Casey He
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Reviewing her first year in office, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke defends the increased requests for detention and pushed back at the Trump administration’s repeated assertions that Chicago is crime-ridden.
Cook County’s top prosecutor touts increase in pretrial detention, urges electronic monitoring reform
chicago.suntimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Reviewing her first year in office, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke defends the increased requests for detention and pushed back at the Trump administration’s repeated assertions that Chicago is crime-ridden.
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Workers at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry have voted to approve their first union contract. The contract includes a pay raise that averages 8% for all union members.
Museum of Science and Industry workers ratify first union contract
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Workers at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry have voted to approve their first union contract. The contract includes a pay raise that averages 8% for all union members.
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Local organizations are sharing lessons learned here and in Los Angeles with rapid-response teams in the Charlotte area, where federal agents began operations over the weekend. "Education is key," one organizer said.
As immigration enforcement surges in N.C., battle-tested Chicago groups share advice, whistles
chicago.suntimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Local organizations are sharing lessons learned here and in Los Angeles with rapid-response teams in the Charlotte area, where federal agents began operations over the weekend. "Education is key," one organizer said.
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Pastor Luke Harris-Ferree and the Rev. Michael Woolf were arrested Friday while trying to meet and pray with detainees. They call on Gov. JB Pritzker to answer for the excessive use of force by police who aided ICE.
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Pastors speak of brutality of arrests at hands of local cops at Broadview ICE facility
Pastor Luke Harris-Ferree and the Rev. Michael Woolf were arrested Friday while trying to meet and pray with detainees. They call on Gov. JB Pritzker to answer for the excessive use of force by police who aided ICE.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Pastor Luke Harris-Ferree and the Rev. Michael Woolf were arrested Friday while trying to meet and pray with detainees. They call on Gov. JB Pritzker to answer for the excessive use of force by police who aided ICE.
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The heavily blurred videos, released Friday, confirmed the Sun-Times’ earlier reporting that Chicago Police Department officers were ordered not to respond “per the chief of patrol.”
Chicago police told to hold back after Border Patrol shooting in Brighton Park, body-camera footage shows
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The heavily blurred videos, released Friday, confirmed the Sun-Times’ earlier reporting that Chicago Police Department officers were ordered not to respond “per the chief of patrol.”
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Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
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Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
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Airlines are bracing for mass cancellations as unpaid air traffic controllers strain under a historic government shutdown, while anxious fliers wait to learn if their weekend plans will take off.
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Chicago air travelers on edge ahead of FAA's planned 10% air traffic cuts
Airlines are bracing for mass cancellations as unpaid air traffic controllers strain under a historic government shutdown, while anxious fliers wait to learn if their weekend plans will take off.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Airlines are bracing for mass cancellations as unpaid air traffic controllers strain under a historic government shutdown, while anxious fliers wait to learn if their weekend plans will take off.
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Nearly 2 million people in Illinois may lose food assistance starting Saturday because of the government shutdown. The state and food pantries say they can’t match the $350 million that SNAP provides each month.
Two Illinois moms among millions facing SNAP cutoff as pantries say: ‘We cannot meet this need’
Nearly 2 million people in Illinois may lose food assistance starting Saturday because of the government shutdown. The state and food pantries say they can’t match the $350 million that SNAP provides each month.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Nearly 2 million people in Illinois may lose food assistance starting Saturday because of the government shutdown. The state and food pantries say they can’t match the $350 million that SNAP provides each month.
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Elected officials, community leaders and residents speak out against federal agents who they say are “terrorizing a progressive sanctuary city.” On Friday, five people without legal status were arrested in the area.
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Hundreds attend Evanston vigil after feds’ Halloween arrests: ‘This neighborhood was under attack’
Elected officials, community leaders and residents speak out against federal agents who they say are “terrorizing a progressive sanctuary city.” On Friday, five people without legal status were arrested in the area.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Elected officials, community leaders and residents speak out against federal agents who they say are “terrorizing a progressive sanctuary city.” On Friday, five people without legal status were arrested in the area.
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Two mechanical registers built in the 1940s were used at the Andersonville bar and restaurant for decades. Now, owner Michael Roper wants to give them a second life.
