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St Paul Mayor Kaohly Her: "I wasn't born here. I'm carrying my ID and passport card all the time because I don't know when I'm going to be detained, when I'm going to be approached."
January 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
St Paul Mayor Kaohly Her: "I wasn't born here. I'm carrying my ID and passport card all the time because I don't know when I'm going to be detained, when I'm going to be approached."
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Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot Launches ICE Accountability Project To Document Agent Abuses
Her project will collect & vet alleged wrongdoing by fed agents on a new website to eventually help “someone with a grand jury subpoena.”
Mack Liederman/Block Club Chicago
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/08/f...
Her project will collect & vet alleged wrongdoing by fed agents on a new website to eventually help “someone with a grand jury subpoena.”
Mack Liederman/Block Club Chicago
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/08/f...
January 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot Launches ICE Accountability Project To Document Agent Abuses
Her project will collect & vet alleged wrongdoing by fed agents on a new website to eventually help “someone with a grand jury subpoena.”
Mack Liederman/Block Club Chicago
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/08/f...
Her project will collect & vet alleged wrongdoing by fed agents on a new website to eventually help “someone with a grand jury subpoena.”
Mack Liederman/Block Club Chicago
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/08/f...
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"Defunded by Congress and fearing the Trump administration might pervert the organization to further undermine free media, the board members agreed it was better to salt the earth than leave behind a place for Trump to plant his poisonous, choking weeds." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
Better nothing than a MAGA mouthpiece.
www.publicnotice.co
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"Defunded by Congress and fearing the Trump administration might pervert the organization to further undermine free media, the board members agreed it was better to salt the earth than leave behind a place for Trump to plant his poisonous, choking weeds." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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Rep. Mike Quigley tells John Williams he plans to run for Mayor of Chicago, he's just not making the official announcement yet.
Rep. Mike Quigley on Venezuela and running for Chicago mayor
U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL5) joins John Williams to talk about what Congress can do about the situation with Venezuela, if there was justification for capturing Maduro,…
wgnradio.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Rep. Mike Quigley tells John Williams he plans to run for Mayor of Chicago, he's just not making the official announcement yet.
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Costco Wholesale has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful.
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to file a lawsuit against a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
nbcnews.to
December 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Costco Wholesale has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful.
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For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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Tragic: CPD says a male died after an apparent pedestrian crash Saturday around 8:15 PM in the 200 block of W. 95th, just west of the Red Line terminal.
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tragic: CPD says a male died after an apparent pedestrian crash Saturday around 8:15 PM in the 200 block of W. 95th, just west of the Red Line terminal.
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CTA, CDOT are hosting public meetings for Bus Priority Corridor Study soon.
www.transitchicago.com/cta-and-cdot...
Tribune letter: I agree bus-priority streets are needed. Endless community meetings that let the driving-obsessed water down the plans are not.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/l...
www.transitchicago.com/cta-and-cdot...
Tribune letter: I agree bus-priority streets are needed. Endless community meetings that let the driving-obsessed water down the plans are not.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/l...
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
CTA, CDOT are hosting public meetings for Bus Priority Corridor Study soon.
www.transitchicago.com/cta-and-cdot...
Tribune letter: I agree bus-priority streets are needed. Endless community meetings that let the driving-obsessed water down the plans are not.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/l...
www.transitchicago.com/cta-and-cdot...
Tribune letter: I agree bus-priority streets are needed. Endless community meetings that let the driving-obsessed water down the plans are not.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/l...
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
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Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
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Come for the beginning, where an an agent casually points a gun at a bunch of bystanders.
Linger through the middle, where he rams his knee between the legs of a handcuffed female detainee.
Stay for the end, where an agent repeatedly punches a handcuffed man in the head.
Linger through the middle, where he rams his knee between the legs of a handcuffed female detainee.
Stay for the end, where an agent repeatedly punches a handcuffed man in the head.
“We were screaming and filming, and that’s when the officer pulled the gun out and pointed it at us and threatened to shoot us. We were posing no immediate threat to him, and we were filming and making noise.”
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Come for the beginning, where an an agent casually points a gun at a bunch of bystanders.
Linger through the middle, where he rams his knee between the legs of a handcuffed female detainee.
Stay for the end, where an agent repeatedly punches a handcuffed man in the head.
Linger through the middle, where he rams his knee between the legs of a handcuffed female detainee.
Stay for the end, where an agent repeatedly punches a handcuffed man in the head.
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Food banks have already been contending with higher food prices and increased need. Administrators say demand will skyrocket if federal nutrition benefits stop in a few days because of the government shutdown.
'The helpers need help'. Food banks brace for impact as SNAP cliff looms
Food banks have already been contending with higher food prices and increased need. Administrators say demand will skyrocket if federal nutrition benefits stop in a few days because of the government shutdown.
n.pr
November 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Food banks have already been contending with higher food prices and increased need. Administrators say demand will skyrocket if federal nutrition benefits stop in a few days because of the government shutdown.
