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Celeste
@celestebott.bsky.social
Journalist, currently on the courts beat at Law360. Past: Politics for St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, Gongwer. Passionate about local news, SCOTUS/appellate rulings, labor unions, MSU sports, dad rock and the city of Chicago
The IL AG issued guidance today to local law enforcement agencies in the wake of the Trump's immigration orders:

“Civil immigration enforcement is the responsibility of the federal government. State law does not grant local law enforcement the authority to enforce federal civil immigration laws."
January 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A massive housing discrimination case was filed in Chicago this week alleging 165 real estate agents, brokerage firms, and landlords discriminated against low-income families using Section 8 vouchers. Undercover advocates contacted landlords by text to see if they complied w/ the IL Human Rights Act
January 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Also…hi! Like countless others I’ve moved over here because the hate and the doom scrolling got to be too much on X.

I’m interested in legal and political news and will be posting updates from my courts beat. You’ll also probably get some Michigan State posting too, because go green forever
January 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Locking in for three days of closing arguments in the biggest public corruption trial I’ve ever covered.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan first faced jurors back in October. Soon, they’ll decide his fate.
January 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM