Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social
News reporter, SAG-AFTRA steward, weary Chicagoan. Bird dogging and door stopping, @illinoisanswers. Tell the truth
Capitol News Illinois sued the state child protection agency after it denied release of caseworker personnel records. @pqhancock.bsky.social reports. buff.ly/OAininu
Judge orders DCFS director to answer for repeated failures to release public documents in child death case
A judge ordered DCFS Director Heidi Mueller to appear in court after the agency repeatedly failed to release records.
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chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog... good political reporting on the school board elections and the crooks getting paid by @drewjayadams.bsky.social @peternickeas.bsky.social
Firms linked to 2 men convicted of corruption have gotten campaign business from JB Pritzker and the CTU
The firms tied to former Ald. Isaac "Ike" Carothers and former Blagojevich administration official Bamani Obadele have gotten campaign business from Gov. JB Pritzker and in the hotly contested race fo...
chicago.suntimes.com
Gov Pritzker, CTU campaigns spent more than $1.5 million with firms linked to two public corruption felons - one a former DCFS official and one a former alderman #chicago
Firms Linked to 2 Men Convicted of Public Corruption Have Gotten Campaign Business from JB Pritzker and the CTU
The firms tied to former Ald. Isaac "Ike" Carothers and former Blagojevich administration official Bamani Obadele have gotten campaign business from Gov. JB Pritzker and in the hotly contested race fo...
illinoisanswers.org
It appears not every White Sox giveaway jersey tonight passed quality control.
At Ozzie Guillen day with a free jersey to the first 14k people at Sox Park. Lines stretching from the entrance to Wentworth and going three blocks north. Craziness
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (2020 Remaster)
YouTube video by Prince - Topic
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Lady Topham Catt@ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · last wk.In today's Grave You Didn't Ask To See, Dorothy Parker is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. A few lines from her own "Epitaph for a Darling Lady" is quoted on her marker.
"Watchmen" but with White Sox mascots and Waldo the White Sox Wolf as Rorshach
At this point in the story, Ted’s positive attitude and heart-warming antics have taught the audience that it’s important to be yourself, and now we’re building on that by introducing basic geometric shapes,” said Jason Sudeikis
New ‘Ted Lasso’ Season Aims To Teach Viewers About Shapes, Colors
NEW YORK—Claiming that fans would love clapping and dancing along with their favorite characters,Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis confirmed that the show’s fourth season, which begins Wednesday, would te...
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All due to the number of delivery drivers falling from 9 to 3. Now there's 6. Unlike most of our other city's big problems, this one feels acutely solvable!
Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · last wk.Thousands of books are piling up in Chicago libraries due to staffing shortage. blockclubchi.co/3TFy5Kj
"Street-working children" is on the rise in Chicago and other major cities across the country. Read @chicagotribune.com for more on dangerous trend www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/04/s...
How children selling flowers have become synonymous with Chicago’s popular corridors: ‘It’s dangerous’
Experts say that the population of “street-working children” is on the rise in Chicago and other major cities across the country.
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chicagoreader.com/music/concer... 🔥🔥🔥 from @imleor.bsky.social about Lollapalooza, the corporate monolith masquerading as a civic good
As Chicago’s biggest music festival, shouldn’t Lollapalooza do more to serve the city’s people? - Chicago Reader
Lollapalooza is among the many festivals organized by Austin-based promoter C3 Presents, and C3 Presents is owned by Live Nation, the largest multinational corporation in the concert business.
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More details on the bill Pritzker signed Friday, officially recognizing compulsive gambling as an addiction under state law: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinoi...
Illinois recognizes gambling addiction, allowing new treatment options
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed a bill last week that officially recognizes gambling addiction under the state’s Substance Use Disorder
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Maggie Dougherty@maggiedough.bsky.social · 3w agoBREAKING: Pritzker just signed Sen. Morrison's bill to reclassify gambling disorders under the Substance Use Disorder Act. People we spoke to thought this move would go a long way to making treatment options more affordable and accessible for people with gambling addiction.
I also cannot abide by Obvious Shirts, the Wrigleyville t-shirt shop. Triumph of ugly, cynical merchandising over good design and taste.
If you're going to be closely following the school board election (like me) then you can use this tool to get daily or pushed email updates on finance filings (made by @drewjayadams.bsky.social) #chicago filings.illinoisanswers.org/subscribe
Got recognized at a Chipotle I've never been to before (employee transferred from the one by our house). Operating at a level other boring middle-aged men can only dream of
chicagoreader.com/food/food-dr... insightful look at food, culture and war in Palestine and its link to Chicago by @morleymusick.bsky.social
Palestinian American olive oil importers in Chicago are struggling
Palestinian olive oil importers contend with drought, tariffs, and settler violence to bring their product to Chicago.
chicagoreader.com
chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2026... isn't this literally a plot from nathan for you
Chicagoans love dive bars; now there's a new play inside one
“Dive,” which unfolds at Fritzy’s Tavern in Edgewater, is a project of new theater group, the Dark Room District, and aims to capture the conversational magic of the watering hole.
chicago.suntimes.com
Here’s the latest link chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Chicago police failed to place troubled cop under strict supervision before he fatally shot partner
Carlos Baker was referred to a program that puts officers under intense oversight. Failing could mean “severe” discipline or firing. But Baker wasn't enrolled before he shot Officer Krystal Rivera bec...
chicago.suntimes.com
Oswego Willy@oswegowilly.bsky.social · 4w agoJust watched @ctoner.bsky.social on ABC7 Chicago talking about Krystal Rivera, who was shot and killed by her partner Carlos Baker Incredible journalism here by Casey, @schuba.bsky.social , and @peternickeas.bsky.social
caseytoner.bandcamp.com/track/quarry... I made a Thornton Quarry song using samples (pitched up/down, ran through a vocoder, arpeggiated) from the voiceover that plays during the tour. Good music to listen to when the Deep Tunnel is storing storm water that would otherwise be flooding your basement
Quarry Core, by Casey Toner
track by Casey Toner
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chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog... Carlos Baker, who shot and killed his partner Krystal Rivera, was referred to a strict supervision program just weeks before the killing. But a supervisor never followed up on the email and he was never enrolled w @schuba.bsky.social @peternickeas.bsky.social
Chicago police failed to place troubled cop under strict supervision before he fatally shot partner
Carlos Baker was referred to a program that puts officers under intense oversight. Failing could mean “severe” discipline or firing. But Baker wasn't enrolled before he shot Officer Krystal Rivera bec...
chicago.suntimes.com
