Gregory Pratt
@royalpratt.bsky.social
Chicago Tribune investigative reporter. Little Village raised. Proud Tribune Guild. I'm just trying to make my city a better place. Author: "The City is Up for Grabs."
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I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out [email protected] or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out [email protected] or Signal grp.27
“Fracture” in Chicago’s labor world complicates Mayor Brandon Johnson’s third budget fight. By @aliceyin.bsky.social and @adquig.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/f...
‘Fracture’ in Chicago’s labor world complicates Mayor Brandon Johnson’s third budget fight
The labor fight has implications for the whole city, with billions of dollars in property taxes and other money from residents’ pockets in play for the 2026 budget.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Fracture” in Chicago’s labor world complicates Mayor Brandon Johnson’s third budget fight. By @aliceyin.bsky.social and @adquig.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/f...
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“…those affected by the blitz across Chicago and its suburbs are facing a new normal in its aftermath. Thousands of families are now living with trauma and disruption, whether they’ve been reunited like Quishpe, have loved ones still detained or feel their loss from deportation.”
Chicago immigrants left with hope, trauma and resolve after Operation Midway Blitz
As Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and his agents move on to other cities, those affected by the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area face a new normal in its aftermath.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“…those affected by the blitz across Chicago and its suburbs are facing a new normal in its aftermath. Thousands of families are now living with trauma and disruption, whether they’ve been reunited like Quishpe, have loved ones still detained or feel their loss from deportation.”
Chicago immigrants left with hope, trauma and resolve after Midway Blitz. Our story featuring the mother taken at Swap-O-Rama reuniting with her kids, tamale vendors getting back on the street at their mom’s old post, and community ready for what’s next
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Chicago immigrants left with hope, trauma and resolve after Operation Midway Blitz
As Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and his agents move on to other cities, those affected by the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area face a new normal in its aftermath.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Chicago immigrants left with hope, trauma and resolve after Midway Blitz. Our story featuring the mother taken at Swap-O-Rama reuniting with her kids, tamale vendors getting back on the street at their mom’s old post, and community ready for what’s next
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/c...
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I’m president of the Rush Hour fan club but the President of the United States has much better things to do
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
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Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I’m president of the Rush Hour fan club but the President of the United States has much better things to do
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
X is messing with the algorithm to take even your following from chronological to “popular,” allowing them to further manipulate what you see. I’m still on that app because a lot of folks are there including newsmakers but the experience somehow keeps getting worse. Bleh
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
X is messing with the algorithm to take even your following from chronological to “popular,” allowing them to further manipulate what you see. I’m still on that app because a lot of folks are there including newsmakers but the experience somehow keeps getting worse. Bleh
Nearly 1/3 of patients in cases reviewed by Tribune went to nursing homes that… had an average one-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the lowest possible. Some patients were discharged to homes flagged for patient abuse www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nearly 1/3 of patients in cases reviewed by Tribune went to nursing homes that… had an average one-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the lowest possible. Some patients were discharged to homes flagged for patient abuse www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...
Chicagoland hospitals initiated 100s of guardianship petitions in just 18 months. In many cases, that eased the way for hospitals to discharge patients to subpar nursing homes, sometimes bypassing family members who disagreed with the hospital’s choice. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Chicagoland hospitals initiated 100s of guardianship petitions in just 18 months. In many cases, that eased the way for hospitals to discharge patients to subpar nursing homes, sometimes bypassing family members who disagreed with the hospital’s choice. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...
Important work in today’s @chicagotribune.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Important work in today’s @chicagotribune.com
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
Take time to read this @chicagotribune.com
investigation: Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family. It’s a disturbing and important story. By Emily Hoerner Christy Gutowski and Lisa Schencker
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investigation: Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family. It’s a disturbing and important story. By Emily Hoerner Christy Gutowski and Lisa Schencker
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Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family
Chicago-area hospitals recently initiated hundreds of guardianship petitions in just 18 months, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Take time to read this @chicagotribune.com
investigation: Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family. It’s a disturbing and important story. By Emily Hoerner Christy Gutowski and Lisa Schencker
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...
investigation: Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family. It’s a disturbing and important story. By Emily Hoerner Christy Gutowski and Lisa Schencker
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...
Border Patrol on Chicago women: “Of course the spots where all the females going crazy, that’s where the crowds are the fucking most riled up. Like these dudes are just talking shit, but if the females came over here, they’d get ’em all worked up.” Hat tip @ravengeary.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Border Patrol on Chicago women: “Of course the spots where all the females going crazy, that’s where the crowds are the fucking most riled up. Like these dudes are just talking shit, but if the females came over here, they’d get ’em all worked up.” Hat tip @ravengeary.bsky.social
Loop shootings leave 14-year-old boy dead and several wounded, including 7 shot outside Chicago Theatre. Obviously this is unacceptable. Tragic and disturbing.
