Deirdre
@deirdre4020.bsky.social
CCPSA - 020 District Councilor
40th Ward Born, Raised & Employed
My opinions are my own.
40th Ward Born, Raised & Employed
My opinions are my own.
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Defund CPD to Defund CPL is quite the story arc.
I’m old enough to remember “I won’t cut the CPD Budget by one cent” once MBJ made the runoff.
Defunding Libraries under Fascism is **not** fighting against Trump. But hey #lipservice has its benefits.
#ProgressiveBudget though, am I right?
I’m old enough to remember “I won’t cut the CPD Budget by one cent” once MBJ made the runoff.
Defunding Libraries under Fascism is **not** fighting against Trump. But hey #lipservice has its benefits.
#ProgressiveBudget though, am I right?
December 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Turns out police superintendents CAN order their officers to intervene in unlawful immigration detentions.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Turns out police superintendents CAN order their officers to intervene in unlawful immigration detentions.
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I guess Kelly must be in the “pocket of billionaires” since she has critiques about this budget. #40thWardRep
My latest reprinted in @truthout.org. "Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders should fortify and defend at all costs, especially in this moment. Instead, libraries in Chicago are being hollowed out, while the police budget remains sacrosanct."
In the Fight Against Fascism, Libraries Should Be Defended — Not Defunded
Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders must fortify at all costs, especially in this moment.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I guess Kelly must be in the “pocket of billionaires” since she has critiques about this budget. #40thWardRep
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Video footage going around of what appear to be Border Patrol agents chasing folks in someone’s backyard here in Chicagoland
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Video footage going around of what appear to be Border Patrol agents chasing folks in someone’s backyard here in Chicagoland
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Meanwhile Mayor Johnson’s budget - you know, the “progressive one” that “taxes the rich” to give to CPD inflates that budget to over HALF of our total corporate fund. And continues to borrow to pay off misconduct settlements.
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Meanwhile Mayor Johnson’s budget - you know, the “progressive one” that “taxes the rich” to give to CPD inflates that budget to over HALF of our total corporate fund. And continues to borrow to pay off misconduct settlements.
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Failed mayoral candidate Ja'mal Green is once again claiming on social media that @thetriibe.com's story on how Paul Vallas’s campaign paid him is untrue. I edited that story; @tonia.thetriibe.com reported it.
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Failed mayoral candidate Ja'mal Green is once again claiming on social media that @thetriibe.com's story on how Paul Vallas’s campaign paid him is untrue. I edited that story; @tonia.thetriibe.com reported it.
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
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NEW: The CPD officer who shot a 16-year-old in 2017 in what investigators ruled was an unjustified use of deadly force will not be fired, according to documents obtained by @wttw.bsky.social.
Instead, the officer was promoted, even after taxpayers paid $591K to resolve 4 lawsuits naming him.
Instead, the officer was promoted, even after taxpayers paid $591K to resolve 4 lawsuits naming him.
CPD Officer Who Shot Teen in 2017 Won’t Be Fired — But Was Promoted After Costing Taxpayers $590K
Since the shooting, Chicago taxpayers have paid $591,500 to resolve four lawsuits that allege the officer, who was promoted in June 2025, violated the rights of other Chicagoans, according to an analy...
news.wttw.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
NEW: The CPD officer who shot a 16-year-old in 2017 in what investigators ruled was an unjustified use of deadly force will not be fired, according to documents obtained by @wttw.bsky.social.
Instead, the officer was promoted, even after taxpayers paid $591K to resolve 4 lawsuits naming him.
Instead, the officer was promoted, even after taxpayers paid $591K to resolve 4 lawsuits naming him.
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Chicagoans are paying about $40 apiece just for lawsuits tied to disgraced former cop Reynaldo Guevara Jr.
So far this year, the city is on the hook for some $285M in police misconduct settlements—roughly $100 per resident
So far this year, the city is on the hook for some $285M in police misconduct settlements—roughly $100 per resident
really good comparison here. can someone calculate what Chicago residents are paying for CPD settlements?
Kansas City residents are paying out the equivalent of $50 each for Kansas City Police settlements just for comparisons.
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Chicagoans are paying about $40 apiece just for lawsuits tied to disgraced former cop Reynaldo Guevara Jr.
