Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social
News reporter, SAG-AFTRA steward, weary Chicagoan. Bird dogging and door stopping, @illinoisanswers. Tell the truth
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Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social
· Apr 4
‘Where is the Glock?’ Gun turned over to Chicago police wound up in the hands of a teenager
The Chicago Police Department has used gun buybacks to get thousands of guns off the street, but at least two of them have resurfaced at crime scenes.
chicago.suntimes.com
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog... My latest about police gun buybacks, a Glock handgun that was stolen inside a Chicago police district, the mad scramble to find it, and the consequences being borne by a 16-year-old-boy the w/ @schuba.bsky.social @peternickeas.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Chicago police initially blocked Officer Carlos Baker from joining a tactical unit over disciplinary concerns, only to later approve his transfer. Months after the move, Baker fatally shot his partner.
https://bit.ly/4pG7LtW
https://bit.ly/4pG7LtW
Chicago Police Brass Had Rejected Troubled Cop's Move to Elite Unit Before He Fatally Shot Partner
The chief of patrol approved Officer Carlos Baker’s transfer despite denying his request for the move less than a year earlier because of “discipline’ problems.
illinoisanswers.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Chicago police initially blocked Officer Carlos Baker from joining a tactical unit over disciplinary concerns, only to later approve his transfer. Months after the move, Baker fatally shot his partner.
https://bit.ly/4pG7LtW
https://bit.ly/4pG7LtW
I'm going to be on @fox32chicago.bsky.social in a few minutes to talk about the Carlos Baker story. Tune in!
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I'm going to be on @fox32chicago.bsky.social in a few minutes to talk about the Carlos Baker story. Tune in!
Paul Westerberg doing some world-class shit talking about Kurt Cobain. What makes it work is the 1) element of truth 2) the brevity of the insult 3) the elements of poetry including a rhyme 4) the plausible deniability. Lmao absolutely brutal
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Paul Westerberg doing some world-class shit talking about Kurt Cobain. What makes it work is the 1) element of truth 2) the brevity of the insult 3) the elements of poetry including a rhyme 4) the plausible deniability. Lmao absolutely brutal
I propose a constitutional amendment requiring all physical and digital copies of Billy Joel's "Piano Man" to be destroyed and replaced with The Replacements' "Here Comes a Regular." It's the least we can do for the good people of Minneapolis and also America
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I propose a constitutional amendment requiring all physical and digital copies of Billy Joel's "Piano Man" to be destroyed and replaced with The Replacements' "Here Comes a Regular." It's the least we can do for the good people of Minneapolis and also America
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Illinois Answers Reporter @ctoner.bsky.social will be a guest speaker at the Mouse Arts and Letters Club's "News Night" tomorrow at 7 p.m.
Learn more here: https://mouseartsandletters.org/events/event-one-ek26a
Learn more here: https://mouseartsandletters.org/events/event-one-ek26a
Ribbon Cutting and News Night! — Mouse Arts and Letters Club
Join Mouse Arts and Letter for our ribbon cutting at noon! A day full of facility tours will follow, plus pinhole cameras, calendars, merch, and at last, a news night at 7pm. Ring in the new year with...
mouseartsandletters.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Illinois Answers Reporter @ctoner.bsky.social will be a guest speaker at the Mouse Arts and Letters Club's "News Night" tomorrow at 7 p.m.
Learn more here: https://mouseartsandletters.org/events/event-one-ek26a
Learn more here: https://mouseartsandletters.org/events/event-one-ek26a
illinoisanswers.org/2026/01/15/c... My latest with @schuba.bsky.social and Peter Nickeas about the tac team cop who shot and killed his partner. After Carlos Baker's initial rejection, Baker's district commander approved his promotion even after Baker disobeyed orders and cussed out his sergeant
Chicago Police Brass Had Rejected Troubled Cop's Move to Elite Unit Before He Fatally Shot Partner
The chief of patrol approved Officer Carlos Baker’s transfer despite denying his request for the move less than a year earlier because of “discipline’ problems.
illinoisanswers.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
illinoisanswers.org/2026/01/15/c... My latest with @schuba.bsky.social and Peter Nickeas about the tac team cop who shot and killed his partner. After Carlos Baker's initial rejection, Baker's district commander approved his promotion even after Baker disobeyed orders and cussed out his sergeant
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Looking forward to this conversation with @aliceyin.bsky.social and @ctoner.bsky.social and people interested in Chicago journalism on Friday night!
January 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Looking forward to this conversation with @aliceyin.bsky.social and @ctoner.bsky.social and people interested in Chicago journalism on Friday night!
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
I know just the right guy to usher in this new glorious era of Ravens football
January 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I know just the right guy to usher in this new glorious era of Ravens football
NFL should do away with the draft and instead require teams to make offers to rookies like they do other players. Develop talent pipelines to facilitate the process. No good reason why the best quarterback in the nation every year should be sacrificed to the Browns. Could be great for the CBA
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 AM
NFL should do away with the draft and instead require teams to make offers to rookies like they do other players. Develop talent pipelines to facilitate the process. No good reason why the best quarterback in the nation every year should be sacrificed to the Browns. Could be great for the CBA
Glad to see murders down in Chicago but the "fewest killings since 1965" line obscures the fact that close to a million more people lived in the city back then. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Chicago records fewest killings since 1965, despite Trump's attacks against the city
Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores of federal immigration agents flooded the city and President Trump repeated...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Glad to see murders down in Chicago but the "fewest killings since 1965" line obscures the fact that close to a million more people lived in the city back then. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Wow loved Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve from Chicago youtu.be/TQcGnEhciNY?...
