Alex Harrison
@alexhairysun.bsky.social
Reporter @evanstonroundtable.bsky.social, hyperfocusing on zoning + city gov + IL-9 • B/MSJ23 from Medill • NKY ➡️ Chicago • he/him
Read my stuff (or don't, I'm not your dad): https://evanstonroundtable.com/author/alex-harrison
Read my stuff (or don't, I'm not your dad): https://evanstonroundtable.com/author/alex-harrison
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Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
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Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
Having a very 2004 night
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Having a very 2004 night
Update on this: nevermind actually, the FOIA denial is reversed! City says it was done "in error." Please resume waiting with bated breath for these records to be released.
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Update on this: nevermind actually, the FOIA denial is reversed! City says it was done "in error." Please resume waiting with bated breath for these records to be released.
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Via @alexhairysun.bsky.social:
"EPD has been notified by the FBI that there is a federal investigation into the incident and will be serving the City and Department with legal process to prohibit release of incident and crash reports, BWC footage, and other evidence associated with this incident."
"EPD has been notified by the FBI that there is a federal investigation into the incident and will be serving the City and Department with legal process to prohibit release of incident and crash reports, BWC footage, and other evidence associated with this incident."
FBI investigating recent incident involving feds in Evanston, blocks city from releasing records - Evanston RoundTable
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into the car crash and subsequent confrontation between federal immigration agents and
evanstonroundtable.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Via @alexhairysun.bsky.social:
"EPD has been notified by the FBI that there is a federal investigation into the incident and will be serving the City and Department with legal process to prohibit release of incident and crash reports, BWC footage, and other evidence associated with this incident."
"EPD has been notified by the FBI that there is a federal investigation into the incident and will be serving the City and Department with legal process to prohibit release of incident and crash reports, BWC footage, and other evidence associated with this incident."
Essential reporting here from my colleague on how the national/regional crisis of federal immigration raids is intersecting with Evanston's local school financial crisis, leaving some of District 65's most vulnerable families out of the conversations around which schools will be closed:
“He has also been asking, ‘If daddy gets deported what will we do?’”
Evanston parents say Hispanic voices have been “pushed aside” during the school closure process — all as federal immigration crackdowns sow fear. My latest @evanstonroundtable.bsky.social:
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/05/w...
Evanston parents say Hispanic voices have been “pushed aside” during the school closure process — all as federal immigration crackdowns sow fear. My latest @evanstonroundtable.bsky.social:
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/05/w...
Willard two-way immersion families say Hispanic voices have been ‘pushed aside’ in school closure process - Evanston RoundTable
Editor’s note: The names Ramona and Beth in this story have been changed to protect the speakers' identities. Families of two-way Spanish/English
evanstonroundtable.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Essential reporting here from my colleague on how the national/regional crisis of federal immigration raids is intersecting with Evanston's local school financial crisis, leaving some of District 65's most vulnerable families out of the conversations around which schools will be closed:
Reposted by Alex Harrison
“He has also been asking, ‘If daddy gets deported what will we do?’”
Evanston parents say Hispanic voices have been “pushed aside” during the school closure process — all as federal immigration crackdowns sow fear. My latest @evanstonroundtable.bsky.social:
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/05/w...
Evanston parents say Hispanic voices have been “pushed aside” during the school closure process — all as federal immigration crackdowns sow fear. My latest @evanstonroundtable.bsky.social:
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/05/w...
Willard two-way immersion families say Hispanic voices have been ‘pushed aside’ in school closure process - Evanston RoundTable
Editor’s note: The names Ramona and Beth in this story have been changed to protect the speakers' identities. Families of two-way Spanish/English
evanstonroundtable.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“He has also been asking, ‘If daddy gets deported what will we do?’”
Evanston parents say Hispanic voices have been “pushed aside” during the school closure process — all as federal immigration crackdowns sow fear. My latest @evanstonroundtable.bsky.social:
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/05/w...
