Ari Soglin
@arisoglin.bsky.social
Assistant managing editor-Platforms at Chicago Sun-Times; former Bay Area journalist. Journalism | Chicago | Cubs (esp. from the bleachers).
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Yes, @profgalloway.com just rocked a Chicago Public Media crop top...
Here’s to public media — in Chicago and across the country! @wbez.org
#PivotTour
Here’s to public media — in Chicago and across the country! @wbez.org
#PivotTour
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Yes, @profgalloway.com just rocked a Chicago Public Media crop top...
Here’s to public media — in Chicago and across the country! @wbez.org
#PivotTour
Here’s to public media — in Chicago and across the country! @wbez.org
#PivotTour
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Here at Northcenter Town Square where 100-200 community members including families and young children are rallying after a teacher was taken by federal law enforcement from a local daycare this morning.
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Here at Northcenter Town Square where 100-200 community members including families and young children are rallying after a teacher was taken by federal law enforcement from a local daycare this morning.
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Tyler and I are out here at the rally where the crowd has about doubled since this first post. Easily 400+ people.
Group is chanting “no hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here.”
Group is chanting “no hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here.”
Here at Northcenter Town Square where 100-200 community members including families and young children are rallying after a teacher was taken by federal law enforcement from a local daycare this morning.
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Tyler and I are out here at the rally where the crowd has about doubled since this first post. Easily 400+ people.
Group is chanting “no hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here.”
Group is chanting “no hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here.”
Follow @jonseidel.bsky.social's reporting on the legal cases arising out of the federal deportation campaign in Chicago, and you, too, may want to become a @chicago.suntimes.com member.
Jon, thanks so much for your reporting. In gratitude for your work, I made a donation to the @chicago.suntimes.com.
To others appreciating Jon's work, I've provided the link below.
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Become a Chicago Sun-Times member today!
The Chicago Sun-Times is now a non-profit news organization that is free and accessible for anyone to read.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Follow @jonseidel.bsky.social's reporting on the legal cases arising out of the federal deportation campaign in Chicago, and you, too, may want to become a @chicago.suntimes.com member.
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U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is at Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Tuesday for a status hearing as part of an ongoing lawsuit over the feds’ treatment of protesters during the ongoing immigration blitz.
🔴 LIVE updates: trib.al/Y0WEg3j
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October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is at Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Tuesday for a status hearing as part of an ongoing lawsuit over the feds’ treatment of protesters during the ongoing immigration blitz.
🔴 LIVE updates: trib.al/Y0WEg3j
🔴 LIVE updates: trib.al/Y0WEg3j
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Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino expected in Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse today in tear gas case.
There are already a lot of cameras in the lobby.
Preview from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
There are already a lot of cameras in the lobby.
Preview from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino expected in federal court today in tear gas case
The top U.S. Border Patrol commander has been ordered to appear at 10 a.m.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino expected in Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse today in tear gas case.
There are already a lot of cameras in the lobby.
Preview from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
There are already a lot of cameras in the lobby.
Preview from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to undo an order that has blocked it from deploying National Guard troops within Illinois for more than a week.
Trump asks Supreme Court to step in so he can deploy National Guard to Illinois
The federal appeals court in Chicago found this week that “the facts do not justify the president’s actions in Illinois” under the law and declared that "political opposition is not rebellion."
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October 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to undo an order that has blocked it from deploying National Guard troops within Illinois for more than a week.
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Several social media posts erroneously claim that Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the salt trucks along Chicago’s expressways to block ICE operations. But that's not true.
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No, Chicago salt trucks are not being used to interfere with ICE
The salt trucks were positioned in Grant Park for the Taste of Chicago festival and weekend protests. Several social media posts are erroneously claiming Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the salt trucks along Chicago's expressways to create a block ICE operations.
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September 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Several social media posts erroneously claim that Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the salt trucks along Chicago’s expressways to block ICE operations. But that's not true.
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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
-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
Flash-bang grenades and early morning raids: How Trump is planning to target Chicago
Hundreds of federal agents are being sent to a suburban naval base from Los Angeles, where an immigration blitz this summer spurred protests that pushed Trump to call in the National Guard. Trump has ...
