John Lillig
@jclillig2.bsky.social
English Teacher, Loyola Academy
Advisory Board, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
A.B., English (Georgetown), M.A., English (DePaul), J.D. (DePaul Law)
Visiting Student (University of East Anglia)
Sport & Athletics Bluesky: @jclillig.bsky.social
Advisory Board, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
A.B., English (Georgetown), M.A., English (DePaul), J.D. (DePaul Law)
Visiting Student (University of East Anglia)
Sport & Athletics Bluesky: @jclillig.bsky.social
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John Lillig
@jclillig2.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail. Go forward knowing that, sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again where free men will walk to build a better society.
- Salvador Allende (1908-1973), final radio address, 9/11/73
- Salvador Allende (1908-1973), final radio address, 9/11/73
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Man with Trump sign sentenced for assaults outside Red Emma’s, Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore
Man with Trump sign sentenced for 2 assaults in Baltimore
Matthew Middleton, 34, of Hillen, pleaded guilty on Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court to two counts of second-degree assault and one count of possession of a dangerous weapon.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Man with Trump sign sentenced for assaults outside Red Emma’s, Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore
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‘Paul Revere’ of Baltimore says he was shoved by apparent ICE agent
‘Paul Revere’ of Baltimore says he was shoved by apparent ICE agent
Baltimore activist Clifford “Buzz” Grambo said, after confronting apparent ICE agents in Patterson Park, he was shoved several times.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
‘Paul Revere’ of Baltimore says he was shoved by apparent ICE agent
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gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Current* conditions near Evanston, IL:
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Current* conditions near Evanston, IL:
Saw a great film tonight: Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, at the @artinstitutechi.bsky.social Siskel Film Center as part of the Black Harvest Film Festival.
MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE – BLACK HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL NOV7-16
web.saic.edu
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Saw a great film tonight: Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, at the @artinstitutechi.bsky.social Siskel Film Center as part of the Black Harvest Film Festival.
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A pre-dawn multi-agency raid in Georgetown left Latino residents handcuffed, homes torn apart, and now being told to vacate without proper notice. No warrant shown. Racial targeting alleged. This is what state violence looks like.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-lati...
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SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid
Witnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10–12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the hallway, and tenants told to vacate.
migrantinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A pre-dawn multi-agency raid in Georgetown left Latino residents handcuffed, homes torn apart, and now being told to vacate without proper notice. No warrant shown. Racial targeting alleged. This is what state violence looks like.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-lati...
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-lati...
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ICE rappelled down from helicopters to kidnap families in the middle of the night, dragging naked young children out of their beds, zip-tying them, and throwing them into U-Hauls.
They said they were going after gang members. Now we know that was a lie.
They said they were going after gang members. Now we know that was a lie.
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
ICE rappelled down from helicopters to kidnap families in the middle of the night, dragging naked young children out of their beds, zip-tying them, and throwing them into U-Hauls.
They said they were going after gang members. Now we know that was a lie.
They said they were going after gang members. Now we know that was a lie.
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21 demonstrators were arrested today outside the Broadview ICE processing facility, where those detained by ICE are suffering torturous conditions.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov, come get your cops.
Video credit: bgonthescene
@govpritzker.illinois.gov, come get your cops.
Video credit: bgonthescene
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
21 demonstrators were arrested today outside the Broadview ICE processing facility, where those detained by ICE are suffering torturous conditions.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov, come get your cops.
Video credit: bgonthescene
@govpritzker.illinois.gov, come get your cops.
Video credit: bgonthescene
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Across the U.S., various organizations work to ensure that people who are incarcerated have access to literature.
Sending Books to Prisons
PW checks in with two prison literacy groups, one of which originated with a publisher and the other with a bookstore.
www.publishersweekly.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Across the U.S., various organizations work to ensure that people who are incarcerated have access to literature.
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CBP scales down in Chicago, but protests ramp up. These religious leaders are doing great work! abc7chicago.com/post/village...
21 arrested outside Broadview ICE detention center as protesters clash with police; 4 officers hurt
Twenty one people were arrested and four police officers were injured Friday as protesters clashed with police outside a Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
abc7chicago.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
CBP scales down in Chicago, but protests ramp up. These religious leaders are doing great work! abc7chicago.com/post/village...
Stan Valcek apparently finally got the top job.
Baltimore Officer charged with attempted murder after viral video shows him trying to run man down baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-of...