So far this year, the city is on the hook for some $285M in police misconduct settlements—roughly $100 per resident
So far this year, the city is on the hook for some $285M in police misconduct settlements—roughly $100 per resident
SAY IT LOUDER FOR FOLKS IN THE BACK
Chicagoans: “We’d like the city to plow the sidewalks”
Chicago’s Mayor: “Best I can do is cuts to roads, libraries and more money for police.”
Chicagoans: “What the fuck?”
Chicago’s Mayor: “Best I can do is cuts to roads, libraries and more money for police.”
Chicagoans: “What the fuck?”
RT to scare a Chicago alderperson #PlowTheSidewalks
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
SAY IT LOUDER FOR FOLKS IN THE BACK
Jamming a budget through that doesn’t address any of the CPD’s excessive and egregious spending and INCREASES its budget whilst slashing things like the Chicago Public Library is UNACCEPTABLE. #auditcpd
FULL STORY: Mayor Johnson flatly rejected a plan to bridge a portion of Chicago's $1.19B budget gap by nearly doubling garbage fees & hiking liquor taxes.
Chicagoans now pay $114 a year for trash pickup; under a proposal from the mayor's critics, they'd pay $216 annually. @wttw.bsky.social
Chicagoans now pay $114 a year for trash pickup; under a proposal from the mayor's critics, they'd pay $216 annually. @wttw.bsky.social
Mayor Johnson Rejects Rival Budget Proposal, Vowing to Veto Garbage Fee Hike
Even as City Council members returned to City Hall on Tuesday after the Thanksgiving holiday, there is no clear path to a deal with just 28 days left before the deadline to avoid an unprecedented shut...
news.wttw.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Jamming a budget through that doesn’t address any of the CPD’s excessive and egregious spending and INCREASES its budget whilst slashing things like the Chicago Public Library is UNACCEPTABLE. #auditcpd
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And to be clear, the mayor's 2026 proposal is not just a "no police cuts" budget -- it's a budget in which CPD (already the city's most expensive dept. by far) received a larger year-over-year net increase of non-grant funds than any other dept.
Larger than most other departments' entire budgets!
Larger than most other departments' entire budgets!
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
And to be clear, the mayor's 2026 proposal is not just a "no police cuts" budget -- it's a budget in which CPD (already the city's most expensive dept. by far) received a larger year-over-year net increase of non-grant funds than any other dept.
Larger than most other departments' entire budgets!
Larger than most other departments' entire budgets!
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Why are we paying for police misconduct settlements via bonds and not via CPD budget and calling it a good time?
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Why are we paying for police misconduct settlements via bonds and not via CPD budget and calling it a good time?
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From my anecdotal experience, this is absolutely true
Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people
A police chief in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on charges of using the city's license plate cameras to stalk and harass people.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
From my anecdotal experience, this is absolutely true
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Most people running for Cook County judge seats in March are currently attorneys. Do you have experience working with them? Inform our next judicial election guide by sending your tips!
As we work on our next judicial election guide, we want to hear from you: What should voters know about these attorneys and judges? If you recognize any of these names, send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Most people running for Cook County judge seats in March are currently attorneys. Do you have experience working with them? Inform our next judicial election guide by sending your tips!
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FOIA Wednesday, tasting the food as we bake
the chicago police department sends a response to my FOIA request, admitting its intertwined power structure
i asked for the email metadata of the chicago police department's coordination with the department of homeland security at the fusion center
the chicago police department sends a response to my FOIA request, admitting its intertwined power structure
i asked for the email metadata of the chicago police department's coordination with the department of homeland security at the fusion center
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
FOIA Wednesday, tasting the food as we bake
the chicago police department sends a response to my FOIA request, admitting its intertwined power structure
i asked for the email metadata of the chicago police department's coordination with the department of homeland security at the fusion center
the chicago police department sends a response to my FOIA request, admitting its intertwined power structure
i asked for the email metadata of the chicago police department's coordination with the department of homeland security at the fusion center
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The Chicago Park District's budget proposal for next year includes a new fieldhouse, turning a toxic waste site into a lakefront park and plans to address homelessness.
Superintendent Carlos Ramirez-Rosa joined “Chicago Tonight” discusses the proposal. https://to.wttw.com/43RkhyB
Superintendent Carlos Ramirez-Rosa joined “Chicago Tonight” discusses the proposal. https://to.wttw.com/43RkhyB
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Chicago Park District's budget proposal for next year includes a new fieldhouse, turning a toxic waste site into a lakefront park and plans to address homelessness.
