Dan Mihalopoulos
@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter at WBEZ - Chicago Public Media
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends his 2018 decision to keep the city out of the joint US/Canada/Mexico bid for this summer's World Cup finals
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoFrom @theathletic.com: When he was Chicago's mayor, Rahm Emanuel made a decision that distinguished him from many peers: he said "no" to FIFA's 2026 World Cup. The way he saw it, he was being asked to take on all the risk, while FIFA took home the rewards. nyti.ms/4g5rxO6
WBEZ racks up EIGHT Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards - out of 11 categories - including best "news documentary" for our "Becoming Bovino" podcast in partnership with the Sun-Times! www.rtdna.org/2026-regiona...
2026 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners - Radio Television Digital News Association
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WEIU-TV, a PBS affiliate at Eastern Illinois University shut down Friday due to the loss of federal funding for public media. As experts have noted, smaller rural TV and radio stations have suffered most, located where residents already have limited news sources. READ: https://loom.ly/aT-pX4w
WEIU-TV leaves airwaves after loss of federal funding - Editor and Publisher
Ten months after Congress voted to rescind federal funds for public media, the former PBS affiliate at Eastern Illinois University will cease its televised broadcasting service today, May 15. For more than 40 years, WEIU has served eastern Illinois as a public television and radio station and a training ground for student journalists at Eastern Illinois University.
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Samantha Steele ran for reelection as a Cook County elected official while facing a DUI case in Cook County court. She lost in the Democratic primary in March. But she won in court today chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
Cook County tax official Samantha Steele cleared of drunken driving charge
On Tuesday, Judge Donald Suriano handed down a not guilty verdict after finding the evidence in the 2024 case only amounted to “suspicion of intoxication.”
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The DUI trial of lame-duck Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele began today. The prosecution is making their case, but they have adjourned for the day and will resume at 9 AM tomorrow, with a couple more witnesses…
Load up the rack and drive to these five Midwest destinations where you can explore mostly flat, scenic trails that offer an idyllic getaway.
Where to take your bike on vacation in the homeland of the rails-to-trails movement
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Make sure to click listen to hear this moving storytelling from @wbez.org’s @chipmitchell1.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
When immigration agents arrested a Chicago mother, a stranger stepped in to care for her 3 kids
The three siblings had fended for themselves for nearly four weeks on the Southwest Side. Isabel Conde, 27, couldn’t find adults in their lives to take them in. So she did it herself.
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Today is World Press Freedom Day. Respect first to independent Russian colleagues I’ve met over the years — none of whom still live in Russia. Our solidarity with all who are exiled from homelands where journalism is seen as a crime…
The shooting death in the line of duty of CPD officer John Bartholomew is big news also in Greece, as he was of Greek heritage. Αιωνία η μνήμη του epolitical.gr/sikago-nekro...
Σικάγο: Νεκρός 38χρονος ομογενής αστυνομικός από πυρά κακοποιού - epolitical.gr
Βαθιά θλίψη έχει προκαλέσει στην ομογένεια του Σικάγο ο θάνατος του 38χρονου αστυνομικού John Bartholomew, ο οποίος έπεσε νεκρός από τα πυρά του 26χρονου Alfonso Talley. Το αιματηρό περιστατικό σημειώ...
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Honored to be among the reporters/writers/podcasters on a story that won a couple of the many National Headliners Awards for @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org in this year’s competition
“In my 25 years as a federal judge, I’ve never seen the type of brutality shown by the agents involved in Midway Blitz” chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
Accountability panel to urge criminal charges for federal agent misconduct during Operation Midway Blitz
Judge Rubén Castillo, chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission, made the call to action during his remarks at the commission's final hearing Tuesday. The commission was tasked with examining th...
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Judge John Lyke Jr. said he saw positive changes in Alphanso Talley when he released him from custody late last year, over prosecutors’ objections. Talley is now charged with shooting two Chicago cops, killing officer John Bartholomew.
