Manny Ramos
@mannyramos.bsky.social
Chicago-based Investigative Reporter at @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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Officials have revealed little about what led to the arrests. State Police haven’t fulfilled records requests for incident reports. Court records don’t include many details & few of the protesters arrested have appeared in court.
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Protesters Keep Getting Arrested At Broadview By State Police Despite Promise To Protect Free Speech
About 80 protesters have been arrested at the ICE facility since barricades went up. Protesters and legal observers say the arrests run counter to the state’s stated goals of ensuring public safety an...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Officials have revealed little about what led to the arrests. State Police haven’t fulfilled records requests for incident reports. Court records don’t include many details & few of the protesters arrested have appeared in court.
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“This is my ward! This is my ward!” Rodriguez (22nd) chirps back as Sigcho-Lopez (25th) grills Gov., saying, “the State Police are arresting protesters.”
“They’re protecting our protesters,” Gov. JB Pritzker responds.
“They’re protecting our protesters,” Gov. JB Pritzker responds.
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“This is my ward! This is my ward!” Rodriguez (22nd) chirps back as Sigcho-Lopez (25th) grills Gov., saying, “the State Police are arresting protesters.”
“They’re protecting our protesters,” Gov. JB Pritzker responds.
“They’re protecting our protesters,” Gov. JB Pritzker responds.
Two Illinois moms among millions facing SNAP cutoff as pantries say: ‘We cannot meet this need.' From @elviamalagon.bsky.social and Casey He.
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Two Illinois moms among millions facing SNAP cutoff as pantries say: ‘We cannot meet this need’
Nearly 2 million people in Illinois may lose food assistance starting Saturday because of the government shutdown. The state and food pantries say they can’t match the $350 million that SNAP provides ...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Two Illinois moms among millions facing SNAP cutoff as pantries say: ‘We cannot meet this need.' From @elviamalagon.bsky.social and Casey He.
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Broadview ICE Protesters, Including Congressional Candidate, Facing Federal Conspiracy Charges blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/b...
Broadview ICE Protesters, Including Congressional Candidate, Facing Federal Conspiracy Charges
Kat Abughazaleh, the Democratic congressional candidate, called the charges "yet another attempt by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish those who dare to speak up.”
blockclubchicago.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Broadview ICE Protesters, Including Congressional Candidate, Facing Federal Conspiracy Charges blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/b...
Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino For Violating Excessive Force Order by @minabloom.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/j...
Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino For Violating Excessive Force Order
“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Bovino during a court hearing T...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino For Violating Excessive Force Order by @minabloom.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/j...
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The Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement surge brought Congressional Democrats to Chicago on Friday, then forced an abrupt exit by some local officials from a public hearing on the topic. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/c... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Congressional Democrats Come To Chicago To Hear About Immigration Enforcement Blitz
Some local elected officials abruptly left the proceedings because masked federal immigration agents were again detaining people across the city.
blockclubchicago.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement surge brought Congressional Democrats to Chicago on Friday, then forced an abrupt exit by some local officials from a public hearing on the topic. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/c... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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The Chicago area companies making money directly off the federal immigration "blitz" in many city neighborhoods and suburbs blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
blockclubchicago.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Chicago area companies making money directly off the federal immigration "blitz" in many city neighborhoods and suburbs blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
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Big props to Block Club and the reporter @mannyramos.bsky.social. This was such an important contribution for us to understand what is happening in our city rn.
"Chicago-area companies have made millions in lucrative contracts supporting Operation Midway Blitz’s immigration enforcement actions in the area."
Profits over people for these companies.
Profits over people for these companies.
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
blockclubchicago.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Big props to Block Club and the reporter @mannyramos.bsky.social. This was such an important contribution for us to understand what is happening in our city rn.
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Great reporting from @mannyramos.bsky.social: "One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powered guns."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
blockclubchicago.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Great reporting from @mannyramos.bsky.social: "One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powered guns."
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Great reporting here by Manny on the many companies that benefitted from the ICE surge in Chicago.
Federal agencies paid $1.5 million to a local nonlethal weapons manufacturer in Chicago for air-powered guns and pepper balls. It also paid $7.3 million to a downtown real estate company to relocate ICE agents leading up to Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
blockclubchicago.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great reporting here by Manny on the many companies that benefitted from the ICE surge in Chicago.
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Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
Among the awards: A suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5M in 2 weeks for pepper balls + air-powered guns
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Among the awards: A suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5M in 2 weeks for pepper balls + air-powered guns
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blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
blockclubchicago.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
Among the awards: A suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5M in 2 weeks for pepper balls + air-powered guns
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blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
Among the awards: A suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5M in 2 weeks for pepper balls + air-powered guns
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blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
Federal agencies paid $1.5 million to a local nonlethal weapons manufacturer in Chicago for air-powered guns and pepper balls. It also paid $7.3 million to a downtown real estate company to relocate ICE agents leading up to Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
blockclubchicago.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Federal agencies paid $1.5 million to a local nonlethal weapons manufacturer in Chicago for air-powered guns and pepper balls. It also paid $7.3 million to a downtown real estate company to relocate ICE agents leading up to Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
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ICE all across the northwest side of Chicago with hotspots in Hermosa and Belmont Cragin. There is a recent development in Logan square as well around Central Park and armitage where videos and eyewitnesses are sharing tear gas thrown at protesters trying to intervene.
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
ICE all across the northwest side of Chicago with hotspots in Hermosa and Belmont Cragin. There is a recent development in Logan square as well around Central Park and armitage where videos and eyewitnesses are sharing tear gas thrown at protesters trying to intervene.
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Illinois takes a jab at CDC chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
Illinois health officials recommend COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, contradicting feds
The new guidance follows an executive order signed by Gov. JB Pritzker earlier this month aimed at expanding access for COVID-19 shots and other vaccines across the state.
chicago.suntimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Illinois takes a jab at CDC chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
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Chicago isn’t a “hellhole.” And funds Trump might use to deploy National Guard troops here would be better spent investing in long-term social-safety-net programs already helping reduce the city’s violent crime, experts say. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Sorry, Trump: Chicago Is Not The 'Murder Capital Of The World' — Not Even Close, Data Shows
Chicago has been a political punching bag for decades, and while there is crime here, statements about it being a "hellhole" are just plain false. “There are just a lot of cities that have higher homi...
blockclubchicago.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Chicago isn’t a “hellhole.” And funds Trump might use to deploy National Guard troops here would be better spent investing in long-term social-safety-net programs already helping reduce the city’s violent crime, experts say. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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New story w/ @hilaryburns.bsky.social:
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective.
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A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
New story w/ @hilaryburns.bsky.social:
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
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Some Call It The ‘Death Hospital’: Inside The Northwest Side Medical Center Plagued By Problems. Outstanding work from @mannyramos.bsky.social and @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/s...
Some Call It 'Death Hospital': Inside The Northwest Side Medical Center Plagued By Problems
Patients and staff have reported filthy rooms, broken supplies and a flooded ER at Community First in Portage Park despite the tens of millions in taxpayer grants sent to the for-profit safety-net hos...
blockclubchicago.org
August 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Some Call It The ‘Death Hospital’: Inside The Northwest Side Medical Center Plagued By Problems. Outstanding work from @mannyramos.bsky.social and @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/s...
There is a lot going on in the world, but I am popping back in this space to share a yearlong investigation we published today about a hospital on Chicago's Northwest Side that some call the "Death Hospital."
Here's why:
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Here's why:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/s...
Some Call It 'Death Hospital': Inside The Northwest Side Medical Center Plagued By Problems
Patients and staff have reported filthy rooms, broken supplies and a flooded ER at Community First in Portage Park despite the tens of millions in taxpayer grants sent to the for-profit safety-net hos...
blockclubchicago.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
There is a lot going on in the world, but I am popping back in this space to share a yearlong investigation we published today about a hospital on Chicago's Northwest Side that some call the "Death Hospital."
Here's why:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/s...
Here's why:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/s...
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Some Call It The ‘Death Hospital’: Inside The Northwest Side Medical Center Plagued By Problems blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/s..., reports @mannyramos.bsky.social
Some Call It 'Death Hospital': Inside The Northwest Side Medical Center Plagued By Problems
Patients and staff have reported filthy rooms, broken supplies and a flooded ER at Community First in Portage Park despite the tens of millions in taxpayer grants sent to the for-profit safety-net hos...
blockclubchicago.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Some Call It The ‘Death Hospital’: Inside The Northwest Side Medical Center Plagued By Problems blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/s..., reports @mannyramos.bsky.social
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📢 DREAM JOB ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring an Investigative Editor to help lead our award-winning investigative team, The Watch.
Deadline: 6/27 Learn how to apply here: blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...
Deadline: 6/27 Learn how to apply here: blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...
June 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Come work with us!
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📢 DREAM JOB ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring an Investigative Editor to help lead our award-winning investigative team, The Watch.
Deadline: 6/27 Learn how to apply here: blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...
Deadline: 6/27 Learn how to apply here: blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...
June 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
📢 DREAM JOB ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring an Investigative Editor to help lead our award-winning investigative team, The Watch.
Deadline: 6/27 Learn how to apply here: blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...
Deadline: 6/27 Learn how to apply here: blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...
UnitedHealth Group paid nursing home thousands to stop transferring ailing patients to hospitals to save the company millions. One former worker described the practice as "Well, they’re medically frail, and no one lives for ever.”
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Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers
A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
UnitedHealth Group paid nursing home thousands to stop transferring ailing patients to hospitals to save the company millions. One former worker described the practice as "Well, they’re medically frail, and no one lives for ever.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A heart-wrenching story about the domestic violence crisis in Chicago as victims often suffer in silence. Read @minabloom.bsky.social recount the tragic story of DeMarie' Williams and how her story is sadly too common.
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blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/20/a...
As Chicago’s Domestic Violence Crisis Deepens, Victims Suffer In Silence
DeMarie' Williams didn't seek help from authorities before her boyfriend beat her to death, prosecutors say. As essential services for domestic violence victims are threatened by funding cuts, advocat...
blockclubchicago.org
May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A heart-wrenching story about the domestic violence crisis in Chicago as victims often suffer in silence. Read @minabloom.bsky.social recount the tragic story of DeMarie' Williams and how her story is sadly too common.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/20/a...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/20/a...
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Incredibly proud of @blockclubchi.bsky.social investigative reporter @mannyramos.bsky.social, who is a finalist for the Driehaus Foundation Investigative Reporting Award for his series “CTA In Crisis."
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blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/15/b...
Block Club Chicago Finalist For Driehaus Foundation Investigative Reporting Award
Reporter Manny Ramos' investigative series "CTA In Crisis" is nominated for the Driehaus Foundation Awards, which highlight the imperative impact and importance of investigative reporting in the state...
blockclubchicago.org
May 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Incredibly proud of @blockclubchi.bsky.social investigative reporter @mannyramos.bsky.social, who is a finalist for the Driehaus Foundation Investigative Reporting Award for his series “CTA In Crisis."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/15/b...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/15/b...
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Here's Kevin Jackson, who did 23 years & was rejected twice by the CIU, though the evidence against him consisted of statements witnesses recanted before trial. A cop in his case married a prosecutor in the unit. Footage by Abel Uribe, editing by @msivit.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwr8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwr8...
February 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Here's Kevin Jackson, who did 23 years & was rejected twice by the CIU, though the evidence against him consisted of statements witnesses recanted before trial. A cop in his case married a prosecutor in the unit. Footage by Abel Uribe, editing by @msivit.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwr8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwr8...