Chance the Rapper - I Love My Wife (BONUS TRACK)
YouTube video by charliewinsmore
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Wow loved Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve from Chicago youtu.be/TQcGnEhciNY?...
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What if America was a cigarette store just over the border in Indiana
January 1, 2026 at 1:16 AM
What if America was a cigarette store just over the border in Indiana
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The nonprofit owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ paid its outgoing CEO more than $900,000 in 2024, new tax filings show, as it engaged in staff cuts and other measures to deal with declining revenue.
Ex-CEO of Chicago Public Media saw $900,000 payout in 2024, IRS filings show
chicago.suntimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The nonprofit owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ paid its outgoing CEO more than $900,000 in 2024, new tax filings show, as it engaged in staff cuts and other measures to deal with declining revenue.
Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s performance as Clay Davis embodies the essence of every two-bit political crook I've ever met or written about. That special blend of charisma, cowardice and selfishness wrapped in a suit and tied together with a smile. One of the great villains in American life
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s performance as Clay Davis embodies the essence of every two-bit political crook I've ever met or written about. That special blend of charisma, cowardice and selfishness wrapped in a suit and tied together with a smile. One of the great villains in American life
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December 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
One of the most significant swag decreases in sports history. The Rainbow Warriors have never recovered
December 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
One of the most significant swag decreases in sports history. The Rainbow Warriors have never recovered
caseytoner.bandcamp.com/album/christ... Holiday songs from me & my pals about seeing the Christmas spirit, doing donuts in a parking lot on Christmas Eve, a one night stand, mommy and daddy claus, and the birth of Christ. Art by @danhinkel.bsky.social
Christmas Eve Donuts, by Casey Toner
5 track album
caseytoner.bandcamp.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
caseytoner.bandcamp.com/album/christ... Holiday songs from me & my pals about seeing the Christmas spirit, doing donuts in a parking lot on Christmas Eve, a one night stand, mommy and daddy claus, and the birth of Christ. Art by @danhinkel.bsky.social
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It's been a difficult year.
Proud of these Chicago journalists for finding room for joy this season while raising money for those in need.
@latrace.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mauriciopena.bsky.social + more
Proud of these Chicago journalists for finding room for joy this season while raising money for those in need.
@latrace.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mauriciopena.bsky.social + more
Chicago Journalists Swap Bylines For Basslines In New Christmas Album For Charity
The Chicago Media Chorus dropped its first Christmas album last week to raise money for StreetWise and spread holiday cheer.
blockclubchicago.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's been a difficult year.
Proud of these Chicago journalists for finding room for joy this season while raising money for those in need.
@latrace.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mauriciopena.bsky.social + more
Proud of these Chicago journalists for finding room for joy this season while raising money for those in need.
@latrace.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mauriciopena.bsky.social + more
If you haven't already now is a GREAT time to download this album for $7. All proceeds benefit Streetwise, a weekly magazine that assists and employs homeless people. We're trying to hit $500 in donations in the next couple of days
I spoke with Block Club about our little Christmas album a handful of journalists and I released last week. Hear @mauriciopena.bsky.social crush the vocals on "The Christmas Song," me returning to my Midwest emo roots, and an original from @ctoner.bsky.social.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/22/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/22/c...
Chicago Journalists Swap Bylines For Basslines In New Christmas Album For Charity
The Chicago Media Chorus, a group of local journalists and editors, dropped their first Christmas album this week to raise money for StreetWise and spread holiday cheer.
blockclubchicago.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you haven't already now is a GREAT time to download this album for $7. All proceeds benefit Streetwise, a weekly magazine that assists and employs homeless people. We're trying to hit $500 in donations in the next couple of days
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“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
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I spoke with Block Club about our little Christmas album a handful of journalists and I released last week. Hear @mauriciopena.bsky.social crush the vocals on "The Christmas Song," me returning to my Midwest emo roots, and an original from @ctoner.bsky.social.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/22/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/22/c...
Chicago Journalists Swap Bylines For Basslines In New Christmas Album For Charity
The Chicago Media Chorus, a group of local journalists and editors, dropped their first Christmas album this week to raise money for StreetWise and spread holiday cheer.
blockclubchicago.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I spoke with Block Club about our little Christmas album a handful of journalists and I released last week. Hear @mauriciopena.bsky.social crush the vocals on "The Christmas Song," me returning to my Midwest emo roots, and an original from @ctoner.bsky.social.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/22/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/22/c...
I watched the game on a two hour delay and heard yelling from the floor below early on and spent the remaining three quarters imagining how the Bears screwed it up. PAT block for a return, blown field goal for a tie, failed two point conversation. I just could not imagine something good happening
December 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I watched the game on a two hour delay and heard yelling from the floor below early on and spent the remaining three quarters imagining how the Bears screwed it up. PAT block for a return, blown field goal for a tie, failed two point conversation. I just could not imagine something good happening