Grace Miserocchi
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Opinion editor for @chicagotribune.com. Chicago transplant from Nashville. she/her/hers
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"If President Donald Trump isn’t careful, he could run the risk of giving more to his Saudi friend than is warranted," @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
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Daniel DePetris: President Donald Trump should tread carefully with Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump is so desperate that he’s willing to gift the Saudis whatever they ask for if it improves his ability to make history.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"If President Donald Trump isn’t careful, he could run the risk of giving more to his Saudi friend than is warranted," @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is facing drunken driving charges after police said his car jumped a curb and crashed into a hedgerow in the west suburbs.
‘Doesn’t look good’: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center
An Immigration and Enforcement agent has been charged with drunken driving after his car crashed after a shift at the Broadview detention center.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is facing drunken driving charges after police said his car jumped a curb and crashed into a hedgerow in the west suburbs.
Operation Midway Blitz is entering its third month in the Chicago area. State Sen. Guzman and a community organizer write on @chicagotribune.com that this moment is more than just "residents blowing whistles." It is a larger community-led movement.
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Sen. Graciela Guzmán and Gabe Gonzalez: There is something deeper at work in Chicago than residents blowing whistles
In Chicago a trifecta has emerged to fight ICE: grassroots mobilization, judicial accountability and united local governments.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Operation Midway Blitz is entering its third month in the Chicago area. State Sen. Guzman and a community organizer write on @chicagotribune.com that this moment is more than just "residents blowing whistles." It is a larger community-led movement.
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Reports say that the executive branch’s legal office is claiming that Trump's campaign in the Caribbean does not technically meet the definition of "hostilities" in the 1973 War Powers Resolution, @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
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Daniel DePetris: Is Donald Trump’s military campaign against drug traffickers in Venezuela legal?
The legal justification for the military campaign off the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia is shoddy at best and embarrassingly myopic at worst.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Reports say that the executive branch’s legal office is claiming that Trump's campaign in the Caribbean does not technically meet the definition of "hostilities" in the 1973 War Powers Resolution, @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
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QUESTIONS
CONCERNS
COMPLAINTS
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ICE detention facility, Broadview
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CONCERNS
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ICE detention facility, Broadview
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October 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
QUESTIONS
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ICE detention facility, Broadview
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ICE detention facility, Broadview
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"The Department of Homeland Security said its immigration enforcement operation in Chicago is named in Katie’s honor. But Katie would not have wanted this," Denise Lorence, Katie Abraham's mom, writes on @chicagotribune.com .
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Denise Lorence: My daughter is the face of Operation Midway Blitz. I am reclaiming her legacy.
My daughter Katie would not want to be associated with an operation in which kids witness their parents being taken into custody.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"The Department of Homeland Security said its immigration enforcement operation in Chicago is named in Katie’s honor. But Katie would not have wanted this," Denise Lorence, Katie Abraham's mom, writes on @chicagotribune.com .
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Lawmakers must ensure Illinois consumers get insurance worth their payments
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Abraham Scarr: Lawmakers must ensure Illinois consumers get insurance worth their payments
Illinois is the only state in the entire country where it is legal to charge excessive home and auto insurance rates.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lawmakers must ensure Illinois consumers get insurance worth their payments
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What’s in a famous name?
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. One of the famed names of our time.
His son, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., shares that name and all that it connotes, as he mounts a comeback to regain his seat in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. One of the famed names of our time.
His son, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., shares that name and all that it connotes, as he mounts a comeback to regain his seat in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District.
Laura Washington: Former US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. explains how he hopes to win voters back
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. wants to regain his 2nd Congressional District seat. He’s got a brutally long way to go.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What’s in a famous name?
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. One of the famed names of our time.
His son, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., shares that name and all that it connotes, as he mounts a comeback to regain his seat in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. One of the famed names of our time.
His son, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., shares that name and all that it connotes, as he mounts a comeback to regain his seat in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District.