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Stan Valcek apparently finally got the top job.
A Von Holst substation (1923).
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A Von Holst substation (1923).
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The following Saturday (Nov. 22), we'll be talking about our Uptown Theatre book at 11 a.m. at the Chicago Public Library's Northtown Branch, 6800 N. Western Ave. Also free! chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/68fbe...
The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace
Join local journalists Robert Loerzel and James A. Pierce as they discuss their new book on the history of the legendary Uptown Theatre, its past decades of disrepair, and its potential future. The U...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The following Saturday (Nov. 22), we'll be talking about our Uptown Theatre book at 11 a.m. at the Chicago Public Library's Northtown Branch, 6800 N. Western Ave. Also free! chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/68fbe...
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I'll be talking about my book on the Uptown Theatre with my coauthor Andy Pierce at 2 p.m. this Saturday (Nov. 15) at the Chicago Public Library's Edgewater Branch, 6000 N. Broadway, presented by the Edgewater Historical Society. It's free. Just show up! www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/node/3850
The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace | Edgewater Historical Society
www.edgewaterhistory.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'll be talking about my book on the Uptown Theatre with my coauthor Andy Pierce at 2 p.m. this Saturday (Nov. 15) at the Chicago Public Library's Edgewater Branch, 6000 N. Broadway, presented by the Edgewater Historical Society. It's free. Just show up! www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/node/3850
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85 Years Ago Today:
The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants.
Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved:
The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants.
Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved:
Truman Gibson Jr. - A Connection to Hansberry v Lee, James Burke, and Shelley v Kraemer. — Chicago Covenants
By LaDale Winling More than once, Truman Gibson, Jr., had ringside seats to history. In June of 1937, Gibson scored front-row tickets to the heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock...
www.chicagocovenants.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
85 Years Ago Today:
The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants.
Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved:
The US Supreme Court struck down a racially restrictive covenant in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, opening this South Side area to Black homeownership but falling short of challenging the constitutionality of such covenants.
Read more about Truman Gibson, a lawyer involved:
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Happy pub day to Barry Pearce’s ‘The Plan of Chicago: A City in Stories’ — we profiled Pearce and his new book in our fall culture guide:
Best of Fall: The Modern-Day Algren
Barry Pearce’s stories capture the denizens who define this city.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Happy pub day to Barry Pearce’s ‘The Plan of Chicago: A City in Stories’ — we profiled Pearce and his new book in our fall culture guide:
Former rectory, Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church. My first parish.
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Former rectory, Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church. My first parish.
The former Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church. My first parish.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The former Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church. My first parish.
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Today, @dropkickmurphys.com frontman Ken Casey talks anti-fascism, labor solidarity, and 30 years of fighting back. @kimkelly.bsky.social reports from Atlantic City during their tour with fellow political-punk elders Bad Religion.
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Today, @dropkickmurphys.com frontman Ken Casey talks anti-fascism, labor solidarity, and 30 years of fighting back. @kimkelly.bsky.social reports from Atlantic City during their tour with fellow political-punk elders Bad Religion.
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
Almost predicted this last night but held back at the time. So even the thin reed supporting the Democratic cave thus falls.
While Trump threatens controllers, US flight cancellations will drag on even after shutdown ends
US flight cancellations will drag on even after government shutdown ends
Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Almost predicted this last night but held back at the time. So even the thin reed supporting the Democratic cave thus falls.
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Fred Clark Thinks He Can Flip Tiffany’s Congressional Seat
Fred Clark Thinks He Can Flip Tiffany’s Congressional Seat
Conservationist and lumber industry veteran knows northern district well.
urbanmilwaukee.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Fred Clark Thinks He Can Flip Tiffany’s Congressional Seat
Here you will tread upon a spark, but here, and there, and behind you, and in front of you, and everywhere, flames will blaze up. It is a subterranean fire. You cannot put it out.
Join us on the 138th anniversary of the execution of the Haymarket Martyrs by the state of Illinois as we mark the return to print of THE FAMOUS SPEECHES OF THE EIGHT CHICAGO ANARCHISTS, edited by Lucy Parsons & with a new intro by David Roediger. @akpress.org pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/48765
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Here you will tread upon a spark, but here, and there, and behind you, and in front of you, and everywhere, flames will blaze up. It is a subterranean fire. You cannot put it out.