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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 14h

In 1996, voters elected Rod Blagojevich to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Illinois’s 5th congressional district. Explore his career and watch the full documentary: to.wttw.com/3WBc1hW #ChicagoStoriesWTTW

A Timeline of Rod Blagojevich’s Career

Rod Blagojevich’s political career began in earnest in 1992. Just 10 years later, he would become governor of Illinois, a job that would end in his impeachment and removal from office on alleged corru...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

An all-time banger of a kicker www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

At the end of the interview, he turned to a public relations executive. He could be heard asking why her mouth was wide open and if he had said anything he shouldn’t have.

“What about the political questions?” he asked. “Too spicy?”

Then he hung up.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1d

Cook County will not need to hike property taxes or impose new fees to close a projected budget gap of $211.4 million in 2026, but “turmoil” looms in the years ahead, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Wednesday.

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No Property Tax Hike Needed to Close Cook County’s $211.4M Budget Gap, But ‘Turmoil’ Looms: Preckwinkle

“We’re headed into pretty tough waters here, turmoil,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said. “And I would anticipate … next year, and particularly the years after next, we’re going to be ...

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Scared Bootecki (but really Jared Rutecki) 🎃 @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 1d

Taxpayers should pay $7.5M to the family of a Chicago pastor and her husband, who were struck and killed by a driver being chased by Chicago police, city lawyers recommended, the latest massive settlement prompted by a police pursuit that violated department policy. (by @heathercherone.bsky.social)

Pay Family of Couple Killed by Driver Being Chased by Police $7.5M, City Lawyers Recommend

Nine cases alleging Chicagoans were hit or killed during a police chase that violated department policy cost taxpayers more than $75 million to resolve between Jan. 1 and July 31, according to WTTW Ne...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Taxpayers should pay $950,000 to a former Chicago Police Department lieutenant who said his supervisors retaliated against him after he resisted orders to make “illegal” traffic stops, city lawyers recommended. @wttw.bsky.social

City Lawyers Recommend Paying $950K to CPD Lieutenant Who Blew Whistle on ‘Illegal’ Traffic Stops

Lt. Franklin Paz accused CPD officials of violating the state’s Whistleblower Act by reassigning him to the overnight shift in a South Side police district after he refused to order the officers he su...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

It is a temporary order designed to preserve the status quo. There will be more hearings and perhaps a whole trial before it comes permanent. (And appeals are coming.)

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry scheduled the next hearing in the case for 9 a.m. Oct. 22, when she said she will consider extending it for an additional 14 days before the initial order expires at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 23.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

As we wait for Judge April Perry to rule, here's my full story from this morning's extraordinary hearing, for @wttw.bsky.social:

Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Reasoning Behind National Guard Deployment in Illinois During Ongoing Hearing

Lawyers for the Department of Justice told U.S. District Court Judge April Perry the president deployed the National Guard because “levels of violence against federal law enforcement executing their l...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: The federal government is "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

That's it. Thanks again for following.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry agrees, after lawyers for the Trump administration decline to rule out the possibility that the president would mobilize another state's National Guard and sent those troops into Chicago.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

We're back.
Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wells, who struggled to maintain his composure while talking about the threats posed by Trump's order asks Perry to modify her order so the president cannot order a fourth (4th) state's national guard into Illinois.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

We're on a break to give both sides to review a draft of Perry's order. Stay tuned.

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Perry: Federal officials, as well as troops from Texas, would not be able to "appreciate" the complexity of the "strained" relations between Chicagoans and members of law enforcement.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: If the Trump administration deploys the National Guard, it is "likely to lead to civil unrest."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry:
More people are being detained and deported.
More people are being arrested.
This courthouse is open.
"There is no evidence that the president is unable, with the regular forces, to execute the laws of the United States."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: "I see no credible evidence there is a danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

DOJ lawyer Eric Hamilton this morning: “The president’s judgement is unreviewable.”

Perry: Federal law permits the federalization of guard troops in three instances, "not whenever (the president) determines when one of them is met."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: Four (4) federal judges have issued rulings in the past two (2) days in separate cases that cast significant doubt on federal officials' "credibility and assessment of what is happening on the streets of Chicago."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

At issue is what is actually happening at Broadview, Perry says.
Local law enforcement agencies say the protests are under control, while federal officials say they present an urgent threat.
Perry: "DHS' perception of events are simply unreliable."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

ask and ye shall recieve

National Guard Troops Expected at Dirksen Courthouse Friday During ‘High Profile’ Federal Hearings

National Guard troops who were sent to Illinois this week are expected to be assigned to protect Chicago’s federal courthouse Friday, even as the chief judge said she never requested or approved their...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

"Despite this," Trump federalized the National Guard that day, Perry says

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Illinois State Police & Broadview police managed the protests on Saturday, Oct. 4 under a "unified command," meaning that federal agents with all branches of the Department of Homeland Security did not need to intervene in the protests to conduct their work, Perry says

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: The arrival of Border Patrol agents to the Broadview ICE facility "caused a corresponding increase in protests."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: "The plaintiffs' motion will be granted in part."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry is back on the bench.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

As we wait for Judge April Perry to rule, here's my full story from this morning's extraordinary hearing, for @wttw.bsky.social:

Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Reasoning Behind National Guard Deployment in Illinois During Ongoing Hearing

Lawyers for the Department of Justice told U.S. District Court Judge April Perry the president deployed the National Guard because “levels of violence against federal law enforcement executing their l...

news.wttw.com

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