Immigration raids and the federal government shutdown together add up to a direct attack on mobility — the very ladder that has long defined America’s promise, a professor from the University of Wisconsin Madison writes on @chicagotribune.com
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Anthony Hernandez: America cannot compete globally if it undermines its own people
A nation cannot out-innovate its rivals if millions of residents live in fear of being seen.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Immigration raids and the federal government shutdown together add up to a direct attack on mobility — the very ladder that has long defined America’s promise, a professor from the University of Wisconsin Madison writes on @chicagotribune.com
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The director of Americans for Prosperity-Illinois writes on @chicagotribune.com that a proposed megaprojects bill will shift property tax burdens onto residents while giving tax breaks to developers.
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Brian Costin: Gov. JB Pritzker appointees’ plan shifts a mega property tax burden onto you
A Illinois megaprojects bill betrays the principle of equal treatment by elevating billionaires above their less well-off neighbors.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The director of Americans for Prosperity-Illinois writes on @chicagotribune.com that a proposed megaprojects bill will shift property tax burdens onto residents while giving tax breaks to developers.
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🚨 The Texas National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area.
Tribune journalists saw several military members, dressed in camouflage and carrying long guns, on federal property in the far southwest suburbs this morning. Soldiers could be seen walking in and out of mobile sleeping units on the site.
Tribune journalists saw several military members, dressed in camouflage and carrying long guns, on federal property in the far southwest suburbs this morning. Soldiers could be seen walking in and out of mobile sleeping units on the site.
Texas National Guard arrives in the Chicago area
Texas National Guard members have arrived in Illinois. City and state officials say Donald Trump is using them as “political props” in Chicago.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨 The Texas National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area.
Tribune journalists saw several military members, dressed in camouflage and carrying long guns, on federal property in the far southwest suburbs this morning. Soldiers could be seen walking in and out of mobile sleeping units on the site.
Tribune journalists saw several military members, dressed in camouflage and carrying long guns, on federal property in the far southwest suburbs this morning. Soldiers could be seen walking in and out of mobile sleeping units on the site.
"Past presidents have sometimes employed fierce martial rhetoric to deter foreign adversaries. Trump directs it at American cities and citizens, treating opposition as insurrection," @stevechapman.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
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Steve Chapman: Donald Trump wants Americans to be terrified of his wrath
President Donald Trump wants to instill panic in anyone who might possibly stand in his way.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Past presidents have sometimes employed fierce martial rhetoric to deter foreign adversaries. Trump directs it at American cities and citizens, treating opposition as insurrection," @stevechapman.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
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The Broadview Police Department has opened a criminal investigation after an ICE agent allegedly shot a pepper ball at a WBBM-Ch. 2 reporter’s truck Sunday morning outside the agency’s holding facility, which has been at the center of heated protests from concerned citizens and politicians.
Police investigate after CBS Chicago reporter’s truck shot out with a pepper ball outside ICE facility in Broadview
The alleged shooting happened the same day a journalist was released after being detained by federal immigration agents while covering a protest outside the ICE facility Saturday.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Broadview Police Department has opened a criminal investigation after an ICE agent allegedly shot a pepper ball at a WBBM-Ch. 2 reporter’s truck Sunday morning outside the agency’s holding facility, which has been at the center of heated protests from concerned citizens and politicians.
Another charter school, EPIC, is set to close in Chicago. This is the latest example of the "chaos" caused by the charter model, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates writes on @chicagotribune.com
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Stacy Davis Gates: The wheels have come off Chicago education reformers’ charter school experiment
Despite the best efforts of many educators at charter schools, the charter model continues to deliver chaos.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Another charter school, EPIC, is set to close in Chicago. This is the latest example of the "chaos" caused by the charter model, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates writes on @chicagotribune.com
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Commentary: Countries can formally recognize Palestine all they want, but it’s the facts on the ground that will determine success or failure.
Daniel DePetris: European nations recognize Palestinian statehood. It won’t help end the war.
Countries can formally recognize Palestine, but nothing happening in Israel gives confidence that the war will end soon.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Commentary: Countries can formally recognize Palestine all they want, but it’s the facts on the ground that will determine success or failure.
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The costs associated with owning a home — insurance, property taxes, maintenance, utilities — are surging, causing younger adults to feel further disconnected from the lives they envisioned.
