Vanessa Lopez
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From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
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He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
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As the government shutdown affects the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, several Chicago-area restaurants are offering free and discounted food.
Updated: Nearly 30 Chicago-area restaurants are offering free and discounted meals to SNAP recipients
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
As the government shutdown affects the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, several Chicago-area restaurants are offering free and discounted food.
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The Sun-Times' Sunday paper included a syndicated special section produced by a third-party company, which included a summer reading list generated by AI.
@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social reports:
@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social reports:
Syndicated content in Sun-Times special section included AI-generated misinformation
A Chicago freelance journalist said he did not fact-check information he compiled using AI before including it in stories for media clients.
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May 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Sun-Times' Sunday paper included a syndicated special section produced by a third-party company, which included a summer reading list generated by AI.
@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social reports:
@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social reports:
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The Trump administration has reportedly frozen $790 million in funding for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations, two administration officials told the New York Times.
Trump administration freezes $790 million for Northwestern University: report
The pause comes amid a civil rights investigation at the university, the New York Times reported. A spokesman said Northwestern has not gotten official notice from the government and that federal…
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April 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Trump administration has reportedly frozen $790 million in funding for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations, two administration officials told the New York Times.
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Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe as federal agents start making immigration arrests across the Chicago area, according to reports.
Follow our live blog for updates: trib.al/l98Fsgq
Follow our live blog for updates: trib.al/l98Fsgq
Feds start making immigration arrests across Chicago area: Live updates
Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe the operations, according to reports.
trib.al
January 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe as federal agents start making immigration arrests across the Chicago area, according to reports.
Follow our live blog for updates: trib.al/l98Fsgq
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We did something interesting today -- we turned replies on Bluesky into the comment section on our site.
Here's who's on Chicago's Spotify Wrapped: trib.al/v36O1k0
Who's on yours? Reply with your top artist and your response will be automatically added to the story👇
Who's on yours? Reply with your top artist and your response will be automatically added to the story👇
This is who Chicagoans listened to the most in 2024, according to Spotify
Taylor Swift snagged the top-streamed artist spot once again, but Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" resounded as Chicago's No. 1 song.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:54 PM
We did something interesting today -- we turned replies on Bluesky into the comment section on our site.
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i think @chicago.suntimes.com is the first newspaper to pull in live bluesky replies as a comments section on their website, so cool!! h/t @ellery.bsky.social 🎉
Here's who's on Chicago's Spotify Wrapped: trib.al/v36O1k0
Who's on yours? Reply with your top artist and your response will be automatically added to the story👇
Who's on yours? Reply with your top artist and your response will be automatically added to the story👇
This is who Chicagoans listened to the most in 2024, according to Spotify
Taylor Swift snagged the top-streamed artist spot once again, but Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" resounded as Chicago's No. 1 song.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM
i think @chicago.suntimes.com is the first newspaper to pull in live bluesky replies as a comments section on their website, so cool!! h/t @ellery.bsky.social 🎉
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Over 51,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing migrants to sanctuary cities. To help prepare them for the Midwest winter, Margie Chan launched 500 Hats for Refugees in September 2023.
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Rogers Park resident donates handmade hats to asylum-seekers: 'If I have the opportunity to help, I should'
Margie Chan would see migrants arriving in Chicago unprepared for the cold weather so she launched 500 Hats for Refugees to help keep them warm during the winter.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Over 51,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing migrants to sanctuary cities. To help prepare them for the Midwest winter, Margie Chan launched 500 Hats for Refugees in September 2023.
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Motivated by her family's refugee history, 68-year-old Rogers Park resident Margie Chan launched 500 Hats for Refugees to help asylum-seekers prepare for the Midwest winter.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/11...
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Rogers Park resident donates handmade hats to asylum-seekers: 'If I have the opportunity to help, I should'
Margie Chan would see migrants arriving in Chicago unprepared for the cold weather so she launched 500 Hats for Refugees to help keep them warm during the winter.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Motivated by her family's refugee history, 68-year-old Rogers Park resident Margie Chan launched 500 Hats for Refugees to help asylum-seekers prepare for the Midwest winter.
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November 23, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest in Chicago draws more than 50, won by Glenview therapist
The fitting prize for a competition to see who looks most like the star of "The Bear?" Fifty bucks and a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes. Oh, yeah, Ben Shabad, 37, really does look a lot like White.
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November 16, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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