Judge under fire for placing suspected cop killer on electronic monitoring before Swedish Hospital shooting
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under questioning from Rep. Smith, a DoD official estimates the cost of the Iran war so far is $25 billion
A well-reported update on the 15 South American people ICE sent to DR Congo two weeks ago. Trapped in a rat-infested hotel by the airport with no options but going back to the countries they fled. This is what we're doing to legal asylum-seekers who "followed the rules." www.npr.org/2026/04/28/n...
'We don't know what will happen to us': U.S. deportees in limbo in DRC
15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.
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Been reporting in Chicago long enough to have covered every City Hall IG - and more than long enough to remember when the new IG brought a federal civil fraud case vs a key Rahm Emanuel ally
Chicago Sun-Times@chicago.suntimes.com · 3mo agoMayor Brandon Johnson’s choice to be Chicago’s new inspector general is a former federal prosecutor who helped Commonwealth Edison dig out of the federal corruption scandal that culminated in the conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Big news for anti-corruption efforts in Illinois chicago.suntimes.com/madigan-tria...
Federal appeals court upholds conviction of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
The news from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes less than three weeks after oral argument and will likely prompt a bid by Madigan to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Four-year sentence in Oct 23. Paroled in January. In court today to face charges in murder of a CPD officer chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Suspect charged in Swedish Hospital shooting that left 1 cop dead and another 'fighting for his life'
Alphanso Talley, 26, who was released on parole early this year for a 2023 aggravated battery to a peace officer conviction, was charged with murder, attempted murder and a slew of additional charges,...
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So many questions about this horrible tragedy. Deepest condolences to the family of Officer John Bartholomew, the young man slain in the line of duty. May his memory be eternal. Prayers for the officer “fighting for his life” chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Suspect charged in Swedish Hospital shooting that left 1 cop dead and another 'fighting for his life'
Alphanso Talley, 26, who was released on parole early this year for a 2023 aggravated battery to a peace officer conviction, was charged with murder, attempted murder and a slew of additional charges,...
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Annual Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl is today. This story comes with an interactive map so you can easily find the closest of the 84 participating bookstores to you www.wbez.org/books/2026/0...
Chicago-area bookstores are set to host their biggest celebration yet for Independent Bookstore Day
More than 80 independent bookstores will participate in the annual Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl on Independent Bookstore Day. Stores will offer special discounts and planned activities during the crawl...
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Unprecedented number of investigations and indictments that go nowhere in the Trump DOJ
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoBreaking News: The Justice Department dropped its criminal investigation into Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve. The inquiry had been a roadblock to the confirmation of President Trump’s pick to be the next Fed chair, Kevin Warsh.
As if Dr Google was not bad enough. We all know non-doctors who think they are smarter than MDs. AI is having a deadly impact on them… www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/w...
He Warned About the Dangers of A.I. If Only His Father Had Listened.
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WBEZ supporters enjoy live jazz in the performance studio at Navy Pier tonight. Journalist Rob Wildeboer on the piano while engineer Dave Miska works the sound board
A few years ago, Arizona state senator Wendy Rogers sought a restraining order against a journalist, characterizing routine reporting as stalking. It was seen as just a nutty story about a fringe local politician. Now the FBI is exploring similar theories.
F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend
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#JournalismIsNotACrime And federal law-enforcement is not a weapon for those in power to intimidate their perceived critics www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend
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Alden Loury crunched the numbers and found Black economic mobility in Chicago is dead last among 50 major cities chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
Segregation, racism stifle economic mobility for many in Black community
In addition to being the most segregated big city in America, Chicago may also be the worst big city for Black economic mobility.
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Trade unions and the rich alike betting heavily on another change on the 5th floor chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
Johnson has just $813,125 in campaign cash months before mayoral race; Giannoulias has $18.3 million
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s anemic fundraising places him third among better-known potential mayoral challengers, and barely ahead of a few lesser-known candidates.
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Having an unpopular ICE detention in town drains hundreds of thousands of dollars from an inner-ring suburb of Chicago chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04...
Burdened by costs of an ICE facility in town, Broadview reckons with a spotlight it never wanted
While communities elsewhere have been shielded from the costs of ICE facilities, the western suburb was stuck with bills for nearly $400,000. The costs continue as Broadview preps its new budget.
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