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Loop shootings leave 14-year-old boy dead and several wounded, including 7 shot outside Chicago Theatre
As many as seven people were shot outside the Chicago Theatre in the Loop late Friday, Chicago police said. An hour later and a few blocks south, a second shooting left a 14-year-old boy dead.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Loop shootings leave 14-year-old boy dead and several wounded, including 7 shot outside Chicago Theatre. Obviously this is unacceptable. Tragic and disturbing.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/f...
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Here’s what happened when the federal government ripped a 12-year old girl from her only living parent. An important story from @angieleventis.bsky.social and Laura Turbay @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
Her dad was taken by immigration agents. Now a 12-year-old girl fears she’s lost her only living parent.
The separation illustrates a tragic consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown: children left behind after a parent is detained or deported.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here’s what happened when the federal government ripped a 12-year old girl from her only living parent. An important story from @angieleventis.bsky.social and Laura Turbay @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
It’s a story repeating itself: Border Patrol agents flood immigrant neighborhoods, showing dramatic force. They’ve let Chicago for Charlotte. They will keep roving across the country. But no matter where they go, Chicagoans will try to stop them. Read: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
Chicago activists share blueprint for resisting Border Patrol: ‘Chicago clearly is front and center’
As President Donald Trump’s ramped up Border Patrol action hits city after city, Chicago’s immigration-focused community organizers are following.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It’s a story repeating itself: Border Patrol agents flood immigrant neighborhoods, showing dramatic force. They’ve let Chicago for Charlotte. They will keep roving across the country. But no matter where they go, Chicagoans will try to stop them. Read: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
US Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Chicago native, denounces immigration raids in return home. A good read from Andrew Carter
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US Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Chicago native, denounces immigration raids in return home
U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona can’t do much to shield the Little Village from Trump’s immigration crackdown, but the Chicago native wanted to bear witness to his hometown’s resilie…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
US Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Chicago native, denounces immigration raids in return home. A good read from Andrew Carter
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/s...
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A lot of Cook County judges need to keep this case in mind when they’re making decisions.
Prosecutors warned a judge in August that Blue Line fire attacker Lawrence Reed posed a serious threat, saying an ankle monitor would not protect the public “from another vicious, random, and spontaneous attack.”
She released him anyway.
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She released him anyway.
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Prosecutor warned judge before release of man now accused in CTA fire attack: transcripts
A Cook County judge told a prosecutor “I can’t keep everybody in jail” before releasing the man now accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Blue Line train, newly reviewed court records show. Desp...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A lot of Cook County judges need to keep this case in mind when they’re making decisions.
Good reporting here and a strong use of public records from @unraveledpress.com: Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston unraveledpress.com/identified-f...
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Good reporting here and a strong use of public records from @unraveledpress.com: Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston unraveledpress.com/identified-f...
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The real "Home Alone"
In 1992, David and Sharon Schoo took a 9-day vacation in Mexico, leaving their 9- and 4-year-old daughters alone for Christmas in their St. Charles-area home:
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In 1992, David and Sharon Schoo took a 9-day vacation in Mexico, leaving their 9- and 4-year-old daughters alone for Christmas in their St. Charles-area home:
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25 years ago, St. Charles parents left their kids alone to vacation in Mexico. Their case changed state law.
While a comedic “Home Alone” sequel played in movie theaters across America, David and Sharon Schoo took a nine-day vacation in Mexico, leaving their 9- and 4-year-old daughters alone f…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The real "Home Alone"
In 1992, David and Sharon Schoo took a 9-day vacation in Mexico, leaving their 9- and 4-year-old daughters alone for Christmas in their St. Charles-area home:
www.chicagotribune.com/2017/12/22/2...
In 1992, David and Sharon Schoo took a 9-day vacation in Mexico, leaving their 9- and 4-year-old daughters alone for Christmas in their St. Charles-area home:
www.chicagotribune.com/2017/12/22/2...
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1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
Borrowing money for operational expenses is bad, bad, bad. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow $283 million to pay police settlements raises serious and worthwhile questions. By @jake-sheridan.bsky.social
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow money to pay police settlements raises questions
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s police settlement borrowing plan revives a practice past mayors discontinued and derided as financially reckless.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Borrowing money for operational expenses is bad, bad, bad. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow $283 million to pay police settlements raises serious and worthwhile questions. By @jake-sheridan.bsky.social
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truly unhinged and disturbing propaganda from the United States government
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
truly unhinged and disturbing propaganda from the United States government
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
The federal government shot Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park, charged her with federal crimes, and just weeks later is dismissing the case. This follows several dropped prosecutions against protesters. To say the immigration raids have been all around mess is an understatement
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The federal government shot Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park, charged her with federal crimes, and just weeks later is dismissing the case. This follows several dropped prosecutions against protesters. To say the immigration raids have been all around mess is an understatement