Thanks to @minabloom.bsky.social and @blockclubchi.bsky.social for this reporting. It is so important!

This definitely sums up my view: “The government says [the Illinois State Police] is there for our protection, but I don’t feel very protected,” Woolf said.

Just yesterday @govpritzker.illinois.gov was confronted by an alder saying "the State Police are arresting protesters."

Gov responded “They’re protecting our protesters"

He needs to start taking real action to protect his people if he wants to keep the incredible goodwill granted by his rhetoric.

Officials have revealed little about what led to the arrests. State Police haven’t fulfilled records requests for incident reports. Court records don’t include many details & few of the protesters arrested have appeared in court.

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When a lawyer asked Bovino if he stood by an earlier statement that use of force has been "exemplary," he said he would rate their performance even higher: "All uses of force have been more than exemplary.”

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Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino For Violating Excessive Force Order by @minabloom.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/j...

"Ellis told Bovino that she wanted to see him every day during the immigration operation so he could report to her on any incidents that occurred.

'Yes, ma’am,' Bovino said."
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From @minabloom.bsky.social:

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What happened to the real estate empire of Suzie B. Wilson & her sister?

Just 1/3 of the roughly 800 vacant lots have sold, which leaves hundreds sitting empty and stagnant. And the city doesn't stand to recover much $$$ it's owed.

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COME WORK WITH ME!

Waiting To Learn: How Bilingual Education In Chicago Falls Short blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/05/w... via @reemadamin.bsky.social, @minabloom.bsky.social & Kae Petrin/ @chalkbeat.org & @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Chicago has been slow to provide many schools w/ what they need to serve English learners. The result: Students are left waiting for an education they’re legally entitled to, & teachers feel unprepared.

Important followup @chalkbeat.org @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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What’s going to happen to these kids, & what’s the school district going to do to help them?

That’s what Chalkbeat reporter Reema Amin and I were wondering last yr after we spent months reporting on the struggles of migrant kids in CPS.

So we kept reporting.

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“The public health response has always been focused very much on: How do we help people once they get to a shelter, once they get to a police station or court house? But the reality is that the large majority of people are never going to get to those places"

-Sheerine Alemzadeh, HTA Co-Founder

A heart-wrenching story about the domestic violence crisis in Chicago as victims often suffer in silence. Read @minabloom.bsky.social recount the tragic story of DeMarie' Williams and how her story is sadly too common.
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You haven't heard DeMarie' Williams' story before.

She loved TikTok. Hung out at South Side beaches. Dreamed of becoming a lawyer.

At 19, she was allegedly beat to death by her boyfriend.

@minabloom.bsky.social on what's at stake as Chicago's domestic violence crisis grows — & who we're losing.

A heartbreaking read via @minabloom.bsky.social / @blockclubchi.bsky.social

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DeMarie' Williams was beaten to death, allegedly by her boyfriend, last September after months of suffering in silence. Her story illustrates an ongoing domestic violence crisis that shows no signs of slowing down.

My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

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