Dan Hinkel
@danhinkel.bsky.social
Chicago journalist at Injustice Watch.
Homeowners in poor neighborhoods face steep property tax hikes while downtown office building owners pay less. From @adquig.bsky.social and @alexnitkin.bsky.social
Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners as downtown owners see cuts
Sinking Loop office values fuel spike in Chicago residential bills, especially on South, West sides, report shows.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Homeowners in poor neighborhoods face steep property tax hikes while downtown office building owners pay less. From @adquig.bsky.social and @alexnitkin.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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NEW: Head of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center is stepping down Dec. 1 after a decade-long tenure marked by controversy.
(nothing like a good old friday news dump)
www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
(nothing like a good old friday news dump)
www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
Leonard Dixon stepping down as head of Cook County juvenile detention center
The superintendent of one of the country’s largest juvenile jails is resigning Dec. 1 after a decade-long tenure marked by controversy.
www.injusticewatch.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
NEW: Head of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center is stepping down Dec. 1 after a decade-long tenure marked by controversy.
(nothing like a good old friday news dump)
www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
(nothing like a good old friday news dump)
www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
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An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
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Dad Calling Just To Say He Loves King Crimson https://theonion.com/dad-calling-just-to-say-he-loves-king-crimson/
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Dad Calling Just To Say He Loves King Crimson https://theonion.com/dad-calling-just-to-say-he-loves-king-crimson/
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In Sept, @homelandgov.bsky.social raided a Chicago complex and took dozens of immigrants — under the cover of darkness.
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In Sept, @homelandgov.bsky.social raided a Chicago complex and took dozens of immigrants — under the cover of darkness.
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Officials called it a victory against terrorism.
A team @propublica.org set out to check the claims, and find and talk with the Venezuelans:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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NEW: DHS ingested a trove of highly unreliable Chicago police records on people accused of having gang ties to feed an FBI watchlist and then just ... didn't delete it for seven months after being told to do so because no one noticed. Scoop from @dell.bsky.social, and is outside our paywall.
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
NEW: DHS ingested a trove of highly unreliable Chicago police records on people accused of having gang ties to feed an FBI watchlist and then just ... didn't delete it for seven months after being told to do so because no one noticed. Scoop from @dell.bsky.social, and is outside our paywall.
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Here's a closer look at the surveillance video at the center of the Kevin Walker trial. Read the full story: www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Here's a closer look at the surveillance video at the center of the Kevin Walker trial. Read the full story: www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
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///BREAKING/// Judge Jeffrey Cummings orders that by noon of Nov. 17, he will order the release of all of the 615 "Operation Midway Blitz" detainees identified as class participants (at least those still here in the country) once they pay a $1,500 bond.
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
///BREAKING/// Judge Jeffrey Cummings orders that by noon of Nov. 17, he will order the release of all of the 615 "Operation Midway Blitz" detainees identified as class participants (at least those still here in the country) once they pay a $1,500 bond.
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Cummings describes a sampling of Midway Blitz arrests:
54 were arrested while at work.
20 landscapers, 4 Uber or taxi drivers
2 street vendors
20 were commuting to or from work
9 arrested at Home Depot or Menards
11 in public places, including a Dunkin Donuts drive thru
54 were arrested while at work.
20 landscapers, 4 Uber or taxi drivers
2 street vendors
20 were commuting to or from work
9 arrested at Home Depot or Menards
11 in public places, including a Dunkin Donuts drive thru
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Cummings describes a sampling of Midway Blitz arrests:
54 were arrested while at work.
20 landscapers, 4 Uber or taxi drivers
2 street vendors
20 were commuting to or from work
9 arrested at Home Depot or Menards
11 in public places, including a Dunkin Donuts drive thru
54 were arrested while at work.
20 landscapers, 4 Uber or taxi drivers
2 street vendors
20 were commuting to or from work
9 arrested at Home Depot or Menards
11 in public places, including a Dunkin Donuts drive thru
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NEW: Newly released video of a December 2023 incident inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has raised questions about a judge’s decision to acquit one of the officers involved, experts and advocates told Injustice Watch. buff.ly/uM9m0zx
‘Horrific’ video of incident at Chicago’s juvenile jail raises questions about recent trial, experts say
Former Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker was acquitted last month of charges related to the incident, which left a 15-year-old boy bruised and unconscious.
www.injusticewatch.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
NEW: Newly released video of a December 2023 incident inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has raised questions about a judge’s decision to acquit one of the officers involved, experts and advocates told Injustice Watch. buff.ly/uM9m0zx
An interesting and informative history of an event that is the cousin to the similarly unloved TBOX crawl that every year makes the corner of Clark and Addison an even dicier place to be than usual.
NEW: I wrote about the secret history of Santacon, which began its life as a weird little art prank attended by a bunch of my friends. Now, a new documentary explores its absurd, anarchic, hysterical early years: www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party
A new documentary explores the booze-soaked and vomit-slicked gathering's radical roots.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
An interesting and informative history of an event that is the cousin to the similarly unloved TBOX crawl that every year makes the corner of Clark and Addison an even dicier place to be than usual.
Surprised I didn’t know when Drummond played in Chicago that he had a very mannerly dog named Bob Marley.
Andre Drummond brought his dog to the podium for the postgame press conference.
"My dog's here," Drummond said. "No, my actual dog.""
"My dog's here," Drummond said. "No, my actual dog.""
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Surprised I didn’t know when Drummond played in Chicago that he had a very mannerly dog named Bob Marley.
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POLICE ACADEMY
POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING
POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL
POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT: MIAMI BEACH
POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING
POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL
POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT: MIAMI BEACH
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
POLICE ACADEMY
POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING
POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL
POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT: MIAMI BEACH
POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING
POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL
POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT: MIAMI BEACH
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Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
I appreciate the coach firing as a not-subtle insult to yesterday's victor. Congratulations (???) to the Bears.
BREAKING: The Giants are firing head coach Brian Daboll after Sunday’s loss to the Bears, per sources.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
Daboll, who won Coach of the Year in 2022, finishes his New York tenure with a 20-40-1 record in 3+ seasons.
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I appreciate the coach firing as a not-subtle insult to yesterday's victor. Congratulations (???) to the Bears.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For 10 years, we’ve told human-centered stories about the local court system and held powerful institutions accountable. Join us for a fundraiser to fuel our next decade of public service journalism.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here is that fiscal cliff that has been approaching.
City Hall mulls deep cuts to domestic violence programs as funding dries up
The end of federal COVID money could mean a 43% reduction in city spending for domestic violence aid as fatal attacks jump. Mayor Brandon Johnson has tied future funding for programs to his proposed c...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Here is that fiscal cliff that has been approaching.
When I was new at the Trib, Ron Grossman called in a tip on a weekend. I didn’t know who he was, and he could tell. I could name Trib columnists who would have blown up at a kid who didn’t know who they were. But Ron has humility, so he was cool about it. We don’t always agree, but he’s a good man.
Goodbye to Ron, a walking archive of local history and a mensch.
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
When I was new at the Trib, Ron Grossman called in a tip on a weekend. I didn’t know who he was, and he could tell. I could name Trib columnists who would have blown up at a kid who didn’t know who they were. But Ron has humility, so he was cool about it. We don’t always agree, but he’s a good man.
Goodbye to Ron, a walking archive of local history and a mensch.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Goodbye to Ron, a walking archive of local history and a mensch.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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The incursions of federal agents have spun up a broad resistance around Chicago that takes in activists, kids, bystanders and suburban parents.
Inside Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: ‘Small acts have huge consequences’
In Chicago, the resistance to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission has taken many forms. A movement has grown through acts large and small.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The incursions of federal agents have spun up a broad resistance around Chicago that takes in activists, kids, bystanders and suburban parents.
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point