Katie Prout
@katieprout.bsky.social
features writer, Chicago Reader: harm reduction, homelessness, and chicago/rust belt history.
proud member, Reader Union
kprout@chicagoreader.com; signal katie.507
https://www.katieprout.com/
proud member, Reader Union
kprout@chicagoreader.com; signal katie.507
https://www.katieprout.com/
Graphics from one north side rapid response group; they’ve asked to share far & wide.
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Graphics from one north side rapid response group; they’ve asked to share far & wide.
Resharing for the 3rd time in like ten min because this is great reporting.
Matthew Walberg, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, blames the Pretrial Fairness Act for these late releases. Instead of just repeating what Walberg said, Byrnes actually fact checks it. All journos should do this!
Matthew Walberg, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, blames the Pretrial Fairness Act for these late releases. Instead of just repeating what Walberg said, Byrnes actually fact checks it. All journos should do this!
October 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Resharing for the 3rd time in like ten min because this is great reporting.
Matthew Walberg, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, blames the Pretrial Fairness Act for these late releases. Instead of just repeating what Walberg said, Byrnes actually fact checks it. All journos should do this!
Matthew Walberg, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, blames the Pretrial Fairness Act for these late releases. Instead of just repeating what Walberg said, Byrnes actually fact checks it. All journos should do this!
ICIRR reporting ICE activity throughout the north side of Chicago today, including outside of Ravenswood Elementary School.
October 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
ICIRR reporting ICE activity throughout the north side of Chicago today, including outside of Ravenswood Elementary School.
Imagine that your job is to occupy an American city, and likely brutalize its residents and press, and you’re going to do that for an IOU.
October 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Imagine that your job is to occupy an American city, and likely brutalize its residents and press, and you’re going to do that for an IOU.
And here is the English:
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
And here is the English:
In response to the Trump administration’s attacks on both undocumented & unhoused people, the Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness (in convo with other advocates) has created a specific “Know Your Rights” flier for unhoused Chicagoans. Here is the Spanish version:
October 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In response to the Trump administration’s attacks on both undocumented & unhoused people, the Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness (in convo with other advocates) has created a specific “Know Your Rights” flier for unhoused Chicagoans. Here is the Spanish version:
It’s pure, uncut Satanic Panic, I’m obsessed.
October 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It’s pure, uncut Satanic Panic, I’m obsessed.
Just hit $500, so with his $500 match, only $497 to go! Pictured: Carter kayaking on the Chicago River, which is now kayak-able in large part due to Friends of the Chicago River.
October 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Just hit $500, so with his $500 match, only $497 to go! Pictured: Carter kayaking on the Chicago River, which is now kayak-able in large part due to Friends of the Chicago River.
See how much he loves da river?
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
See how much he loves da river?
It took me 3.5 years to write this story. I interviewed survivors & listened to the dead via dozens of contemporary sources & academic articles. Finally, I took a trip to the institution’s cemetery with one of the survivors. It’s all that remains: a subdivision is built on top of the rest.
March 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It took me 3.5 years to write this story. I interviewed survivors & listened to the dead via dozens of contemporary sources & academic articles. Finally, I took a trip to the institution’s cemetery with one of the survivors. It’s all that remains: a subdivision is built on top of the rest.
From the river to the sea includes the Great Lakes
March 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
From the river to the sea includes the Great Lakes
Kerry Cardoza’s review of We Grow the World Together is this morning’s required reading @chicagoreader.com
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March 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Kerry Cardoza’s review of We Grow the World Together is this morning’s required reading @chicagoreader.com
chicagoreader.com/books/book-r...
chicagoreader.com/books/book-r...
From today’s rally in the Federal Plaza, led by AFGE Local 704 & the Federal Unionist Network
February 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
From today’s rally in the Federal Plaza, led by AFGE Local 704 & the Federal Unionist Network
This is in ten days! Photo booth, costume contest, weirdo market, showings of The Decline of Western Civilization parts 1 & 2. Tickets start at 20, with proceeds split between Thalia Hall and the Reader. Come get yr freak on.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is in ten days! Photo booth, costume contest, weirdo market, showings of The Decline of Western Civilization parts 1 & 2. Tickets start at 20, with proceeds split between Thalia Hall and the Reader. Come get yr freak on.
www.ticketweb.com/event/the-de...
www.ticketweb.com/event/the-de...
He says “but I want yours”
February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
He says “but I want yours”
A coalition of elected officials, houses of worship, homelessness service providers, mutual aid groups, & new arrival service providers is again calling on the City to deploy CTA warming buses, open warming centers 24/7, & allow people to sleep in both.
January 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A coalition of elected officials, houses of worship, homelessness service providers, mutual aid groups, & new arrival service providers is again calling on the City to deploy CTA warming buses, open warming centers 24/7, & allow people to sleep in both.
Ok, a week or two later than everyone else, but it’s print day and I’ve got time to play while waiting between edits
December 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Ok, a week or two later than everyone else, but it’s print day and I’ve got time to play while waiting between edits
As Peoria bans sleeping in public, dozens of unhoused residents in Humboldt Park brace for the city to close their camp this Friday. Last week, a coalition of concerned homelessness service providers sent a letter to Ald Fuentes calling for this plan to either be revised or delayed.
December 2, 2024 at 11:25 PM
As Peoria bans sleeping in public, dozens of unhoused residents in Humboldt Park brace for the city to close their camp this Friday. Last week, a coalition of concerned homelessness service providers sent a letter to Ald Fuentes calling for this plan to either be revised or delayed.
There are many righteous places to give your money today if you have money to give. One is the Larry Prout Jr. Courage Fund, named after (& co-run by) my bro. A lifelong hospital patient, Larry’s fund provides financial aid to the families of very sick kids. www.larryproutcouragefund.org/donate
November 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
There are many righteous places to give your money today if you have money to give. One is the Larry Prout Jr. Courage Fund, named after (& co-run by) my bro. A lifelong hospital patient, Larry’s fund provides financial aid to the families of very sick kids. www.larryproutcouragefund.org/donate
The morning of Chicago’s first big snow, a coalition of elected officials, extreme weather advocates, homeless service providers, mutual aid orgs, & more have released a statement urging the City to immediately implement six measures they say will save unsheltered Chicagoan’s lives.
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
The morning of Chicago’s first big snow, a coalition of elected officials, extreme weather advocates, homeless service providers, mutual aid orgs, & more have released a statement urging the City to immediately implement six measures they say will save unsheltered Chicagoan’s lives.
