Dan Mihalopoulos
@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter at WBEZ - Chicago Public Media
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NPR Veterans Correspondent Quil Lawrence interviewed Dave Carlson over 10 years, as the Iraq war vet went from war to incarceration to redemption on his long journey home.
How do you find peace after war? A combat vet and NPR reporter's bond points a way
NPR Veterans Correspondent Quil Lawrence interviewed Dave Carlson over 10 years, as the Iraq war vet went from war to incarceration to redemption on his long journey home.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NPR Veterans Correspondent Quil Lawrence interviewed Dave Carlson over 10 years, as the Iraq war vet went from war to incarceration to redemption on his long journey home.
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A federal appeals court upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery with pickup trucks before one of them killed him with a shotgun
US appeals court upholds hate crime convictions of white men in Ahmaud Arbery killing
A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago
abcnews.go.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A federal appeals court upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery with pickup trucks before one of them killed him with a shotgun
J6er who just got a second Trump pardon had ties to the Oath Keepers extremist group - same as at least 27 Chicago Police officers graphics.suntimes.com/extremism-ra...
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
J6er who just got a second Trump pardon had ties to the Oath Keepers extremist group - same as at least 27 Chicago Police officers graphics.suntimes.com/extremism-ra...
Wait - so the Georgia criminal case vs Trump is being taken over by a Greek-American dude named ... Skandalakis!?
And yes, Gus Portokalos, scandal in English comes from the Greek "skandalon"... www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
And yes, Gus Portokalos, scandal in English comes from the Greek "skandalon"... www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Georgia election interference case against Trump and allies will carry on with new prosecutor to replace Fani Willis | CNN Politics
The sprawling 41-count 2023 racketeering indictment case against President Donald Trump and several allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat in Georgia will continue and is now i...
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Wait - so the Georgia criminal case vs Trump is being taken over by a Greek-American dude named ... Skandalakis!?
And yes, Gus Portokalos, scandal in English comes from the Greek "skandalon"... www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
And yes, Gus Portokalos, scandal in English comes from the Greek "skandalon"... www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
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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...
Bovino equates undocumented people who commit crimes with landscapers, janitors, farmhands, factory and restaurant workers allegedly "taking jobs from Americans"
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Bovino equates undocumented people who commit crimes with landscapers, janitors, farmhands, factory and restaurant workers allegedly "taking jobs from Americans"
After another legal L in Chicago, Bovino vows to defy the judge and keep doing what his agents have been doing - only on a far larger scale
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
After another legal L in Chicago, Bovino vows to defy the judge and keep doing what his agents have been doing - only on a far larger scale
Another legal setback in court in the Northern District of Illinois for Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz" mass-deportation push in the Chicago area over the past 2 months
This order from U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings is in.
Read it here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/48/44/b1b85a...
Read it here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/48/44/b1b85a...
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Another legal setback in court in the Northern District of Illinois for Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz" mass-deportation push in the Chicago area over the past 2 months
"Chicago needs some attention. We're not going anywhere out of Chicago"
Bovino: "We're ratcheting operations up in Chicago. That's a very corrupt system in Chicago. Whether it's those elected leaders like Pritzker or those out of control judges, Chicago needs some attention. You're gonna see some very dynamic operations."
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Chicago needs some attention. We're not going anywhere out of Chicago"
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After Democrats released emails showing that Jeffrey Epstein discussed his relationship with President Trump, Republicans on the Oversight Committee released 20,000 additional documents. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/47Ufvl5
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
After Democrats released emails showing that Jeffrey Epstein discussed his relationship with President Trump, Republicans on the Oversight Committee released 20,000 additional documents. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/47Ufvl5
Former Cook County Democratic commish and McCook mayor was due to report to prison in a couple months when he died chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
Convicted ex-Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski dies at 61
Jeff Tobolski, who was also mayor of McCook, took more than $250,000 in a series of bribery and extortion schemes and agreed to cooperate with the feds. A judge delayed Tobolski’s surrender date until...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Former Cook County Democratic commish and McCook mayor was due to report to prison in a couple months when he died chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
Based on the videos we’ve seen from across Chicago and suburbs, they might proclaim this V-B Day
CBS News Exclusive: Gregory Bovino and Border Patrol agents plan to leave Chicago area, sources say.
Gregory Bovino and Border Patrol agents plan to leave Chicago area, sources say
Some Border Patrol agents could soon leave the Chicago area, after taking a leading role in the Trump administration's controversial immigration operations in the nation's third-largest city, officials told CBS News.
cbsn.ws
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Based on the videos we’ve seen from across Chicago and suburbs, they might proclaim this V-B Day
Lame-duck Durbin faces backlash in state he’s represented forever chicago.suntimes.com/us-senate/20...