They bought a house to ‘grow up.’ Now they can’t afford to start a family.
The costs associated with owning a home — insurance, property taxes, maintenance, utilities — are surging, causing younger adults to feel further disconnected from the lives they envisioned.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The costs associated with owning a home — insurance, property taxes, maintenance, utilities — are surging, causing younger adults to feel further disconnected from the lives they envisioned.
"The war on Black women has been greeted with applause from Trump’s MAGA followers and silence from the rest of the Republican Party establishment," columnist Laura Washington writes on @chicagotribune.com.
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Laura Washington: Donald Trump and MAGA are targeting Black women
President Donald Trump and his supporters have degraded a wide range of accomplished African American women.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"The war on Black women has been greeted with applause from Trump’s MAGA followers and silence from the rest of the Republican Party establishment," columnist Laura Washington writes on @chicagotribune.com.
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NATO responded to Russian drones entering Poland’s airspace in the way we would want it to, @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com.
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Daniel DePetris: NATO rose to the challenge and passed Russia’s test in Poland
After Russian drones breached Polish airspace, NATO sent a message to the Russians that such antics won’t be tolerated.
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September 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
NATO responded to Russian drones entering Poland’s airspace in the way we would want it to, @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com.
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"If you took a secret poll of lower-court federal judges, I’d bet 90% would rate most or all of these rulings as wrong, if not lawless," a Chicago lawyer writes on @chicagotribune.com
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George F. Galland Jr.: Why does the Supreme Court keep backing Donald Trump?
I believe four of the Supreme Court justices are deeply influenced by resentment, if not hatred, of the Democrats.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"If you took a secret poll of lower-court federal judges, I’d bet 90% would rate most or all of these rulings as wrong, if not lawless," a Chicago lawyer writes on @chicagotribune.com
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"The outstanding question looms: What exactly does the Trump administration want to achieve in Venezuela?" @dandepetris.bsky.social asks in his column on @chicagotribune.com.
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Daniel DePetris: Boat attack shows that Donald Trump doesn’t know what he wants in Venezuela
Destroying a boat that was allegedly transporting narcotics to the United States is the latest move in the White House’s disjointed Venezuela policy.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"The outstanding question looms: What exactly does the Trump administration want to achieve in Venezuela?" @dandepetris.bsky.social asks in his column on @chicagotribune.com.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was released in theaters on this day 65 years ago 🔪 🚿
September 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was released in theaters on this day 65 years ago 🔪 🚿
"China’s state-controlled capitalism, once reason for skepticism and distrust, has become a preferable alternative to Trump’s erratic trade war, even for traditional U.S. allies," @lizzyshack.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
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Elizabeth Shackelford: China is making autocracy great again
With most U.S. adversaries present at China’s military parade, this was a show of unity in opposition to America’s global leadership.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"China’s state-controlled capitalism, once reason for skepticism and distrust, has become a preferable alternative to Trump’s erratic trade war, even for traditional U.S. allies," @lizzyshack.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
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Laura Washington suspects that Trump is bluffing on his threats, but if he does send the National Guard in, she urges Chicagoans to politely ignore them. "Let them loiter and languish on our street corners," she writes on @chicagotribune.com.
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Laura Washington: Chicago needs real help with crime, not National Guard troops loitering on our streets
Of course, the Democrats oppose crime, but they are choosing to entrust local law enforcement with our safety, not the National Guard.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Laura Washington suspects that Trump is bluffing on his threats, but if he does send the National Guard in, she urges Chicagoans to politely ignore them. "Let them loiter and languish on our street corners," she writes on @chicagotribune.com.
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Commentary: The case of Jamie Snow is a shocking example of how the criminal justice system in Bloomington was abused by the very authorities entrusted to uphold the law.
John Grisham: Jamie Snow deserves clemency
The case of Jamie Snow is a shocking example of how the criminal justice system in Bloomington, Illinois, was abused.
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August 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Commentary: The case of Jamie Snow is a shocking example of how the criminal justice system in Bloomington was abused by the very authorities entrusted to uphold the law.