Evanston parents say Hispanic voices have been “pushed aside” during the school closure process — all as federal immigration crackdowns sow fear. My latest @evanstonroundtable.bsky.social:
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/05/w...
Shout-out to Rogers Park bike singing guy, always a treat
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Shout-out to Rogers Park bike singing guy, always a treat
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
Assuming ISBE isn't just suddenly slow to update, we (finally) have a final candidate count for Illinois' 9th Congressional District: 21 overall, with 17 Dems and 4 Reps
It's tied for most candidates in a single race with the U.S. Senate race, which has 14 Dems and 7 Reps
It's tied for most candidates in a single race with the U.S. Senate race, which has 14 Dems and 7 Reps
it is 5pm on the last day of illinois' candidate filing for the march primary, and yet another heretofore unknown candidate for IL-9 has just hit the ISBE database
this race is consistent to the bitter end, i suppose
this race is consistent to the bitter end, i suppose
November 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Assuming ISBE isn't just suddenly slow to update, we (finally) have a final candidate count for Illinois' 9th Congressional District: 21 overall, with 17 Dems and 4 Reps
It's tied for most candidates in a single race with the U.S. Senate race, which has 14 Dems and 7 Reps
It's tied for most candidates in a single race with the U.S. Senate race, which has 14 Dems and 7 Reps
it is 5pm on the last day of illinois' candidate filing for the march primary, and yet another heretofore unknown candidate for IL-9 has just hit the ISBE database
this race is consistent to the bitter end, i suppose
this race is consistent to the bitter end, i suppose
November 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
it is 5pm on the last day of illinois' candidate filing for the march primary, and yet another heretofore unknown candidate for IL-9 has just hit the ISBE database
this race is consistent to the bitter end, i suppose
this race is consistent to the bitter end, i suppose
Y'all forgot: the Bengals can always find a way to bungle
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Y'all forgot: the Bengals can always find a way to bungle
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This was a team effort at every stage and every level. So grateful to have coworkers this dedicated and talented -- we keep Evanston informed 💪💪💪
So proud to have tag-teamed this piece with @alexhairysun.bsky.social and Margo Milanowski. What exactly happened when Customs and Border Patrol agents were met by community members at an Evanston intersection on Friday afternoon?
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
Community members describe confrontation with federal agents - Evanston RoundTable
Evanston community clashes with federal immigration authorities after car crash. Residents detained, pepper spray used. Mayor demands review.
evanstonroundtable.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This was a team effort at every stage and every level. So grateful to have coworkers this dedicated and talented -- we keep Evanston informed 💪💪💪
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"She added that the agent who was driving also threatened three different times to mace her and the other detainees — while he and the other agents were still in the same car as them."
“The level of incompetence is frightening to me..."
"She added that the agent who was driving also threatened three different times to mace her and the other detainees — while he and the other agents were still in the same car as them."
“The level of incompetence is frightening to me..."
So proud to have tag-teamed this piece with @alexhairysun.bsky.social and Margo Milanowski. What exactly happened when Customs and Border Patrol agents were met by community members at an Evanston intersection on Friday afternoon?
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
Community members describe confrontation with federal agents - Evanston RoundTable
Evanston community clashes with federal immigration authorities after car crash. Residents detained, pepper spray used. Mayor demands review.
evanstonroundtable.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 AM
!!!
"She added that the agent who was driving also threatened three different times to mace her and the other detainees — while he and the other agents were still in the same car as them."
“The level of incompetence is frightening to me..."
"She added that the agent who was driving also threatened three different times to mace her and the other detainees — while he and the other agents were still in the same car as them."
“The level of incompetence is frightening to me..."
This was a team effort at every stage and every level. So grateful to have coworkers this dedicated and talented -- we keep Evanston informed 💪💪💪
So proud to have tag-teamed this piece with @alexhairysun.bsky.social and Margo Milanowski. What exactly happened when Customs and Border Patrol agents were met by community members at an Evanston intersection on Friday afternoon?
