Matt Krupnick
@mattkrupnick.bsky.social
Journalist, Chicago resident and occasional TV extra.
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NEW: A nearly 90% funding cut proposed by the Trump administration would likely shut down and devastate the 37 tribal colleges and universities created to serve the students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate ...
www.propublica.org
Big news: The Trump administration has essentially proposed shutting down tribal colleges and universities, displacing more than 20,000 students.
My latest for ProPublica:
My latest for ProPublica:
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November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Interesting take for a Prius driver.
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Interesting take for a Prius driver.
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
In a city full of cool people, Dilla might be at the top of the list.
Winning an Emmy, building a TikTok following, and leading bus tours are all part of a larger mission for Dilla: the idea that someone should be preserving the stories of Chicago’s Black communities before they’re lost.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/emmy...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/emmy...
Emmy win highlights Dilla’s quest to preserve Chicago’s Black heritage • The TRiiBE
Self-made biographer is recognized for videos highlighting the history and culture of overlooked neighborhoods
thetriibe.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
In a city full of cool people, Dilla might be at the top of the list.
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
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The Magnificent Mile’s vacancy rate has gone down in recent years; among them, Uniqlo is opening a store at 600 N Michigan soon.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Magnificent Mile’s vacancy rate has gone down in recent years; among them, Uniqlo is opening a store at 600 N Michigan soon.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
Just had to assure the TV I was still watching this wacky game.
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Just had to assure the TV I was still watching this wacky game.
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While not exactly empty, Chicago’s Chinatown feels like a shell of its usual self. On Sundays at 2p there’s usually a 45-minute wait for Qing Xiang Yuan; 30 minutes if you’re lucky. Today, there wasn’t even a line.
October 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
While not exactly empty, Chicago’s Chinatown feels like a shell of its usual self. On Sundays at 2p there’s usually a 45-minute wait for Qing Xiang Yuan; 30 minutes if you’re lucky. Today, there wasn’t even a line.
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Reports of ICE on DePaul campus right now, stopping students, asking for papers. Be alert out there!
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Reports of ICE on DePaul campus right now, stopping students, asking for papers. Be alert out there!
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Oh look, it's another immigration agent in Chicago with his body-cam turned off--*contrary to a federal court order*
Again, cameras that are recording have a flashing light. This one doesn't
BTW, this agent is in BORTAC, border patrol's elite special ops unit
www.instagram.com/reel/DQKCmZp...
Again, cameras that are recording have a flashing light. This one doesn't
BTW, this agent is in BORTAC, border patrol's elite special ops unit
www.instagram.com/reel/DQKCmZp...
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Oh look, it's another immigration agent in Chicago with his body-cam turned off--*contrary to a federal court order*
Again, cameras that are recording have a flashing light. This one doesn't
BTW, this agent is in BORTAC, border patrol's elite special ops unit
www.instagram.com/reel/DQKCmZp...
Again, cameras that are recording have a flashing light. This one doesn't
BTW, this agent is in BORTAC, border patrol's elite special ops unit
www.instagram.com/reel/DQKCmZp...
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An immigration agent to a protester who was filming their vehicle’s license plate: “You can record all you want. We change the plates out every day.”
October 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
An immigration agent to a protester who was filming their vehicle’s license plate: “You can record all you want. We change the plates out every day.”
Just saw a guy lose his fingertip at the dog park, so that's new.
October 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Just saw a guy lose his fingertip at the dog park, so that's new.
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this is so disorienting because this dodger season was NOT like this.
Michael conforto played every day.
Michael conforto played every day.
October 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
this is so disorienting because this dodger season was NOT like this.
Michael conforto played every day.
Michael conforto played every day.
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not only does Gary Larson still have the juice, it seems to have only gotten stronger
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
not only does Gary Larson still have the juice, it seems to have only gotten stronger
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NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...
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Federal agents targeted a parking lot filled with rideshare drivers in an immigration raid near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday that resulted in 12 arrests.
https://to.wttw.com/3WyYXcX
https://to.wttw.com/3WyYXcX
12 Arrested in Immigration Raid at O’Hare Airport Rideshare Parking Lot Friday
Federal immigration agents targeted Uber and Lyft drivers in a raid at a parking lot near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday, according to a coalition of rideshare drivers.
to.wttw.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Federal agents targeted a parking lot filled with rideshare drivers in an immigration raid near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday that resulted in 12 arrests.
https://to.wttw.com/3WyYXcX
https://to.wttw.com/3WyYXcX
These small moments of joy are so necessary.
October 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
These small moments of joy are so necessary.
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After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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That was the first postseason series in history to end on a walkoff error.
What a crushing way for any team to end a season.
Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.
What a crushing way for any team to end a season.
Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
That was the first postseason series in history to end on a walkoff error.
What a crushing way for any team to end a season.
Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.
What a crushing way for any team to end a season.
Bill Buckner might come to mind, but that was only Game 6.
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if you're a national outlet zooming in to cover immigration raids in chicago and you're only in broadview or elwood you're doing it wrong, just saying
October 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
if you're a national outlet zooming in to cover immigration raids in chicago and you're only in broadview or elwood you're doing it wrong, just saying
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Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/
October 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/
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The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required license plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.
Federal immigration officers wear masks and no name tags. Now some are driving cars without license plates.
The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.
trib.al
October 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required license plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.
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We have a whole new website dedicated to the "burning" question.
Is Portland Burning?
No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.
isportlandburning.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We have a whole new website dedicated to the "burning" question.