Sen. Dick Durbin facing backlash once again for joining GOP in measure to end government shutdown
Three candidates vying for Durbin's seat had strong words, including Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who directly criticized the senator's vote. "We need fighters in D.C.," she said, "not folders."
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lame-duck Durbin faces backlash in state he’s represented forever chicago.suntimes.com/us-senate/20...
Chicago Democratic Rep Mike Quigley coming up on Morning Edition.
Hosts say he will blast the federal government spending deal with the GOP.
In Chicago, you can hear it on 91.5FM or streaming at wbez.org
Hosts say he will blast the federal government spending deal with the GOP.
In Chicago, you can hear it on 91.5FM or streaming at wbez.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Chicago Democratic Rep Mike Quigley coming up on Morning Edition.
Hosts say he will blast the federal government spending deal with the GOP.
In Chicago, you can hear it on 91.5FM or streaming at wbez.org
Hosts say he will blast the federal government spending deal with the GOP.
In Chicago, you can hear it on 91.5FM or streaming at wbez.org
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Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
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Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
1-year-old, pepper sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
Video shows federal agents spraying chemical irritants from a moving vehicle at a line of cars waiting to leave a Cicero Sam's Club on Saturday morning. The action appears to violate a judge's restric...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
Missed the interstate exit, took the GPS-recommended detour — and soon saw a bald eagle sitting in a farm field in central Illinois.
Spotted another pair a few miles further, also just sitting there in the stubbly, recently harvested field
Spotted another pair a few miles further, also just sitting there in the stubbly, recently harvested field
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Missed the interstate exit, took the GPS-recommended detour — and soon saw a bald eagle sitting in a farm field in central Illinois.
Spotted another pair a few miles further, also just sitting there in the stubbly, recently harvested field
Spotted another pair a few miles further, also just sitting there in the stubbly, recently harvested field
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Tavern-cut spanakopita seems like a dish custom crafted for @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social
The best — golden, crispy, perfectly flavored — spanakopita I’ve ever made or eaten, thanks to @Eatlikegreekwithjulie, who does a few things a little differently and it makes it so much more doable.
smittenkitchen.com/2022/01/span...
smittenkitchen.com/2022/01/span...
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Tavern-cut spanakopita seems like a dish custom crafted for @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social
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Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.”
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Federal judge enters broader order governing feds' use of force during immigration blitz
The judge previously forbade federal agents from using tear gas or other “riot control” weapons against people who pose no immediate threat and without two warnings during the deportation campaign. Ho...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.”
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Amazing how many of these cases against the protesters are being tossed like this sandwich
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Amazing how many of these cases against the protesters are being tossed like this sandwich
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'It's a disgrace': Chicagoans describe jarring encounters with feds as judge prepares to rule on 'blitz'
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'It's a disgrace': Chicagoans describe jarring encounters with feds as judge prepares to rule on 'blitz'
U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino testified on video that the use of force by federal agents in Chicago has been “more than exemplary," but also said he would have used more tear gas in Litt...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
'It's a disgrace': Chicagoans describe jarring encounters with feds as judge prepares to rule on 'blitz'
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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SCOOP (free, as it's FOIA-based!): I obtained 1,665 pgs of documents about "Bicken Ben," a growing private school the Zuckerbergs ran illegally out of their Palo Alto compound
Neighbors complained the school for years. Then, in 2024, they reached their breaking point:
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Neighbors complained the school for years. Then, in 2024, they reached their breaking point:
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
SCOOP (free, as it's FOIA-based!): I obtained 1,665 pgs of documents about "Bicken Ben," a growing private school the Zuckerbergs ran illegally out of their Palo Alto compound
Neighbors complained the school for years. Then, in 2024, they reached their breaking point:
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Neighbors complained the school for years. Then, in 2024, they reached their breaking point:
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
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#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.
Ellis, apparently wrapping up, is quoting George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.
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A spectacular sunrise outside our @wgnradio.bsky.social studios this morning. Enjoy your day!
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A spectacular sunrise outside our @wgnradio.bsky.social studios this morning. Enjoy your day!
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The arrest by federal agents of a day care teacher inside a child care center in northwest Chicago has drawn strong condemnation from local leaders. https://cnn.it/47JYjyG
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The arrest by federal agents of a day care teacher inside a child care center in northwest Chicago has drawn strong condemnation from local leaders. https://cnn.it/47JYjyG