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September 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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
-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
Strong reporting and writing on these two stories, the first by Mary Norkol and the second by @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, make both great Sunday reads. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
Founders of Chicago's premier AIDS unit gleam over decades of progress, as Trump cripples research
Unit 371 at Illinois Masonic Hospital was a major treatment center for AIDS and inspired similar wards in Chicago and across the country.
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August 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Strong reporting and writing on these two stories, the first by Mary Norkol and the second by @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, make both great Sunday reads. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
The fire station across from Wrigley Field provided some relief from the heat after Saturday’s game. Just walk on by and take a quick cold shower. #Chicago #chicagocubs
June 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The fire station across from Wrigley Field provided some relief from the heat after Saturday’s game. Just walk on by and take a quick cold shower. #Chicago #chicagocubs
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'No Kings' protests are coming to Chicago and the suburbs Saturday. The Chicago rally will start at Daley Plaza around noon. Follow along here for live updates.
'No Kings' protests coming to Chicago and suburbs Saturday: Live updates
The Chicago rally will start at Daley Plaza around noon.
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June 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
'No Kings' protests are coming to Chicago and the suburbs Saturday. The Chicago rally will start at Daley Plaza around noon. Follow along here for live updates.
The amateur meteorologists in the left field bleachers are debating whether this is fog or mist. #ChicagoWeather #ChicagoCubs
May 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The amateur meteorologists in the left field bleachers are debating whether this is fog or mist. #ChicagoWeather #ChicagoCubs
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Today's front page.
May 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today's front page.
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Pope Leo XIV will always be Father Bob to Heidi Skokal. Her dad was close friends with Robert Francis Prevost for decades. The two were die-hard Sox fans. When her father was sick and dying from pancreatic cancer, Prevost called him and the family often.
Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV — 'He's one of us'
While Robert Francis Prevost didn’t attend St. Rita of Cascia High School in Ashburn, his connection to the school runs deep. In the 1980s, he was a substitute and summer school teacher at the school…
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May 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Pope Leo XIV will always be Father Bob to Heidi Skokal. Her dad was close friends with Robert Francis Prevost for decades. The two were die-hard Sox fans. When her father was sick and dying from pancreatic cancer, Prevost called him and the family often.
Cubs jump the gun and get an X “community note.” Leo the Lip was a Cub but Pope Leo XIV rooted for the Sox.
May 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Cubs jump the gun and get an X “community note.” Leo the Lip was a Cub but Pope Leo XIV rooted for the Sox.
Here’s @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social ‘s story from a week ago with all the background on Robert Prevost, the new pope and a Chicago native.
From the south suburbs to helping choose the next pope
Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South Side church. "Even as a young teenager, he knew what he wanted to do and wh...
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May 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Here’s @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social ‘s story from a week ago with all the background on Robert Prevost, the new pope and a Chicago native.
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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!
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!
May 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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!
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!
My colleagues spent months looking at violent, unprovoked attacks by mentally ill people in Chicago — how existing systems are failing them and their victims. An important story, and one that's worth your time and worth sharing with others.
Our series on several odd, shocking, unprovoked attacks in downtown Chicago has finally posted in full on this landing page:
(Note: the Chicago Sun-Times has no paywall.)
(1/9)
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How the failures of a mental health system can have deadly consequences
An investigation into how the failures of a mental health system can have deadly consequences.
chicago.suntimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My colleagues spent months looking at violent, unprovoked attacks by mentally ill people in Chicago — how existing systems are failing them and their victims. An important story, and one that's worth your time and worth sharing with others.
While the Cubs’ new baby blues are a huge improvement over the navy City Connect uniforms, I agree that elegant home whites (and road grays) feel special and that all these alternate unis are just a hot mess.
Sports uniforms are out of control, including Cubs' new alternates honoring Expos ... er ... electric blues.
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Sports uniforms are out of control, including Cubs' new alternates honoring Expos ... er ... electric blues
In pursuit of the precious dollar, teams are donning so many uniforms that some not only look silly, they’re unidentifiable.
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April 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
While the Cubs’ new baby blues are a huge improvement over the navy City Connect uniforms, I agree that elegant home whites (and road grays) feel special and that all these alternate unis are just a hot mess.
Facebook and Shake Shack might want to have a conversation about ad placement.
March 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Facebook and Shake Shack might want to have a conversation about ad placement.
