyurl.com/2rdx49ms

Ava Hudson, a trans woman, eagerly joined the short-staffed CTA to get the stability, benefits and hiring bonus that would pay for her independence and ongoing transition after years of scraping by. Instead, she found an environment that was not inclusive or supportive, records show.

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. chicago.suntimes.com/police-refor...

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has taken more direct control of the department after diminishing the role of his top deputy this week. H/T @ckubzansky.bsky.social who had the scoop chicago.suntimes.com/police-refor...

"The lawsuit notes that the name of Officer Krystal Rivera was placed on those inventory records even though she had nothing to do with the recovery of the guns, in an attempt to make it more difficult to track the Glock 21 pistol’s disappearance and hinder recovery efforts.” 1/2

New: A woman shot with a Glock that had been stolen from CPD's Gresham District station and then used in a series of shootings has sued the city, saying the gun was stolen by cops and its theft covered up. One officer named (supervising sgt) alongside city + other unnamed officers. #chicago

“CPD Officers are also not immune to the allure of Glock pistols,” the lawsuit says.

A woman who was shot with a Glock handgun that had been stolen from a South Side police station and then was used in a series of violent crimes has sued the city of Chicago, saying the gun was taken by police, and the theft was covered up. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

A Chicago police officer who faced dismissal after testing positive for marijuana can remain on the job, the Chicago Police Board ruled in its first weed-related decision since the drug was legalized. https://trib.al/LJP2ov5

A mandatory evacuation has been ordered Tuesday afternoon at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in the Loop after a man armed with a knife is threatening to harm themselves in the lobby area, officials said.

A Chicago police officer who faced dismissal after testing positive for marijuana can remain on the job, the Chicago Police Board ruled in its first weed-related decision since the drug was legalized. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Federal officials didn’t violate the constitution when they enforced a gun ban against an immigrant without legal status from Mexico, the U.S. appeals court in Chicago decided earlier this month. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Before Shaniqua Kinnard was found beaten and strangled inside her Far South Side apartment last week, she made it clear to officials that she was living in fear of the man who’s now charged with her killing. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/0...

City Hall wouldn't pay $14 million for cop overtime. Now, it might have to pay at least $195 million. Story by @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

!!! Lawyers for Chicago Housing Authority used ChatGPT to cite nonexistent court case. Outstanding story from Lizzie Kane that raises even more questions about problems with nation’s third largest housing authority www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/17/c...

The issue has been debated for years since Anjanette Young was handcuffed and forced to stand naked while a team of police officers mistakenly raided her home. https://trib.al/UL82COx

"Scare tactic": U.S. Department of Homeland Security vans swarmed the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture parking lot Tuesday and engaged in "Gestapo-style intimidation to our staff," said Veronica Ocasio, a museum director. https://trib.al/L1J7iP8

chicago.suntimes.com/2025/07/02/f... A week after @peternickeas.bsky.social @schuba.bsky.social and I published our story about the background of the cop who shot and killed his partner, the woman's family has allied with a powerful law firm calling for an independent investigation into her death

News: Family of slain Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera, shot in back by fellow officer, wants independent investigation. chicago.suntimes.com/2025/07/02/f...

The Chicago police officer who accidentally shot+killed his partner earlier this month was accused of flashing a gun at a woman while she was on a date with another man at a North Side bar. This was during his probationary period when CPD could have summarily fired him. #chicago

Since Trump returned to the White House, officials leading his mass deportation push have repeatedly asked Chicago police for immigrants' arrest records. CPD has handed over documents that include the names, addresses and country of origin of those targeted by DHS, ICE and CBP. tinyurl.com/4tw47b94

As crime spiked during the pandemic, the teenage SRT Boys grew into one of the most prolific carjacking crews in Chicago. The streets were theirs. And they didn’t care who knew it. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Congratulations to all of my colleagues from @wbez.org and @chicago.suntimes.com who won a prestigious EWA Award for their coverage of Chicago’s historic first school board election ewa.org/awards/data-...

A Chicago police officer and former University of Illinois quarterback was taken into custody Wednesday after he was allegedly caught stealing baseball cards from a Meijer in Evergreen Park. He was quickly stripped of his policing powers. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

A Chicago police recruit was charged with a felony when he was allegedly found with crack cocaine during a simulated pat-down at the police academy. The charges were dropped Monday after testing revealed the drugs were phony, his lawyer said. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

NEWS: A "social equity" pot firm that's primed to open a Cookies dispensary in Bolingbrook is linked to clout-heavy Chicago businessman Carmen Rossi and Alex Acevedo, a son of ex-state Rep. Eddie Acevedo, who was convicted of federal tax crimes. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Are you a Chicago resident who saw your property taxes skyrocket the last few years? I’m looking to talk to folks for a story on both the appeals process and shifting tax burden between businesses/homeowners, so reply or send me a DM if either applies and you’d be interested!