Superintendent Carlos Ramirez-Rosa joined “Chicago Tonight” discusses the proposal. https://to.wttw.com/43RkhyB
Superintendent Carlos Ramirez-Rosa joined “Chicago Tonight” discusses the proposal. https://to.wttw.com/43RkhyB
At a time when we are drowning in police misconduct settlements that are costing the city millions and forcing the city to take out massive loans with HIGH interest rates… this seems like such a slap in the face. This is not accountability and this is not responsible governance.
BREAKING: Chicago police officers will be allowed to file felony gun charges without first getting approval from a prosecutor throughout the city, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Friday. @wttw.bsky.social
Program Allowing CPD Officers to Directly File Felony Gun Charges to Expand Citywide, Top Prosecutor Announces
The Felony Review Bypass Pilot Program was “an unqualified success,” Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said.
news.wttw.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
At a time when we are drowning in police misconduct settlements that are costing the city millions and forcing the city to take out massive loans with HIGH interest rates… this seems like such a slap in the face. This is not accountability and this is not responsible governance.
Parente is so badass.
"He's gonna pay for those shots," Parente added re: Exum, noting the agent bragged about the shooting.
"They were not good shots. You will see, eventually, that that was a bad shoot, it was a violation of CBP's use of force policy, and he is going to pay for those shots" the attorney told press.
"They were not good shots. You will see, eventually, that that was a bad shoot, it was a violation of CBP's use of force policy, and he is going to pay for those shots" the attorney told press.
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Parente is so badass.
It’s been a hard week hearing from so many residents, especially seniors, who cannot afford their new tax bills. What are we doing to help those??
BREAKING: If didn’t appeal your property taxes the first time you had a chance, they’re reopening townships that were already closed to appeals this year.
So you get another chance to file an appeal to the Cook County Board of Review, which cites the “unprecedented circumstances”
So you get another chance to file an appeal to the Cook County Board of Review, which cites the “unprecedented circumstances”
November 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It’s been a hard week hearing from so many residents, especially seniors, who cannot afford their new tax bills. What are we doing to help those??
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A Chicago police officer is facing dismissal after he tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana just months after he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk and groping a woman at a bar on the Near North Side. Charges were later dropped.
Chicago police officer faces firing after testing positive for meth, weed
chicago.suntimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A Chicago police officer is facing dismissal after he tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana just months after he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk and groping a woman at a bar on the Near North Side. Charges were later dropped.
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NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
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The increase in the number of times Chicago police officers have used force against Chicagoans since 2022 threatens the effort to reform the Chicago Police Department, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office told a federal judge on Tuesday. https://to.wttw.com/4poSZrL
CPD’s Increasing Use of Force Threatens Consent Decree Push: Illinois Attorney General
The Office of the Attorney General told U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer that immediate steps must be taken to ensure the push to reform the Chicago Police Department results in meaningful ...
to.wttw.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The increase in the number of times Chicago police officers have used force against Chicagoans since 2022 threatens the effort to reform the Chicago Police Department, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office told a federal judge on Tuesday. https://to.wttw.com/4poSZrL
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I’m very proud of this collaboration—it’s yet another way Chicagoans came together and organized to defend our city.
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m very proud of this collaboration—it’s yet another way Chicagoans came together and organized to defend our city.
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Little Village’s 26th Street is slowly coming back to life after months of immigration raids. blockclubchi.co/4rnuRrk
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Little Village’s 26th Street is slowly coming back to life after months of immigration raids. blockclubchi.co/4rnuRrk
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Cat Sharp (@catsharpforcook.bsky.social) has posted one of the better introductions to how Chicago/Cook County’s property tax system works that I’ve seen.
Apologies for the Instagram link but the video is longer than the 3 minute BlueSky limit.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRHwYun...
Apologies for the Instagram link but the video is longer than the 3 minute BlueSky limit.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRHwYun...
Cat Sharp on Instagram: "This Government is Yours Presents: Property Assessement 101 (in under 5 minutes!) with Cat Sharp ! Check it out and repost/share!"
In this video, Kat Sharp breaks down the complex process of property assessment in Cook County, making it easy to understand for homeowners. She explains how the Cook County Assessor's Office determin...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Cat Sharp (@catsharpforcook.bsky.social) has posted one of the better introductions to how Chicago/Cook County’s property tax system works that I’ve seen.
Apologies for the Instagram link but the video is longer than the 3 minute BlueSky limit.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRHwYun...
Apologies for the Instagram link but the video is longer than the 3 minute BlueSky limit.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRHwYun...