Talia Sprague
@taliaspraguephotography.com
Crazy person masquerading as a photojournalist. | she/they | Chicago, Ill photojournalist | Past: @chicagotribune, @montanastandard, @virginianpilot | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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"Before I was a creator, I was a Bulls fan."
Kenny Beecham is staying true to his roots as his career soars with a new NBC partnership.
Really enjoyed chatting with Kenny about his Chicago roots, his outlook on the NBA and the future of sports content.
Kenny Beecham is staying true to his roots as his career soars with a new NBC partnership.
Really enjoyed chatting with Kenny about his Chicago roots, his outlook on the NBA and the future of sports content.
Kenny Beecham stays true to his roots in new NBC partnership: ‘Before I was a creator, I was a Bulls fan’
NBA content creator Kenny Beecham found a new platform with an NBC partnership. But at his heart, he’s still the same kid from Chicago who fell in love with the Bulls two decades ago.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Before I was a creator, I was a Bulls fan."
Kenny Beecham is staying true to his roots as his career soars with a new NBC partnership.
Really enjoyed chatting with Kenny about his Chicago roots, his outlook on the NBA and the future of sports content.
Kenny Beecham is staying true to his roots as his career soars with a new NBC partnership.
Really enjoyed chatting with Kenny about his Chicago roots, his outlook on the NBA and the future of sports content.
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NBA content creator Kenny Beecham found a new platform with an NBC partnership.
But at his heart, he's still the same kid from Chicago who fell in love with the Bulls two decades ago.
📝 @juliapoe.bsky.social
But at his heart, he's still the same kid from Chicago who fell in love with the Bulls two decades ago.
📝 @juliapoe.bsky.social
Kenny Beecham stays true to his roots in new NBC partnership: ‘Before I was a creator, I was a Bulls fan’
NBA content creator Kenny Beecham found a new platform with an NBC partnership. But at his heart, he’s still the same kid from Chicago who fell in love with the Bulls two decades ago.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NBA content creator Kenny Beecham found a new platform with an NBC partnership.
But at his heart, he's still the same kid from Chicago who fell in love with the Bulls two decades ago.
📝 @juliapoe.bsky.social
But at his heart, he's still the same kid from Chicago who fell in love with the Bulls two decades ago.
📝 @juliapoe.bsky.social
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Sorry guys universe is splitting open starting today
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Sorry guys universe is splitting open starting today
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the cook county public defender's office not mincing words in its response to a plan to allow all chicago cops to directly file felony weapons possession charges.
"This policy abandons prosectors’ duty to review felony charges and simply hands that responsibilities over to police."
"This policy abandons prosectors’ duty to review felony charges and simply hands that responsibilities over to police."
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
the cook county public defender's office not mincing words in its response to a plan to allow all chicago cops to directly file felony weapons possession charges.
"This policy abandons prosectors’ duty to review felony charges and simply hands that responsibilities over to police."
"This policy abandons prosectors’ duty to review felony charges and simply hands that responsibilities over to police."
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A federal judge has blocked the IRS from sharing information to help ICE with deportations. https://cnn.it/4o6OssL
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A federal judge has blocked the IRS from sharing information to help ICE with deportations. https://cnn.it/4o6OssL
Being paid enough to support my friends, family and myself is all we ask for y'all.
i didn't get into journalism for the money. i knew i wouldn't make a lot of money and that's okay with me. but man we should all get paid more.
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Being paid enough to support my friends, family and myself is all we ask for y'all.
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In Illinois, 29 trans teens have died by suicide this year, per Trans Up Front, a trans youth advocacy group. Last year we lost four; six in 2023.
“This administration is targeting our children, they’re trying to take the next generation… [But] we’re gonna be here forever. We’ve always been here.”
“This administration is targeting our children, they’re trying to take the next generation… [But] we’re gonna be here forever. We’ve always been here.”
On Trans Day of Remembrance, community reflects on those lost: 'We're gonna be here forever'
But even in Illinois — where many trans people have fled as persecution against them ramps up in other states — 29 trans teens have died by suicide this year, according to a count by Trans Up Front Il...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In Illinois, 29 trans teens have died by suicide this year, per Trans Up Front, a trans youth advocacy group. Last year we lost four; six in 2023.
“This administration is targeting our children, they’re trying to take the next generation… [But] we’re gonna be here forever. We’ve always been here.”
“This administration is targeting our children, they’re trying to take the next generation… [But] we’re gonna be here forever. We’ve always been here.”
Just adding on to Gwen's thoughts here asking to give the trans people in your lives some grace, we're having to face our literal existence being slowly eroded away and that is exhausting to constantly hear about so please don't ask for our perspectives, instead ask about our happiness and joy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Just adding on to Gwen's thoughts here asking to give the trans people in your lives some grace, we're having to face our literal existence being slowly eroded away and that is exhausting to constantly hear about so please don't ask for our perspectives, instead ask about our happiness and joy.
Frames from High School Football coverage today.
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Frames from High School Football coverage today.
I've moved to biking for exercise bc after running cross country and track in high school, I've done enough running for several lifetimes.
but swimming is easier on the joints. and, crucially, you don't have to run.
November 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I've moved to biking for exercise bc after running cross country and track in high school, I've done enough running for several lifetimes.
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I don’t care if this offends you :
Transwomen are real women ! 🏳️⚧️
Transwomen are real women ! 🏳️⚧️
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I don’t care if this offends you :
Transwomen are real women ! 🏳️⚧️
Transwomen are real women ! 🏳️⚧️
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that the left wing talks "only about identity" (he means trans people) is a right wing propaganda and demonization effort he and Newsom are actively choosing to validate and elevate because a six-figure consultant told them to
it would be so easy to instead go on offense and focus on corruption
it would be so easy to instead go on offense and focus on corruption
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
that the left wing talks "only about identity" (he means trans people) is a right wing propaganda and demonization effort he and Newsom are actively choosing to validate and elevate because a six-figure consultant told them to
it would be so easy to instead go on offense and focus on corruption
it would be so easy to instead go on offense and focus on corruption
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I hear myself say "ugh, straight people." at least once a day lately.
a woman wearing a hat and a poncho is walking down the sidewalk
Alt: Agatha Harkness from Agatha All Along strutting down the street putting her sunglasses on
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I hear myself say "ugh, straight people." at least once a day lately.
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After @mandophotos.bsky.social photographed federal agents pointing rifles at 26th/Lawndale yesterday, I inquired with DHS about what threat had prompted them to pull weapons on a busy commercial strip (pictured). This is the response I got from a representative of the United States government.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
After @mandophotos.bsky.social photographed federal agents pointing rifles at 26th/Lawndale yesterday, I inquired with DHS about what threat had prompted them to pull weapons on a busy commercial strip (pictured). This is the response I got from a representative of the United States government.
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Another week of being so grateful for the hard visual work from the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team and freelancers. Check out our photos here:
This Week In Photos: 50 Years Of The Rink, A Father Returns From Federal Custody And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/t...
This Week In Photos: 50 Years Of The Rink, A Father Returns From Federal Custody And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/t...
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Another week of being so grateful for the hard visual work from the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team and freelancers. Check out our photos here:
This Week In Photos: 50 Years Of The Rink, A Father Returns From Federal Custody And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/t...
This Week In Photos: 50 Years Of The Rink, A Father Returns From Federal Custody And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/t...
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being trans in america is dangerous no matter where you go
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
being trans in america is dangerous no matter where you go
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someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the first ever to pitch the First and Final inning of an MLB season (I think).
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November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the first ever to pitch the First and Final inning of an MLB season (I think).
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so many runners left in scoring position that i'm shocked the astros aren't involved in this game
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
so many runners left in scoring position that i'm shocked the astros aren't involved in this game
This game is gonna give me heart palpitations omfg.
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This game is gonna give me heart palpitations omfg.
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The unauthorized use is “particularly egregious” because the “false implication that CSTM gave permission for its intellectual property to be used in connection with [DHS]’s publicity campaign damages CSTM’s credibility and interferes with its ability to report.”
DHS has yet to respond.
DHS has yet to respond.
Chicago Sun-Times demands DHS remove social posts using its photos without permission
A letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday says the government used three Sun-Times photos without permission to promote its immigration enforcement campaign. The ...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The unauthorized use is “particularly egregious” because the “false implication that CSTM gave permission for its intellectual property to be used in connection with [DHS]’s publicity campaign damages CSTM’s credibility and interferes with its ability to report.”
DHS has yet to respond.
DHS has yet to respond.
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Another week of being so proud of the great work by the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team:
This Week In Photos: Bovino's Day In Court, Feds Continue To Tear Gas Neighbors blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/t...
This Week In Photos: Bovino's Day In Court, Feds Continue To Tear Gas Neighbors blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/t...
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Another week of being so proud of the great work by the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team:
This Week In Photos: Bovino's Day In Court, Feds Continue To Tear Gas Neighbors blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/t...
This Week In Photos: Bovino's Day In Court, Feds Continue To Tear Gas Neighbors blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/t...
The players are gonna need walkers for game four at this rate lmfao
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The players are gonna need walkers for game four at this rate lmfao