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Leigh Giangreco
@leighgiangreco.bsky.social
Buffalonian. Freelance journalist in Chicago. Words in The Washington Post, Block Club Chicago, The Guardian and Politico Magazine.
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Cartoonists are insane — this is a totally recognizable portrait and sharp comment with like three lines
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Boeing has reached a settlement with 3 families in the first civil trial against US aviation giant over the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft. My latest reporting for @afp.com

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USA: accord amiable pour l'une des plaintes du procès contre Boeing
L'une des deux plaintes examinées depuis lundi, dans le premier procès au civil contre Boeing lié au crash d'un 737 MAX 8 de la compagnie Ethiopian Airlines en 2019, a fait l'objet d'un accord...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
CTA logs 14,000 smoking complaints in 14 months, with nearly 5,500 complaints on the Red Line alone. My latest for the Chicago Sun Times

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November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."

But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.

From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers
In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during th...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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"U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings [..] suggested that he would begin ordering the release of some of the 3,000 people detained this year in Chicago since June."

"Those released could be placed on ankle monitoring."
#Illinois #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings is also urging ICE to comply with a requirement to hand over data on how many warrantless immigration arrests it's made in Chicago since June.
blockclubchicago.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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and they’re all cozying up to the president
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Needs Heat!
The story of the Louvre heist last weekend could have been ripped from a movie—so The Atlantic’s writers and editors have recommended seven heist films that won’t swindle you out of a good time.
Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend
These films won’t swindle you out of a good time.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/j...
Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings is also urging ICE to comply with a requirement to hand over data on how many warrantless immigration arrests it's made in Chicago since June.
blockclubchicago.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I contributed to @nytimes.com ongoing coverage this week

What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments
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October 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Is the mysterious man in the fedora a detective? Is he French? English? Or is he AI? Matt Groh, a professor at Northwestern U, whose research focuses on A.I. generated images, weighs in

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Is This Dapper Man Going to Crack the Louvre Heist Case?
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Update — hearing that it has survived, as far as we know.
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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A reader emailed to point out to me that the White House movie theater is/was? in the East Wing.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Walking along the lakefront always fixes me
October 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Featuring my first contributing byline to @nytimes.com

‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country

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‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Attending a "No Kings" protest this weekend? @leighgiangreco.bsky.social's explainer on how to prepare and how to protest safely can help.
How to Protest Safely
Experts weigh in on what you need to know if you’re planning to attend a protest this week.
southsideweekly.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Illinois State Police arrested 4 people protesting in Broadview around 11:05am on Oct. 17

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Illinois State Police arrested 4 people in Broadview around 11:05am on Oct. 17, 2025
TikTok video by Leigh Giangreco
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October 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Cycling x Solidarity’s latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c... per @leighgiangreco.bsky.social for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE
Cycling x Solidarity's latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. They ...
blockclubchicago.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
And when I’m back in Chicago, I feel it
October 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Freelance reporter @leighgiangreco.bsky.social was on assignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social, covering Sept. 19 protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview, IL, when federal officers shot her with pepper balls.

The newsroom has since filed suit and won a temporary restraining order.
Freelancer struck by projectiles at Illinois anti-deportation protest
Freelance reporter Leigh Giangreco was shot with multiple pepper balls by federal officers while covering protests outside a U.S. Immigration …
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October 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM