Dilpreet Raju
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@reportforamerica.bsky.social corps member, Staff Writer for Illinois Times. Suspiria superfan (he/him)
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“I’m serious. That was my prayer: Please tell me this bill is not going to hit the board,” said Illinois state Sen. Doris Turner when asked about voting on an assisted dying bill that passed the statehouse late last month.
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Turner and Coffey find agreement on veto session bills - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
While state politicians Sen. Doris Turner and Rep. Mike Coffey represent different parties, both were displeased with two of the bills passed during last month’s veto session. At a Tuesday evening Cit...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:27 AM
“I’m serious. That was my prayer: Please tell me this bill is not going to hit the board,” said Illinois state Sen. Doris Turner when asked about voting on an assisted dying bill that passed the statehouse late last month.
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NEW: A @propublica.org & @frontlinepbs.bsky.social analysis found dozens of cases in recent months which officers deployed "less lethal" weapons in ways that flout the government’s own rules — like aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin and deploying chemical agents near children.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW: A @propublica.org & @frontlinepbs.bsky.social analysis found dozens of cases in recent months which officers deployed "less lethal" weapons in ways that flout the government’s own rules — like aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin and deploying chemical agents near children.
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#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Brighton Park, as well as her co-defendant Anthony Ruiz.
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Brighton Park, as well as her co-defendant Anthony Ruiz.
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"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
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U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds' immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could b...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
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Los Alamos and U of Michigan want to build a data center in the small town of Ypsilanti. The city's people don't want to help make weapons of mass destruction. The fight is only just starting
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Los Alamos and U of Michigan want to build a data center in the small town of Ypsilanti. The city's people don't want to help make weapons of mass destruction. The fight is only just starting
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While there is uncertainty about the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago at the moment, there already is U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity targeted at the unhoused community. Here’s what you should know about your rights when encountering ICE agents if you’re unhoused.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
While there is uncertainty about the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago at the moment, there already is U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity targeted at the unhoused community. Here’s what you should know about your rights when encountering ICE agents if you’re unhoused.
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NEW: I found 17 sheriffs in Illinois that have contracts to detain people for ICE through U.S. Marshals Service contracts. IL law explicitly prohibits these types of intergovernmental service agreements. news.wttw.com/2025/10/22/d...
Despite Illinois Sanctuary Laws, At Least 17 County Sheriffs Have Contracts to Hold People in ICE Custody
To ascertain if county jails are complying with the state’s TRUST Act, WTTW News sent Freedom of Information Act requests to each of the 90 county jails in Illinois to obtain copies of intergovernment...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: I found 17 sheriffs in Illinois that have contracts to detain people for ICE through U.S. Marshals Service contracts. IL law explicitly prohibits these types of intergovernmental service agreements. news.wttw.com/2025/10/22/d...
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BREAKING: Dodge Co sheriff is transporting migrants to and from a controversial Illinois ICE facility @isiahholmes.bsky.social and @henry-redman.bsky.social report wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/21/d...
Dodge Co. Sheriff is transporting migrants to and from controversial suburban Chicago ICE facility • Wisconsin Examiner
The Dodge County Sheriff's office has been transporting detained migrants to and from the Broadview ICE detention center in Illinois.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
BREAKING: Dodge Co sheriff is transporting migrants to and from a controversial Illinois ICE facility @isiahholmes.bsky.social and @henry-redman.bsky.social report wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/21/d...
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NEW — Trump hasn’t sent the troops to Chicago, but he did send a surge of ICE and federal agents.
Federal agents have been spotted across the Chicagoland area today. Here’s our roundup of ICE activity.
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Federal agents have been spotted across the Chicagoland area today. Here’s our roundup of ICE activity.
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LIVE: Elected officials, witnesses report ICE sightings across Chicagoland • The TRiiBE
Here’s a roundup of ICE, federal agent sightings across the Chicago area today, Sept. 15
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September 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
NEW — Trump hasn’t sent the troops to Chicago, but he did send a surge of ICE and federal agents.
