Jason Meisner
@jmetr22b.bsky.social
Chicago Tribune reporter covering the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse and criminal justice issues in Chicago.
///BREAKING/// Federal prosecutors just moved to DISMISS all charges against Marimar Martinez and her co-defendant, Anthony Ruiz, a wild end to a controversial case.
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
///BREAKING/// Federal prosecutors just moved to DISMISS all charges against Marimar Martinez and her co-defendant, Anthony Ruiz, a wild end to a controversial case.
///BREAKING//// The 7th Circuit has GRANTED the Trump administration's request to stay Judge Ellis' preliminary injunction restricting the use of force by immigration agents against protesters and media calling it "overbroad"
Story to come
Story to come
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
///BREAKING//// The 7th Circuit has GRANTED the Trump administration's request to stay Judge Ellis' preliminary injunction restricting the use of force by immigration agents against protesters and media calling it "overbroad"
Story to come
Story to come
Lawrence Reed was arrested about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near Daley Plaza. While being taken back to the Area 4 headquarters he was yelling "Burn bitch" and "burn alive bitch," according to the complaint.
He has an initial appearance at 2:30 p.m. at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
He has an initial appearance at 2:30 p.m. at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Lawrence Reed was arrested about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near Daley Plaza. While being taken back to the Area 4 headquarters he was yelling "Burn bitch" and "burn alive bitch," according to the complaint.
He has an initial appearance at 2:30 p.m. at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
He has an initial appearance at 2:30 p.m. at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
///BREAKING/// The feds have charged Lawrence Reed, 50, with a terrorist act on mass transit after he allegedly lit a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train downtown earlier this week.
An image from the complaint allegedly shows Reed approaching the victim with a flaming bottle
An image from the complaint allegedly shows Reed approaching the victim with a flaming bottle
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
///BREAKING/// The feds have charged Lawrence Reed, 50, with a terrorist act on mass transit after he allegedly lit a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train downtown earlier this week.
An image from the complaint allegedly shows Reed approaching the victim with a flaming bottle
An image from the complaint allegedly shows Reed approaching the victim with a flaming bottle
Was “Operation Charlottetan” even considered?
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Was “Operation Charlottetan” even considered?
Plaintiffs' respond to the Trump administration's request to halt an injunction restricting the use of force by immigration agents in Chicago.
That first graf is a doozy
"The government's violence against civilians in an American metropolis is unprecedented in modern history."
That first graf is a doozy
"The government's violence against civilians in an American metropolis is unprecedented in modern history."
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Plaintiffs' respond to the Trump administration's request to halt an injunction restricting the use of force by immigration agents in Chicago.
That first graf is a doozy
"The government's violence against civilians in an American metropolis is unprecedented in modern history."
That first graf is a doozy
"The government's violence against civilians in an American metropolis is unprecedented in modern history."
JUST IN: As promised, the Trump administration is appealing U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction last week restricting the use of tear gas and other force against protesters and media during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
JUST IN: As promised, the Trump administration is appealing U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction last week restricting the use of tear gas and other force against protesters and media during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
NEW: Attorneys file alleged TRO violations against immigration agents for a high-profile action in Evanston on Halloween, where agents allegedly slammed a man's head into the pavement and pointed a gun at unarmed protesters saying "step back or I'm going to shoot you”
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
NEW: Attorneys file alleged TRO violations against immigration agents for a high-profile action in Evanston on Halloween, where agents allegedly slammed a man's head into the pavement and pointed a gun at unarmed protesters saying "step back or I'm going to shoot you”
A federal judge is expected to rule early Wednesday whether ex-state Rep. Eddie Acevedo can be compelled to testify in the Madigan corruption trial.
Acevedo’s lawyer argues the 61-year-old ex-cop has dementia and is medically incompetent to take the stand.
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/10/m...
Acevedo’s lawyer argues the 61-year-old ex-cop has dementia and is medically incompetent to take the stand.
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/10/m...
December 11, 2024 at 2:50 AM
A federal judge is expected to rule early Wednesday whether ex-state Rep. Eddie Acevedo can be compelled to testify in the Madigan corruption trial.
Acevedo’s lawyer argues the 61-year-old ex-cop has dementia and is medically incompetent to take the stand.
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/10/m...
Acevedo’s lawyer argues the 61-year-old ex-cop has dementia and is medically incompetent to take the stand.
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/10/m...