Erica Demarest
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Digital editor, WTTW News
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As immigration enforcement operations intensified across the area, Alexandra Gonzalez and Mora Hinojosa said their father kept working because the family depended on him. Now the stepsiblings are fighting to bring him home. He’s currently detained in Michigan. news.wttw.com/2025/12/15/f...
Family Members in Limbo as Immigration Agents Detain Thousands in Chicago Area
Since the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz,” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reported that more than 3,000 people in the Chicago area were detained by federal immigration agents.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
As immigration enforcement operations intensified across the area, Alexandra Gonzalez and Mora Hinojosa said their father kept working because the family depended on him. Now the stepsiblings are fighting to bring him home. He’s currently detained in Michigan. news.wttw.com/2025/12/15/f...
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A new investigation today from @ndblumberg.bsky.social focuses on Roseland Hospital.
On Oct. 3, a man was taken to the ER after reporting he was a danger to himself and his wife.
Because he was experiencing thoughts of suicide, regulators say he should've been monitored at all times. He wasn't.
On Oct. 3, a man was taken to the ER after reporting he was a danger to himself and his wife.
Because he was experiencing thoughts of suicide, regulators say he should've been monitored at all times. He wasn't.
Roseland Hospital Failed to Monitor a Patient During a Mental Health Crisis, Regulators Say. Now He’s Charged With Killing His Wife
Since 2023, Roseland Community Hospital has received at least four immediate jeopardy citations. That warning is the most serious deficiency a health care facility can be cited for, according to feder...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A new investigation today from @ndblumberg.bsky.social focuses on Roseland Hospital.
On Oct. 3, a man was taken to the ER after reporting he was a danger to himself and his wife.
Because he was experiencing thoughts of suicide, regulators say he should've been monitored at all times. He wasn't.
On Oct. 3, a man was taken to the ER after reporting he was a danger to himself and his wife.
Because he was experiencing thoughts of suicide, regulators say he should've been monitored at all times. He wasn't.
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After a career spent largely in the shadows, Field Museum ornithologist Dave Willard is enjoying a moment in the spotlight for his contributions to conservation. news.wttw.com/2025/12/11/m...
Meet the Scientist Who’s Spent Decades Making Sure Birds Killed in Chicago Building Collisions Don’t Die in Vain
After a career spent largely in the shadows, Field Museum ornithologist Dave Willard is enjoying a moment in the spotlight for his contributions to conservation.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
After a career spent largely in the shadows, Field Museum ornithologist Dave Willard is enjoying a moment in the spotlight for his contributions to conservation. news.wttw.com/2025/12/11/m...
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Illinois is now the 12th state to allow doctor-assisted suicide. @wttw.bsky.social
Pritzker Signs ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ Bill
Illinois is now the 12th state to allow doctor-assisted suicide.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Illinois is now the 12th state to allow doctor-assisted suicide. @wttw.bsky.social
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Federal prosecutors allege that a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent operating in Chicago is a “serial rapist” who used his position in law enforcement to sexually assault and rob at least four women at gunpoint throughout 2022.
US Border Patrol Officer in Chicago Operated as ‘Serial Rapist,’ Federal Prosecutors Allege
Federal prosecutors allege that Luis Uribe is a “serial rapist” who used his position in law enforcement to sexually assault and rob at least four women at gunpoint throughout 2022.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Federal prosecutors allege that a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent operating in Chicago is a “serial rapist” who used his position in law enforcement to sexually assault and rob at least four women at gunpoint throughout 2022.
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Doesn’t “The Moss Files” have an awesome ring? Would 10/10 watch a show about botanists solving crimes using slivers of moss and flecks of pollen.
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CSI: Moss Edition. Field Museum Researchers Say This Basic Plant Is a Valuable but Underused Forensic Tool
Detectives are using all kinds of gizmos and gadgets to solve crimes these days, but they're overlooking the lowest of low-tech clues: moss. A Field Museum researcher wants to change that.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Doesn’t “The Moss Files” have an awesome ring? Would 10/10 watch a show about botanists solving crimes using slivers of moss and flecks of pollen.
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Ex-Aurora Mayor Backed $450K Line of Credit Without Council Approval; Nonprofit Leader Racked Up Charges at ATMs and Strip Clubs
OnLight Aurora, a city-supported nonprofit, aims to provide high speed internet to the west suburban community’s institutions, businesses and residents. It’s also in massive debt, with a long history ...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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