Caroline Kubzansky
@ckubzansky.bsky.social
Criminal justice for the Chicago Tribune, ckubzansky@chicagotribune.com. @ctguild.bsky.social. Consulting maps from earlier days
"...emerging from an extended blackout, I'd walked out into the early spring in Portland, Oregon and seen flowers in a planter on the corner. I thought to myself then: 'you don't seem to have died yet, fancy that.'"
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January 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
"...emerging from an extended blackout, I'd walked out into the early spring in Portland, Oregon and seen flowers in a planter on the corner. I thought to myself then: 'you don't seem to have died yet, fancy that.'"
@themountaingoats.bsky.social
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There were five shootings that left a total of six people wounded and no homicides last night, per CPD.
CPD officers had their regular days off canceled and are doing 12-hour shifts for New Year's Eve, per citywide dept. message from Chief of Patrol Jon Hein.
Order is effective 6 a.m.-6 a.m. Follows a pre-Thanksgiving weekend that saw nine teenagers shot in the Loop after the city tree lighting.
Order is effective 6 a.m.-6 a.m. Follows a pre-Thanksgiving weekend that saw nine teenagers shot in the Loop after the city tree lighting.
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
There were five shootings that left a total of six people wounded and no homicides last night, per CPD.
CPD officers had their regular days off canceled and are doing 12-hour shifts for New Year's Eve, per citywide dept. message from Chief of Patrol Jon Hein.
Order is effective 6 a.m.-6 a.m. Follows a pre-Thanksgiving weekend that saw nine teenagers shot in the Loop after the city tree lighting.
Order is effective 6 a.m.-6 a.m. Follows a pre-Thanksgiving weekend that saw nine teenagers shot in the Loop after the city tree lighting.
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
CPD officers had their regular days off canceled and are doing 12-hour shifts for New Year's Eve, per citywide dept. message from Chief of Patrol Jon Hein.
Order is effective 6 a.m.-6 a.m. Follows a pre-Thanksgiving weekend that saw nine teenagers shot in the Loop after the city tree lighting.
Order is effective 6 a.m.-6 a.m. Follows a pre-Thanksgiving weekend that saw nine teenagers shot in the Loop after the city tree lighting.
News: On Day 2 of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s chaotic return to Chicago earlier this month, a CBP supervisor dialed 911 as a convoy of federal vehicles sped north on Lake Shore Drive.
Records capture CPD, OEMC coordination with the feds as they headed to Evanston.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/a...
Records capture CPD, OEMC coordination with the feds as they headed to Evanston.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/a...
‘Help is on the way’: Audio captures Border Patrol, 911 dispatchers before CPD response
On the second day of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s brief, chaotic return to Chicago earlier this month, a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol supervisor dialed 911 as a convoy of federal vehicles sped no…
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December 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
News: On Day 2 of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s chaotic return to Chicago earlier this month, a CBP supervisor dialed 911 as a convoy of federal vehicles sped north on Lake Shore Drive.
Records capture CPD, OEMC coordination with the feds as they headed to Evanston.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/a...
Records capture CPD, OEMC coordination with the feds as they headed to Evanston.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/a...
Listening: "It's So Quiet Without You," by Raynes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEba...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEba...
It's So Quiet Without You
YouTube video by Raynes - Topic
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December 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Listening: "It's So Quiet Without You," by Raynes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEba...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEba...
Art I am thinking about (a few days late): "little tree" by E.E. Cummings.
"who found you in the green forest/and were you very sorry to come away?/see I will comfort you/because you smell so sweetly"
"who found you in the green forest/and were you very sorry to come away?/see I will comfort you/because you smell so sweetly"
December 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Art I am thinking about (a few days late): "little tree" by E.E. Cummings.
"who found you in the green forest/and were you very sorry to come away?/see I will comfort you/because you smell so sweetly"
"who found you in the green forest/and were you very sorry to come away?/see I will comfort you/because you smell so sweetly"
Hope you are all as filled with joy this Monday as Emi and her buddies
December 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hope you are all as filled with joy this Monday as Emi and her buddies
Reposted by Caroline Kubzansky
Chicago violence continued to plummet in 2025 despite high-profile crimes www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/29/2...
Chicago violence continued to plummet in 2025 despite high-profile crimes
Despite some headline-grabbing mayhem, Chicago’s gun violence fell to levels not seen in a decade in 2025, with a homicide total roughly half what it was just four years ago.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Chicago violence continued to plummet in 2025 despite high-profile crimes www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/29/2...
I am seven kinds of in love with Chicago, especially in times like these.
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am seven kinds of in love with Chicago, especially in times like these.
I think about this number constantly
Chicago homicides in 2025: 402 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
Chicago homicides in 2025: 402 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Dec. 20, 2025.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I think about this number constantly
Art I am thinking about: "The Chestnut Casts His Flambeaux" by A.E. Housman.
"...The troubles of our proud and angry dust
Are from eternity, and shall not fail.
Bear them we can, and if we can we must.
Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale."
"...The troubles of our proud and angry dust
Are from eternity, and shall not fail.
Bear them we can, and if we can we must.
Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale."
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Art I am thinking about: "The Chestnut Casts His Flambeaux" by A.E. Housman.
"...The troubles of our proud and angry dust
Are from eternity, and shall not fail.
Bear them we can, and if we can we must.
Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale."
"...The troubles of our proud and angry dust
Are from eternity, and shall not fail.
Bear them we can, and if we can we must.
Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale."
At the lake near Museum Campus: one old reminder, old Ambrose v. Kings tag. And long sightlines
December 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
At the lake near Museum Campus: one old reminder, old Ambrose v. Kings tag. And long sightlines
Reposted by Caroline Kubzansky
The federal government indicted the Broadview 6 in a hugely significant case. Five work in politics. One is a garden store worker who sings and was randomly swept up. @tesskenny.bsky.social explains what happened and why it matters in this must-read story
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/b...
How a garden store worker became part of the ‘Broadview Six’
Charged alongside four Democratic politicians and one political staffer, Joselyn Walsh is arguably the least known of the group, known as the ‘Broadview Six.’
www.chicagotribune.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The federal government indicted the Broadview 6 in a hugely significant case. Five work in politics. One is a garden store worker who sings and was randomly swept up. @tesskenny.bsky.social explains what happened and why it matters in this must-read story
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/b...
What this guy lacks in eyesight he makes up for in enthusiasm
December 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
What this guy lacks in eyesight he makes up for in enthusiasm
Broadview zoning officials last night nixed a proposed change to the village code that would have — among other things ¸— required allowance for religious worship inside prisons and detention centers in the village. W/ Tess Kenny www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/b...
Broadview to consider zoning requirements for detention facilities following uproar around ICE processing center
After an ICE processing center located in west suburban Broadview became a flash point in protests against the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” village officials are moving to requi…
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December 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Broadview zoning officials last night nixed a proposed change to the village code that would have — among other things ¸— required allowance for religious worship inside prisons and detention centers in the village. W/ Tess Kenny www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/b...
The year I make it to the criminal justice team holiday party and am NOT crashing on three separate stories is probably the year I stop being a reporter
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The year I make it to the criminal justice team holiday party and am NOT crashing on three separate stories is probably the year I stop being a reporter
I come back to "San Bernardino" all the time and am always impressed with how much it helps me in any mood. Probably because it is a song about hope under difficult circumstances www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF19...
The Mountain Goats - San Bernardino (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I come back to "San Bernardino" all the time and am always impressed with how much it helps me in any mood. Probably because it is a song about hope under difficult circumstances www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF19...
Reposted by Caroline Kubzansky
JUST IN: Lawrence Reed, the man charged with lighting a woman on fire on the CTA Blue Line on Nov. 17, is now indicted on additional arson charges for allegedly lighting a fire at City Hall three days earlier
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/f...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/f...
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
JUST IN: Lawrence Reed, the man charged with lighting a woman on fire on the CTA Blue Line on Nov. 17, is now indicted on additional arson charges for allegedly lighting a fire at City Hall three days earlier
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/f...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/f...
Reposted by Caroline Kubzansky
The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: trib.al/EHGVt5p
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: trib.al/EHGVt5p
@chicagotribune.com's first take on today's arrests and confrontations here. I have a lot on my mind but nothing to say just yet www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/16/b...
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino back in Chicago as agents make show of force across city and suburbs
“All right guys. Merry Christmas if I don’t see you again,” Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino said, as he walked away from a crowd in Little Village.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
@chicagotribune.com's first take on today's arrests and confrontations here. I have a lot on my mind but nothing to say just yet www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/16/b...
Just watched the entire convoy drive circles around a Menards at 26th and Cicero (or so) for several minutes without any agents getting out. They just detained someone out of a grey Cadillac a little further north on Cicero.
Border Patrol, including Cmdr Bovino, is back in Little Village. They've detained at least one person so far. Officers have pepper ball guns and tear gas canisters on them but have not deployed them so far. One officer was holding a can out the window as he drove away.
December 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just watched the entire convoy drive circles around a Menards at 26th and Cicero (or so) for several minutes without any agents getting out. They just detained someone out of a grey Cadillac a little further north on Cicero.
Border Patrol, including Cmdr Bovino, is back in Little Village. They've detained at least one person so far. Officers have pepper ball guns and tear gas canisters on them but have not deployed them so far. One officer was holding a can out the window as he drove away.
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Border Patrol, including Cmdr Bovino, is back in Little Village. They've detained at least one person so far. Officers have pepper ball guns and tear gas canisters on them but have not deployed them so far. One officer was holding a can out the window as he drove away.
Wondering what changed during what must essentially amount to felony review such that the man detained for the Brown University shooting was released. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Police Say They Are Still Searching for Brown University Gunman
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December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Wondering what changed during what must essentially amount to felony review such that the man detained for the Brown University shooting was released. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...