Federal agents have been spotted across the Chicagoland area today. Here’s our roundup of ICE activity.
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Federal agents have been spotted across the Chicagoland area today. Here’s our roundup of ICE activity.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/live...
Daniel Raab, a former UIC biology student turned IDF sniper, admitted to targeting civilians in Gaza.
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The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich
Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civilians
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September 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Daniel Raab, a former UIC biology student turned IDF sniper, admitted to targeting civilians in Gaza.
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"By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill a group of people aboard what he said was a drug-smuggling boat, President Trump used the military in a way that had no clear legal precedent or basis, according to specialists in the laws of war and executive power." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
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September 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill a group of people aboard what he said was a drug-smuggling boat, President Trump used the military in a way that had no clear legal precedent or basis, according to specialists in the laws of war and executive power." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
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NEW: The Illinois Department of Corrections is moving toward mail scanning instead of physical mail. news.wttw.com/2025/09/03/u...
Under Emergency Rule, Illinois Prisons Plan to Withhold Physical Mail in Favor of Electronic Scanning
The change comes after debate over the safety of physical mail. IDOC states that these emergency rules are intended to prevent the smuggling of contraband and hazardous substances into correctional fa...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
NEW: The Illinois Department of Corrections is moving toward mail scanning instead of physical mail. news.wttw.com/2025/09/03/u...
Today marks 20 years since New Orleans police officers, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, shot and killed Ronald Madison and James Brissette, both Black, on Danziger Bridge.
Madison was 40 and had a developmental disability, Brissette was 17. Both were simply trying to survive a natural disaster.
Madison was 40 and had a developmental disability, Brissette was 17. Both were simply trying to survive a natural disaster.
September 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today marks 20 years since New Orleans police officers, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, shot and killed Ronald Madison and James Brissette, both Black, on Danziger Bridge.
Madison was 40 and had a developmental disability, Brissette was 17. Both were simply trying to survive a natural disaster.
Madison was 40 and had a developmental disability, Brissette was 17. Both were simply trying to survive a natural disaster.
The Guardian is tracking the chaos at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today:
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CDC leaders who quit say ‘get politics out of public health’, hitting out against RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine messaging – live
Daniel Jernigan, Debra Houry and Demetre Daskalakis – who resigned from public health organization - hailed as heroes in demonstration outside CDC HQ
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August 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Guardian is tracking the chaos at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today:
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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.
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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.
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Chicago cop who fatally shot partner Krystal Rivera accused of attacking female officer
Officer Carlos Baker and a woman allegedly beat the other cop late Sunday at a Wicker Park bar after pushing her to delete videos taken on her cellphone, the Chicago Sun-Times and Illinois Answers Pro...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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.
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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.
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Gov. Pritzker signed more than 270 bills into law this afternoon, and vetoed two bills: HB2682 and SB0246
August 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Gov. Pritzker signed more than 270 bills into law this afternoon, and vetoed two bills: HB2682 and SB0246
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Two weeks ago, CPJ reported on Anas Al-Sharif getting threats from the IDF to cease reporting. He didn’t, and now he’s dead.
He’s not the only journalist getting threats from the IDF. We partnered with @theintercept.com to document this horrific practice.
He’s not the only journalist getting threats from the IDF. We partnered with @theintercept.com to document this horrific practice.
August 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Two weeks ago, CPJ reported on Anas Al-Sharif getting threats from the IDF to cease reporting. He didn’t, and now he’s dead.
He’s not the only journalist getting threats from the IDF. We partnered with @theintercept.com to document this horrific practice.
He’s not the only journalist getting threats from the IDF. We partnered with @theintercept.com to document this horrific practice.
The SAFE-T Act had a long list of reforms for policing standards in Illinois, some of which could be reinforced in Sangamon County by potential Massey Commission recommendations.
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Massey Commission nears end, prepares recommendations
Law enforcement work group details proposed changes for city, county policing
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August 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The SAFE-T Act had a long list of reforms for policing standards in Illinois, some of which could be reinforced in Sangamon County by potential Massey Commission recommendations.
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A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.