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open house chicago should happen twice a year so lines are shorter and more people get to enjoy it
October 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Reminder from ICIRR: If you witness any possible ICE activity in Chicago or elsewhere in Illinois, or you know someone who has been detained, call the Family Support Hotline at 855-435-7693. (3/x)
September 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Masked ICE agents with military rifles dragging people into vans because of their skin color. Mothers & kids detained at the airport after a Sunday at the lakefront. If it weren’t happening down the block, I’d say this isn’t America. But it is. Know your rights. Chicago.gov/KYR
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT:
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Transcript: Gregory Bovino says arrestees in downtown Chicago chosen partly based on ‘how they look’
WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell spoke with U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz downtown and in the upscale River North neighborhood. Here is the transcript and unedited audio interview.
www.wbez.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
paging @chicagobars.bsky.social - you can now find bari subs in the pedway vending machines under the cook county building (in addition to the snack shop)!
August 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Today I introduced a resolution calling on the CTA to increase transparency, enforce their smoking ban, and install permanent, experienced leadership.

These commonsense steps will improve daily lives while increasing ridership, health, and safety. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
June 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
think it’s safe to say I won the book club white elephant 🎄
December 11, 2024 at 2:38 AM