Erika Hobbs
banner
erikahobbs.bsky.social
Erika Hobbs
@erikahobbs.bsky.social
17 followers 56 following 6 posts
Journalist. Newsroom leader. Catgirl. Based in Chicago.Shares ≠endorsement. Tips@ [email protected].
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Reposted by Erika Hobbs
"Intentionally or not, Trump is adding weight to this burden that women are already carrying as family health managers." - my thoughts in this terrific piece from @bcrodriguez.bsky.social for @19thnews.org on the gendered burdens of attacks on Tylenol and vaccines.

19thnews.org/2025/09/chil...
Trump’s vision for childhood vaccines could hurt working moms the most
“Intentionally or not, Trump is adding weight to this burden that women are already carrying as family health managers."
19thnews.org
Reposted by Erika Hobbs
Reporter Asal Rezai of @cbschicago.bsky.social was engulfed by chemical irritant inside of her vehicle after she was shot at with a pepper ball by an ICE officer outside a facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Sunday.

Police opened an investigation into the incident.
Chicago TV reporter shot at with pepper ball while driving outside ICE facility
Asal Rezaei, a reporter for Chicago-based WBBM-TV, was shot at with crowd-control munitions and overcome by chemical irritant while driving …
pressfreedomtracker.us
If you work in this area, please hit me up,too! [email protected]. You should live in the Chicagoland area. (2/2)
#nursinghomes #caregivers #seniorcitizens #eldercare
One more request! I'm also working on a piece about patients' rights in assisted and independent living situations, skilled nursing facilities and memory care homes. If you'd had to navigate this -- or are trying to, I'd love to talk to you. (1/2)
I'm looking for those who use tools, apps & tech to help them age in place or coordinate care.This could be dashboard, an app, an Apple watch, a Ring camera, a shared calendar, an alarm on a mat - you name it.
If you'd like to tell your story, please email me at [email protected]. Thanks! (2/2)
Folks -- I'm working on a story for Caregiver magazine here in Chicago. I'm looking to talk to someone in the area who is aging-in-place, living in a facility designed to help seniors or caring for someone in those situations. (1/2)
Reposted by Erika Hobbs
Held has been released.

Amazing to see local independent newsrooms pull together quickly on a Saturday night to mobilize for their colleague and for press freedom.
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.

A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.

thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
My first post! I'm in Detroit today, and looking forward to what @maynardinstitute.bsky.social has to offer this weekend. Thanks, Maynard, for the opportunity!