Steve Warmbir
@stevewarmbir.bsky.social
Investigations editor at the Illinois Answers Project. Formerly ran the Chicago Sun-Times as EIC and managing editor.
Excellent reporting from @jonseidel.bsky.social this morning from the federal court hearing in Chicago with U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.
NOW: U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino agrees to meet with a federal judge every evening until a preliminary injunction hearing, which is set for 11/5.
Bovino tells her 6 p.m .would be better.
"I'll see you tomorrow at 6," Ellis says.
"I'll see you tomorrow at 6," Ellis says.
October 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Excellent reporting from @jonseidel.bsky.social this morning from the federal court hearing in Chicago with U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.
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Ironically, it’s ChatGPT, not the chipmunk, that actually has its head up its ass.
Yesterday I discovered that ChatGPT's PhD-level expertise didn't extend to bird anatomy. This morning I thought, perhaps I was being too hard on the half-trillion-dollar company. Birds are a little weird, anatomically speaking. Let's try something more familiar. A mammal. Behold.
August 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Ironically, it’s ChatGPT, not the chipmunk, that actually has its head up its ass.
It's the Chicago Way ... State halts construction of new Chicago casino after Sun-Times reporters discover that dumpsters on the site are from a company that has been dogged by ties to mob leaders Peter and John "No Nose" DiFronzo, now both deceased. Great story. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Bally's halts Chicago casino construction over questions about waste hauler dogged by mob allegations
D&P Construction provides dumpsters for the Bally’s work site, the Sun-Times discovered. Two decades ago, the company’s role in the construction of a proposed Rosemont casino helped torpedo the projec...
chicago.suntimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's the Chicago Way ... State halts construction of new Chicago casino after Sun-Times reporters discover that dumpsters on the site are from a company that has been dogged by ties to mob leaders Peter and John "No Nose" DiFronzo, now both deceased. Great story. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
A gun turned into a CPD buyback is stolen from a room full of cops. After that, it's used in three shootings. A year later, police recover it after chasing down a teenage suspect. The stunning story from Peter Nickeas, @ctoner.bsky.social and @schuba.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/05/02/g...
Gun Stolen From a Room Full of Chicago Cops Ended Up Being Used in a Series of Shootings
The Glock should have been destroyed after it was turned in at a police gun buyback in late 2023. Instead, it created havoc on the South Side.
illinoisanswers.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A gun turned into a CPD buyback is stolen from a room full of cops. After that, it's used in three shootings. A year later, police recover it after chasing down a teenage suspect. The stunning story from Peter Nickeas, @ctoner.bsky.social and @schuba.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/05/02/g...
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This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
April 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
ICYMI, the Cook County assessor fixed hundreds of errors and put nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value back on the rolls. thanks to a joint Illinois Answers/Chicago Tribune investigation by @alexnitkin.bsky.social and @adquig.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/03/16/c...
Cook County Assessor Fixes Hundreds of Misclassified Properties Following Illinois Answers-Tribune Investigation
The corrections have put nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value back on the rolls.
illinoisanswers.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ICYMI, the Cook County assessor fixed hundreds of errors and put nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value back on the rolls. thanks to a joint Illinois Answers/Chicago Tribune investigation by @alexnitkin.bsky.social and @adquig.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/03/16/c...
DCFS failed to produce legally required, 'critical' public reports after reviewing child deaths and serious injuries. Child advocates are calling for an investigation. Details from @peternickeas.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/03/18/a...
Child Welfare Agency Failed Repeatedly to Produce 'Critical' Reports After Child Deaths, Injuries
DCFS is legally required to make the reports public after examining what went wrong but did not in thousands of instances.
illinoisanswers.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
DCFS failed to produce legally required, 'critical' public reports after reviewing child deaths and serious injuries. Child advocates are calling for an investigation. Details from @peternickeas.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/03/18/a...
Great story from @danhinkel.bsky.social about the celebrated exoneration unit under former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and how it failed at times in its mission, with conflicts of interest and other issues. www.injusticewatch.org/criminal-cou...
Cook County’s conviction integrity unit repeatedly denied freedom to incarcerated people who were later cleared
Still in prison after 18 years despite the flimsy evidence of his guilt, Kevin Jackson tore open the letter from the Cook County conviction integrity unit
www.injusticewatch.org
February 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Great story from @danhinkel.bsky.social about the celebrated exoneration unit under former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and how it failed at times in its mission, with conflicts of interest and other issues. www.injusticewatch.org/criminal-cou...
Here’s a great tribute to one of the best investigative reporters ever to cover the city, Tim Novak @chicago.suntimes.com whose retirement will overjoy Chicago’s corrupt powerbrokers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Investigative Legacy: A Conversation with Tim Novak
Podcast Episode · The Fran Spielman Show · 01/24/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Here’s a great tribute to one of the best investigative reporters ever to cover the city, Tim Novak @chicago.suntimes.com whose retirement will overjoy Chicago’s corrupt powerbrokers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This will be a must follow today for all political junkies in Chicago.
Former Ald. Danny Solis, one of the most anticipated witnesses to take the stand in ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s trial on corruption charges, resumes his testimony Monday morning.
Follow our live blog for updates: chicago.suntimes.com/live/michael...
Follow our live blog for updates: chicago.suntimes.com/live/michael...
Live updates: Former Ald. Danny Solis takes the stand in Mike Madigan corruption trial
Follow along as former Ald. Danny Solis, one of the most anticipated witnesses to take the stand in ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan's trial on corruption charges, resumes his testimony Mo...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:39 PM
This will be a must follow today for all political junkies in Chicago.
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There's a lot of talk about the inroads Trump made in Chicago, but a large part of why many communities shifted right was b/c of a staggering drop-off in the number of Democratic votes cast for Harris vs Biden, not a gain in votes for Trump www.wbez.org/government-p...
November 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
There's a lot of talk about the inroads Trump made in Chicago, but a large part of why many communities shifted right was b/c of a staggering drop-off in the number of Democratic votes cast for Harris vs Biden, not a gain in votes for Trump www.wbez.org/government-p...
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November 16, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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Kudos to Grace Hauck, ace reporter at the Illinois Answers Project, for her 1st place win for best series from the Chicago Journalists Association. Check it out: illinoisanswers.org/2024/07/09/t...
The U.N. Calls Restraint Chairs Torture. Illinois Jails Use Them Every Day.
Explore the frequent use of restraint chairs in Illinois jails, where detainees face prolonged restraint and potential abuse.
illinoisanswers.org
November 19, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Kudos to Grace Hauck, ace reporter at the Illinois Answers Project, for her 1st place win for best series from the Chicago Journalists Association. Check it out: illinoisanswers.org/2024/07/09/t...