Ray Long
@raylongchicago.bsky.social
Retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter, 40+years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, Madigan.
Author: The House That Madigan Built
Author: The House That Madigan Built
Trump’s campaign of retribution numbers at least 470 www.reuters.com/investigates...
Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Trump’s campaign of retribution numbers at least 470 www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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This idea of illegal orders is not hypothetical.
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This idea of illegal orders is not hypothetical.
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Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?”
Hott: “No.”
Hott: “No.”
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?”
Hott: “No.”
Hott: “No.”
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
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November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
JFK granddaughter cancer
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Tatiana Schlossberg, Caroline Kennedy’s daughter, reveals terminal cancer diagnosis - The Boston Globe
Schlossberg, 35, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, with a rare mutation found in less than 2 percent of cases.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
JFK granddaughter cancer
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Neil Steinberg on how timeless Lincoln weeping cartoon follwing JFK death came together on deadline www.everygoddamnday.com/2013/11/linc...
Lincoln weeping
The blog of Neil Steinberg
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November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Neil Steinberg on how timeless Lincoln weeping cartoon follwing JFK death came together on deadline www.everygoddamnday.com/2013/11/linc...
Piggy Gets Polite www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Piggy Gets Polite
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November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Piggy Gets Polite www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Federal appeals court temporarily halts release of hundreds of 'Operation Midway Blitz' detainees www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/f...
Federal appeals court temporarily halts release of hundreds of ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ detainees
A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the release on bond of hundreds of immigrants whose arrests during Operation Midway Blitz are being challenged under a consent decree.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Federal appeals court temporarily halts release of hundreds of 'Operation Midway Blitz' detainees www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/f...
Federal judges block Texas from using new GOP-gerrymandered, pro-Trump congressional map
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Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Federal judges block Texas from using new GOP-gerrymandered, pro-Trump congressional map
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Senate President Don Harmon faces new challenge over near-$10M campaign finance fine www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/17/d...
Senate President Don Harmon faces new challenge over near-$10M campaign finance fine
Libertarian-leaning Liberty Justice Center has filed a complaint regarding Illinois Senate President Don Harmon’s collecting millions of dollars for his campaign committee.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Senate President Don Harmon faces new challenge over near-$10M campaign finance fine www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/17/d...
Michael Cohen: Truth Rising www.meidasplus.com/p/truth-is-r...
Truth Is Rising Again
When the lies collapse, voters don’t whisper; they revolt. From small suburbs to the big cities, the truth is finally rising, drowning out the GOP fearmongering that once held this country hostage.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Michael Cohen: Truth Rising www.meidasplus.com/p/truth-is-r...
McClain prison term delayed because of federal ‘screwup’
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Quincy lobbyist Michael McClain gets 45-day extension to report, after prison screw up, defense attorney says – Muddy River News
McClain’s serious medical conditions, including prostate cancer, require a specific placement QUINCY – Judge Manish Shah has granted lobbyist Michael McClain until December 29 to report for his two-ye...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
McClain prison term delayed because of federal ‘screwup’
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Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels
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November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
How Congress can rein in surging political corruption www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
How Congress Can Rein in Surging Political Corruption
Federal lawmakers can protect the American public by passing a new law to fully implement the Constitution’s oldest anticorruption safeguards.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How Congress can rein in surging political corruption www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper apnews.com/article/kans...
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper
A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper apnews.com/article/kans...
Carl Sandburg, Edgar Lee Masters & Vachel Lindsay: Sangamon River poets come to life this weekend at New Salem www.myjournalcourier.com/features/art...
Sangamon River poets come to life this weekend at New Salem
The works of Carl Sandburg, Edgar Lee Masters and Vachel Lindsay — known collectively as the Sangamon River poets — will come to life this weekend in New Salem.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Carl Sandburg, Edgar Lee Masters & Vachel Lindsay: Sangamon River poets come to life this weekend at New Salem www.myjournalcourier.com/features/art...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
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November 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
‘A shadow system.’ How a Harvard media lab allegedly serves as a side door into the US for well-heeled Chinese students. mailchi.mp/bostonglobe....
Spotlight: A side door into Harvard
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November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
‘A shadow system.’ How a Harvard media lab allegedly serves as a side door into the US for well-heeled Chinese students. mailchi.mp/bostonglobe....
Trump pardons ex-Mets star Darryl Strawberry over past tax and drug conviction
Read in The Guardian: apple.news/AA5J6t83uShu...
Read in The Guardian: apple.news/AA5J6t83uShu...
Trump pardons ex-Mets star Darryl Strawberry over past tax and drug conviction — Guardian US
Trump issued a pardon to Darryl Strawberry for past tax and drug convictions, praising the former Mets star’s faith, sobriety and recovery work
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November 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Trump pardons ex-Mets star Darryl Strawberry over past tax and drug conviction
Read in The Guardian: apple.news/AA5J6t83uShu...
Read in The Guardian: apple.news/AA5J6t83uShu...
Chicago Headline Club applauds Judge Ellis decision to prevent federal agents from restricting press freedom
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Press Freedom: 'We chose to fight back ... and won'
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November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Chicago Headline Club applauds Judge Ellis decision to prevent federal agents from restricting press freedom
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Latinos Swung Left This Week. That’s Trouble for the GOP’s 2026 Texas Redistricting Gambit washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/07/l...
Latinos Swung Left This Week. That’s Trouble for the GOP’s 2026 Texas Redistricting Gambit
Latino voters just swung left in New Jersey and California, signaling trouble for the GOP’s 2026 Texas gerrymander.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Latinos Swung Left This Week. That’s Trouble for the GOP’s 2026 Texas Redistricting Gambit washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/07/l...
Judge says Bovino lied; you can watch
Judge orders release of US Border Patrol head Gregory Bovino deposition videos: Watch them here www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/c...
Judge orders release of US Border Patrol head Gregory Bovino deposition videos: Watch them here
The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Public Media petitioned U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis to release the recordings, which were filed under seal as part of a lawsuit led by the Chicago Headline Club.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Judge says Bovino lied; you can watch