Hopleaf owner searches for a new home for two 100-pound, vintage cash registers
Two mechanical registers built in the 1940s were used at the Andersonville bar and restaurant for decades. Now, owner Michael Roper wants to give them a second life.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Two mechanical registers built in the 1940s were used at the Andersonville bar and restaurant for decades. Now, owner Michael Roper wants to give them a second life.
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Border Patrol agents intentionally rammed their vehicle into a car they were pursuing in Chicago’s Southeast Side on Tuesday, causing the car to spin and crash.
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What to know about PIT, the driving maneuver feds used in Southeast Side car chase
After Border Patrol agents rammed a car they were pursuing, causing it to spin and crash, on Tuesday, the Chicago community raised questions and concerns about the controversial tactic.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Border Patrol agents intentionally rammed their vehicle into a car they were pursuing in Chicago’s Southeast Side on Tuesday, causing the car to spin and crash.
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About 300 swimmers plunged into the Chicago River on Sunday morning for the first organized open-water swim in almost a century as spectators lined the Dearborn and Clark Street bridges and the Riverwalk. trib.al/E9iySPs
Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century
About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say they'll donate $100,000 to ALS research and $50,000 to fund swim lessons for about 2,000 youths at the Salvation Army’s Kroc Center.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
About 300 swimmers plunged into the Chicago River on Sunday morning for the first organized open-water swim in almost a century as spectators lined the Dearborn and Clark Street bridges and the Riverwalk. trib.al/E9iySPs
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North Texas fugitive Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, charged in the death of her 6-year-old son, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, authorities announced Tuesday.
Mother of missing Everman boy added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
Police have said Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, 6, was last seen alive in October 2022, but wasn’t reported missing until a welfare check was conducted at his family’s...
www.dallasnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
North Texas fugitive Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, charged in the death of her 6-year-old son, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, authorities announced Tuesday.
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Thousands of Dallas-Fort Worth area residents protested in rallies across North Texas on Saturday as part of a nationwide mobilization against the policies of President Donald Trump’s administration.
Here’s what to know about the nationwide “No Kings” protests.
Here’s what to know about the nationwide “No Kings” protests.
What to know about the ‘No Kings’ protests across the U.S. today
No Kings protests were held Saturday in nearly 2,000 places across the U.S. The protests were planned on the same day as the military parade in D.C. that...
www.dallasnews.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thousands of Dallas-Fort Worth area residents protested in rallies across North Texas on Saturday as part of a nationwide mobilization against the policies of President Donald Trump’s administration.
Here’s what to know about the nationwide “No Kings” protests.
Here’s what to know about the nationwide “No Kings” protests.
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so this is that horse-race journalism we’ve heard so much about
May 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
so this is that horse-race journalism we’ve heard so much about
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May 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Three newly-elected councilmembers, Alds. Shawn Iles (3rd), Parielle Davis (7th) and Matt Rodgers (8th), formally joined Evanston City Council at the inauguration ceremony Monday.
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Three new councilmembers, incumbents sworn in as Evanston’s 82nd City Council Three new members sworn in to Evanston City Council
Members of Evanston’s 82nd City Council were inaugurated Monday, beginning a four-year term that is slated to shape key city initiatives like Envision Evanston 2045 and the future home of city operati...
dailynorthwestern.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Three newly-elected councilmembers, Alds. Shawn Iles (3rd), Parielle Davis (7th) and Matt Rodgers (8th), formally joined Evanston City Council at the inauguration ceremony Monday.
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How to leak to a journalist!
featuring a bunch of good advice from those who know: @marisakabas.bsky.social @amandabecker.bsky.social @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social @rmac.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @juliaangwin.com @benmullin.bsky.social & @maxtani.bsky.social
featuring a bunch of good advice from those who know: @marisakabas.bsky.social @amandabecker.bsky.social @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social @rmac.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @juliaangwin.com @benmullin.bsky.social & @maxtani.bsky.social
How to leak to a journalist
Planning to leak? Read these tips first.
www.niemanlab.org
April 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
How to leak to a journalist!
featuring a bunch of good advice from those who know: @marisakabas.bsky.social @amandabecker.bsky.social @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social @rmac.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @juliaangwin.com @benmullin.bsky.social & @maxtani.bsky.social
featuring a bunch of good advice from those who know: @marisakabas.bsky.social @amandabecker.bsky.social @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social @rmac.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @juliaangwin.com @benmullin.bsky.social & @maxtani.bsky.social
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lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
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November 26, 2024 at 12:49 PM
lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
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