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A.D. Quig

@adquig.bsky.social

Cook County, Chicago City Hall and Obama Presidential Center reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Hoosier. aquig@chicagotribune.com

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A.D. Quig@adquig.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Chicagoland Bike People: where have you seen the smoothest paved paths? Could be park district, FPDCC, wherever. Looking for a place to teach a friend to rollerblade and the lakefront path is NOT IT.

Jason Meisner@jmetr22b.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Over 10 years, Chicago has more than doubled how much it’s paying outside lawyers on reversed-conviction cases to more than $20 million a year. The city argues it’s protecting taxpayers. Is it working? @joemahr.bsky.social and I take a look at the receipts: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/29/c...

Court battles hit taxpayer wallets

The costs of Chicago police misconduct have grown enormous as the city settles lawsuit after lawsuit using expensive private counsel to handle most of the work.

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Jason Meisner@jmetr22b.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Proud to be sharing this award with my fantastic colleagues @royalpratt.bsky.social @andrew-carter.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social @ckubzansky.bsky.social Thanks @newhousesu.bsky.social and to the entire Tribune newsroom for its immigration coverage newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/the-was...

The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune Win 2026 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting

The Washington Post won the 2026 Toner Prize for national political reporting. The Chicago Tribune won for local political reporting. Ceremony set for March 23 in Washington, D.C.

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Brandon Pope TV@bpopetv.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Sports coverage is more than scores. It’s about the people, politics and cultural factors that drive it. Sports journalism adds vivid color and context to these dynamics. Without it, every sports fan suffers. Some of the best sports journalism all-time came from WaPo. Inexcusable loss.

Ben Mullin@benmullin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

Heather Cherone@heathercherone.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New documents show a raid on a South Shore apartment complex was prompted by claims that immigrants were squatting in units — not that it had been taken over by Tren de Aragua — and was blessed by the complex's owner, @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social & @jodiscohen.bsky.social report for @propublica.org

The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building

The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...

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Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The @chicagotribune.com is only local news outlet that regularly presses mayor/county board/governor to release their tax returns. Here’s what we learned from top Cook County candidates’ tax returns, ethics filings, by @adquig.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/05/h...

Here’s what we learned from top Cook County candidates’ tax returns, ethics filings

The Tribune requested the past four years of tax returns from the Democratic candidates for Cook County Board president and assessor.

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A.D. Quig@adquig.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Ugh. Often rely on Curbed for reference re: aldermanic support or opposition to projects - super valuable resource on everything from investigative to daily projects. I hope this gets fixed.

AJ LaTrace@latrace.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The archives for the old Curbed city sites have been offline for at least two weeks. If these sites are gone for good, it’s not just a loss for those who contributed to Curbed over the years, but a loss of ~15 years of reporting on new development, neighborhoods, and architecture criticism.

Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 11mo ago

He lives to fight another day! @adquig.bsky.social reports www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/g...

George Cardenas’ spot likely safe on March primary ballots

Political veteran George Cardenas has likely won his way back on the March Democratic primary ballot after resurrecting hundreds of petition signatures.

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Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Ending your political career by being kicked off the ballot for not enough signatures would be a real humiliation. @adquig.bsky.social reports on the challenges facing political fixture George Cardenas www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/08/g...

A.D. Quig@adquig.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Johnson admin officials didn’t respond to detailed questions about why “60 fewer officers would be assigned to constitutional policing and reform efforts in 2026 than in 2025.”

Heather Cherone@heathercherone.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW: Nearly 180 positions charged with implementing a court order that requires the Chicago Police Department to stop routinely violating Black and Latino residents’ constitutional rights are vacant, according to records obtained by @wttw.bsky.social news.

Heather Cherone@heathercherone.bsky.social · last yr.

The 8 officers have been named in 13 lawsuits filed by drivers who said they were improperly stopped and searched Downtown because they are Black, according to an analysis of court records by @wttw.bsky.social Taxpayers have paid a combined $378K to resolve 6 of those lawsuits, records show.

WTTW - Chicago PBS@wttw.bsky.social · last yr.

The agency tasked with investigating misconduct by Chicago police officers identified a troubling pattern of undocumented and unprofessional stops of Black people in a downtown police district, according to a document obtained by WTTW News. https://to.wttw.com/3Lahbzd

Rebecca Spang@rlspang.bsky.social · last yr.

Hi all. A little clarification: the Purdue student journalists did OFFER to do this but "Unfortunately and understandably, the IDS declined the offer, fearing expulsion of its student leaders and more firings of its professional staff." They printed and delivered a statement of solidarity instead

Gabrielle Hecht 🇵🇷 || 🟥🟪🟦@gabriellehecht.bsky.social · last yr.

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

Sara Whitmer • • • 1h • 8 I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town. Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming. Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance. 75 12 comments
Meredith Shiner@meredithshiner.com · last yr.

This @royalpratt.bsky.social story is essential and horrifying: a 60-year old man with heart problems originally from El Salvador was issued a $130 ticket by ICE in Rogers Park for “not having his papers” proving his legal status on his person.

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a second Trump administration, it was rarely enforced.

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Robert Loerzel@robertloerzel.bsky.social · last yr.

"Once Brockman was handcuffed and placed in the van, the agents pulled out, clipping the rear bumper off of a stopped car partially blocking their path and speeding away past an approaching elongated CTA bus and through the busy intersection."

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last yr.

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.