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footpathapp.com/routes/F4D7D... route for Halloween Chicago CriticalMass. 6:20 rollout from Daley plaza ending at Promontory point. #Chicago
Halloween Chicago CriticalMass
15.4 mile cycling route in Chicago, IL
footpathapp.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
footpathapp.com/routes/F4D7D... route for Halloween Chicago CriticalMass. 6:20 rollout from Daley plaza ending at Promontory point. #Chicago
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Happy Halloween! We're getting our bucket of treats ready, look for the Delorean Time Machine at @chicritmass.bsky.social tonight to get a sticker or some candy!
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Happy Halloween! We're getting our bucket of treats ready, look for the Delorean Time Machine at @chicritmass.bsky.social tonight to get a sticker or some candy!
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www.strava.com/routes/34191... Strava edition of the Chicago Halloween bike ride tonight. 6:20 rollout ending a promontory point. #Chicago
Halloween Chicago CriticalMass | 19.1 mi Cycling Route on Strava
Halloween Chicago CriticalMass is a 19.1 mi Cycling Route. Discover this route and more at Strava. Visit today!
www.strava.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
www.strava.com/routes/34191... Strava edition of the Chicago Halloween bike ride tonight. 6:20 rollout ending a promontory point. #Chicago
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Ride this wk: Halloween ride. Next wk: stay tuned. If weather permits, there may be more.
chicagocyclingclub.org/Home/RideSch...
Let's get out and ride! #bikechi
chicagocyclingclub.org/Home/RideSch...
Let's get out and ride! #bikechi
chicagocyclingclub.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ride this wk: Halloween ride. Next wk: stay tuned. If weather permits, there may be more.
chicagocyclingclub.org/Home/RideSch...
Let's get out and ride! #bikechi
chicagocyclingclub.org/Home/RideSch...
Let's get out and ride! #bikechi
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If you woke up relieved today that Illinois has a transit funding deal, donate to Better Streets Chicago!
They've have been doing the most relentless outreach on this including on the ground, making sure the pressure was on legislators to act.
www.betterstreetschicago.org/donate
They've have been doing the most relentless outreach on this including on the ground, making sure the pressure was on legislators to act.
www.betterstreetschicago.org/donate
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If you woke up relieved today that Illinois has a transit funding deal, donate to Better Streets Chicago!
They've have been doing the most relentless outreach on this including on the ground, making sure the pressure was on legislators to act.
www.betterstreetschicago.org/donate
They've have been doing the most relentless outreach on this including on the ground, making sure the pressure was on legislators to act.
www.betterstreetschicago.org/donate
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Awful: Hit-and-run driver of red 2010 Ford Fusion sedan w/ plate BN 64959 seriously injured bike rider Tuesday around 4:35 PM at Van Buren / Damen, near United Center.
@atalliance.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
@atalliance.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
Chicago crime: Police seek hit-and-run driver who seriously hurt bicyclist
Police are seeking the driver of a car that hit and seriously injured a bicyclist Tuesday afternoon on Chicago’s Near West Side, police said.
www.fox32chicago.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Awful: Hit-and-run driver of red 2010 Ford Fusion sedan w/ plate BN 64959 seriously injured bike rider Tuesday around 4:35 PM at Van Buren / Damen, near United Center.
@atalliance.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
@atalliance.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
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Powell: "If you listen to the reports of big public consumer-facing companies, many of them are saying there's a bifurcated economy and that consumers on the lower end are struggling and buying less and shifting to lower cost products, but that at the top people are spending."
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Powell: "If you listen to the reports of big public consumer-facing companies, many of them are saying there's a bifurcated economy and that consumers on the lower end are struggling and buying less and shifting to lower cost products, but that at the top people are spending."
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The possibility of Chicago becoming a no-Streetsblog city creeped us out. Fortunately, fearless readers are chipping in to help us continue responding to car-centric goblins. Currently about $42K needed to complete our current budget.
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Recent donors...
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Recent donors...
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The possibility of Chicago becoming a no-Streetsblog city creeped us out. Fortunately, fearless readers are chipping in to help us continue responding to car-centric goblins. Currently about $42K needed to complete our current budget.
chi.streetsblog.org/about/donate
Recent donors...
chi.streetsblog.org/about/donate
Recent donors...
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Today ICE and federal agents detained a man at 26 Federal Plaza during court recess, before he had the opportunity to have his hearing.
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Today ICE and federal agents detained a man at 26 Federal Plaza during court recess, before he had the opportunity to have his hearing.
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Federal agents arrested three people, deployed tear gas and disrupted a Halloween parade Saturday in Old Irving Park, neighbors said. t.co/KmphoQHozA
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Federal agents arrested three people, deployed tear gas and disrupted a Halloween parade Saturday in Old Irving Park, neighbors said. t.co/KmphoQHozA