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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 1h

What's a favorite John Prine song of yours? 🎶
Remembering John Edward Prine today, often referred to as "the Mark Twain of Songwriting," the country-folk musician was born in Maywood, Illinois, on October 10, 1946. Prine started playing guitar at 14 years old. After becoming Kris Kristofferson's 👇

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Daily Herald @dailyherald.com · 3d

Elmhurst native wins Nobel Prize in medicine for key immune system discoveries

A suburban native is among three scientists who won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.

www.dailyherald.com

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 5d

“I would like to know by what authority United States troops come in here and shoot our citizens without the slightest warning,” the mayor of Hammond, Indiana, said in 1894. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/22/i...

In 1894 Pullman strike, Illinois’ governor fought president’s decision to send in troops

During the Pullman Strike of 1894, the governor of Illinois decried President Grover Cleveland’s move to call in the federal troops.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Randall Gross @randallgross.bsky.social · 4d

Time to learn today's term: "Peripheral Immune Tolerance"
Americans win Nobel prize in medicine for work on human immune system
www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

Americans win Nobel prize in medicine for work on human immune system

Peripheral immune tolerance is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack and attacking your own tissues instead of foreign invaders.

www.nbcnews.com

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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 5d

On his birthday, remembering John Hoyt, who played Dr. Phil Boyce in the #StarTrekTOS first pilot, "The Cage"—making him our very first Star Trek doctor.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 7d

The mother and her 2 young children detained by federal agents in Millennium Park have been released at the order of a federal judge — while their father remains in custody.
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Andis Robeznieks @andisrobeznieks.bsky.social · 7d

Wishing a happy 94th birthday to Red Wings/#Blackhawks/Blues goalie Glenn Hall.
Known as "Mr. Goalie," Mr. Hall played in 502 consecutive games (w/o a mask) between October 1955 & November 1962.
He helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 1961.
youtu.be/Ly8FBTbEngQ?...

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Dave Stubbs @davestubbs.bsky.social · 7d

This October 3 is a bittersweet day. Glenn Hall turns 94 today in Stony Plain, Alberta; in Philadelphia, the funeral will be held at noon for Bernie Parent. Here, Mr. Goalie (on the left) and Frenchy as I photographed two goaltending legends and dear friends in Saskatoon on February 6, 2020.

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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 8d

We wish a very happy birthday to Avery Brooks, who played Commander/Captain/Emissary Benjamin Sisko for all 7 seasons of #StarTrekDS9 and is the only actor to appear in every single episode of the series. He also directed nine episodes. ##SpenserForHire #AManCalledHawk #StarTrek

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Andis Robeznieks @andisrobeznieks.bsky.social · 8d

Many people are saying that the best way to honor the late Jimmy Carter on what would have been his 101st birthday is to watch this performance of "Jimmy Carter Says Yes" by Robbie Fulks & Kelly Hogan recorded at Hideout Chicago on Dec. 21, 2015.
(h/t hmc1410)
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Robbie Fulks & Kelly Hogan - Jimmy Carter Says Yes

YouTube video by hmc1410

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Neil Steinberg @neilsteinberg.bsky.social · 9d

My column on page two of the Sun-Times today:

www.everygoddamnday.com/2025/10/a-ve...

'A very sweet guy who had every reason not to be'

Bob Kazel, a talented Chicago journalist who never gave up, dies at 62.

www.everygoddamnday.com

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 10d

8-year old Dasha Ramirez was playing with her brother at Millennium Park when Border Patrol took them. They’re now awaiting deportation to Guatemala. “We never imagined our Sunday would end this way, mother Noemi Chavez said. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/i...

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 11d

NEW: The Chicago Headline Club — the local chapter of the @spj-posts.bsky.social — has released a statement condemning ICE attacks on reporters.

In recent days, ICE has shot journalists in the face with pepper balls, assaulted journalists, and detained a reporter in Chicago.

Attacks and targeting of journalists by ICE must stop immediately!

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Headline Club condemns the targeting

of journalists, reporters and photographers covering protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and other federal agencies.

The Headline Club is calling for ICE, Customs and Border Protection and others

assigned to Operation Midway Blitz to stop this practice immediately. The Headline Club is aware of incidents of journalists being shot intentionally with bean

bags, chemical munitions and at least one working journalist being taken into custody on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.

Journalists have a constitutionally-protected right to cover stories as afforded by the

First Amendment. No federal or state agency should interfere with that right either by

threats or action taken against working journalists.

The Headline Club demands that Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and Board Patrol Commander of Operations At Large Gregory Bovino take immediate action to ensure journalists are not targeted by officers of ICE or the Department of Homeland Security.

Respectfully,

The Chicago Headline Club Board of Directors

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Andis Robeznieks @andisrobeznieks.bsky.social · 13d

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day for those who observe. Lt. Col. Petrov is credited with avoiding the start of World War III #OTD in 1983.
www.npr.org/sections/the...

Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved The World,' Dies At 77

Petrov was on overnight duty in 1983 when computers indicated the U.S. had launched a nuclear strike against his country. He had only a few nerve-jangling minutes to act.

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Dan Dorfman @dandorfman.bsky.social · 15d

Following Robert Redford's death, I spoke to many people in Lake Forest connected to the Oscar-winning film as well as people who worked with him on environmental causes

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/23/l...

Lake Forest remembers when Robert Redford came to film ‘Ordinary People’

Robert Redford had legions of fans around the world, but his death last week stirred particularly poignant memories in Lake Forest, where he left a lasting mark through his Oscar-winning film &#822…

www.chicagotribune.com

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Andis Robeznieks @andisrobeznieks.bsky.social · 15d

Sixty years ago today, the incendiary protest song "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
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Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction (Hullabaloo - Sep 20, 1965)

YouTube video by John1948OneB

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ACOG @acog.org · 17d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 18d

Happy Autumnal Equinox.
Happy Chicagohenge.
Today, we move into another season of the year.

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Andis Robeznieks @andisrobeznieks.bsky.social · 28d

#SoxWin!
White Sox beat Tampa Bay 5-1.

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Elvia Malagón @elviamalagon.bsky.social · Sep 8

How Chicago doctors are encouraging telehealth during the expected ICE surge chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

How Chicago doctors are encouraging telehealth during the expected ICE surge

The telehealth push comes after some providers saw higher rates of cancellations and no-shows after spikes in immigration enforcement earlier this year.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Andis Robeznieks @andisrobeznieks.bsky.social · Sep 10

Pre-game batting-practice sunset & post-game parking-lot moon at Rate Field on Chicago's South Side.
P.S. -- White Sox lost to Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4. Sox are now 4-3 in games I attended this season.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 8

On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · Sep 8

The street outside Bob Newhart’s fictional condo building from his eponymous show has been officially dubbed “Bob Newhart Way.” blockclubchi.co/3HOmOSv

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Andis Robeznieks @andisrobeznieks.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sell-out crowd to see Robert Mitchum movie from 1947.

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