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
Community members describe confrontation with federal agents - Evanston RoundTable
Evanston community clashes with federal immigration authorities after car crash. Residents detained, pepper spray used. Mayor demands review.
evanstonroundtable.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This was a team effort at every stage and every level. So grateful to have coworkers this dedicated and talented -- we keep Evanston informed 💪💪💪
Reposted by Alex Harrison
So proud to have tag-teamed this piece with @alexhairysun.bsky.social and Margo Milanowski. What exactly happened when Customs and Border Patrol agents were met by community members at an Evanston intersection on Friday afternoon?
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
Community members describe confrontation with federal agents - Evanston RoundTable
Evanston community clashes with federal immigration authorities after car crash. Residents detained, pepper spray used. Mayor demands review.
evanstonroundtable.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
So proud to have tag-teamed this piece with @alexhairysun.bsky.social and Margo Milanowski. What exactly happened when Customs and Border Patrol agents were met by community members at an Evanston intersection on Friday afternoon?
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
I'm outside Evanston's Prieto Community Center at Oakton and Asbury, near where CBP agents arrested several residents after crashing their vehicle yesterday afternoon. A community vigil is set to start any minute now, with remarks from Mayor Daniel Biss and others
November 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'm outside Evanston's Prieto Community Center at Oakton and Asbury, near where CBP agents arrested several residents after crashing their vehicle yesterday afternoon. A community vigil is set to start any minute now, with remarks from Mayor Daniel Biss and others
Reposted by Alex Harrison
From an interview I did with an Evanston man who filmed the incident at Oakton/Asbury today:
From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
October 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
From an interview I did with an Evanston man who filmed the incident at Oakton/Asbury today:
Reposted by Alex Harrison
Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
Refreshing veto session news while we watch some guy bike down this thing called the megavalanche
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Refreshing veto session news while we watch some guy bike down this thing called the megavalanche
Reposted by Alex Harrison
I’d also let Shohei reach base 9 times
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’d also let Shohei reach base 9 times
Flown the coop: Evanston Popeyes-gate is officially over, as the fried chicken joint's zoning app has been fully and finally withdrawn. Nancy Floy, director of the neighboring Heartwood Center and the most vocal opponent of the Popeyes, has reached an agreement to buy the property instead. Story TK
October 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Flown the coop: Evanston Popeyes-gate is officially over, as the fried chicken joint's zoning app has been fully and finally withdrawn. Nancy Floy, director of the neighboring Heartwood Center and the most vocal opponent of the Popeyes, has reached an agreement to buy the property instead. Story TK
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Hi. Friendly reminder today as ICE is terrorizing multiple cities across the country at an accelerating pace—
Many of us are trying to get info out to locals in our areas *fast.* We do not always have time to explain neighborhoods/intersections to people thousands of miles away.
Many of us are trying to get info out to locals in our areas *fast.* We do not always have time to explain neighborhoods/intersections to people thousands of miles away.
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hi. Friendly reminder today as ICE is terrorizing multiple cities across the country at an accelerating pace—
Many of us are trying to get info out to locals in our areas *fast.* We do not always have time to explain neighborhoods/intersections to people thousands of miles away.
Many of us are trying to get info out to locals in our areas *fast.* We do not always have time to explain neighborhoods/intersections to people thousands of miles away.
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We know we sound like a broken record beating the "local reporter" drum and yes plenty of local reporting is copaganda, garbage, etc but we simply promise you that you will find clearer, more accurate information from people in the area vs REDALERTSNEWSGUY20000
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We know we sound like a broken record beating the "local reporter" drum and yes plenty of local reporting is copaganda, garbage, etc but we simply promise you that you will find clearer, more accurate information from people in the area vs REDALERTSNEWSGUY20000