Yesterday Gov. Pritzker gave a few remarks on our investigation on the 70 fires and two deaths at an Illinois prison. We are currently suing the state for records related to the fires and eager to see more information. Original investigation in the thread. capitolfax.com/2026/08/04/s...
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hello chicago-area parents + teachers, @chicago.suntimes.com reporter here!! If you've been school supplies shopping recently (online or in person) I'd love to hear from you. bonus points if you know how much $$ you spent!! message me here or email me at mrush@suntimes.com :)
There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025, and is less than half the totals of July 2020 and 2021, which each saw more than 100 killings.
Chicago Sees Lowest Homicide Total For Any July in Decades
There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025.
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MAGA masculinity means declining to publicly criticize the man your daughter has accused of physical abuse, because doing so might prompt a senile 80-year-old man to write mean things about you.
Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 5d agoThe man beat his daughter and injured his granddaughter but he's fine with it apparently. www.notus.org/ohio/bernie-...
The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.
67 boat strikes 221 people killed EXCLUSIVE: Operation Southern Spear has not reduced the volume, availability, purity or price of cocaine arriving in the U.S., according to an internal DEA assessment and a closed-door Pentagon briefing for senators, and has made enforcement more difficult
67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
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70 FIRES in just 3 YEARS
Shannon Heffernan@shannonheffernan.bsky.social · 2w agoOver the last three years there have been more than 70 fires at an Illinois prison, including 12 cases of self-immolation. One man needed a skin graft. Another lost a leg. Two have died. A new investigation below. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/24/p...
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...
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Justin Harbison, aka the "Sewer Monster," helps reduce mosquito populations that might carry the West Nile virus by treating Chicago-area sewers with insecticides aimed at killing recently hatched larvae before they become blood suckers.
Mosquitoes biting? The ‘Sewer Monster’ is on the case.
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The New Mexico Attorney General's Office says Trump's Southern District of New York has refused to provide his office with unredacted Epstein files to aid in its investigation of Epstein's Zorro Ranch.
Atlantic Writer: I Will Always Cherish The Day Lindsey Graham Told Me I Looked Like Shit Mere Hours After A Mass Shooting - defector.com/atlantic-wri...
Atlantic Writer: I Will Always Cherish The Day Lindsey Graham Told Me I Looked Like Shit Mere Hours After A Mass Shooting | Defector
Lindsey Graham’s sudden death has elicited plenty of nauseating remembrances from his colleagues in the Senate, none of whom seemed to be all that ashamed to speak and write warmly about a guy whose l...
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This morning, I kicked off a conversation about mosquito season and how to protect yourself on @wbez.org with @pksmid.bsky.social and @maryldixon.bsky.social Give it a listen here. www.wbez.org/say-more-wit...
They’re spreading irritation – and even disease – across Illinois
According to Orkin Pest Control, Chicago is ranked No. 2 in the U.S. in mosquito activity over the last year. Yuck.
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NEW: Chicago taxpayers spent nearly $259 million in 2025 to resolve lawsuits alleging CPD officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including wrongful convictions & improper pursuits, according to a city report required by the federal court order known as the consent decree. @wttw.bsky.social
Chicago Taxpayers Spent $259M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits in 2025: City Analysis
Chicago taxpayers paid three times more to resolve police misconduct lawsuits in 2025, as compared with 2024, according to the annual report detailing the cost of lawsuits filed against the Chicago Po...
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Today on Say More, @mulaney.bsky.social joins @maryldixon.bsky.social and I ahead of his sold out show at Wrigley Field this weekend. Listen to @wbez.org at 10 and call in with your questions for John Mulaney (!!) at 866-915-9239
This was fun! @pksmid.bsky.social @nickofferman.bsky.social @goodmantheatre.bsky.social
WBEZ@wbez.org · last mo.Star of ‘Parks and Recreation’ Nick Offerman is back in Chicago with the new musical. He joins Say More to talk to listeners about his origins in Chicago theatre and what it’s like to pursue creative endeavors with your partner.
One day we will decide all video review is crap, it traffics on trying to get infinitesimal fringe cases resolved while arresting the drama, the emotion of sport. Trading away beauty for objective "actually"s. VAR delenda est.
Today on Say More @nickofferman.bsky.social joins @maryldixon.bsky.social and I to talk about acting in Iceboy! at The Goodman, and his upcoming performance at the Ramova Theater. Listen at 10 on @wbez.org and call us with your questions for Nick Offerman -- 866-915-9239
i'm gonna be honest gang, being a designated second class citizen whose existence is increasingly made illegal? doesn't feel great. upside though is that it makes every trans people really cool by default, so it's impossible to say whether it's good or bad.
Chicago advocates, immigrant families feel “relieved” as Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Chicago advocates, immigrant families feel “relieved” as Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
The justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment to make their ruling. Chicago-area advocates say they welcome the decision but worry about future attacks on immigrant rights.
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Wanna see a simple example of why framing matters in journalism? CJR interviews Melody Mercado, staff writer for Block Club Chicago, which divides things differently. "Instead of traditional beats like business, politics, food, all the reporters have neighborhoods." www.cjr.org/kicker/why-d...
Alderpeople Call For Hearing On Domestic Violence Program After Block Club Investigation Thirteen alderpeople signed on as cosponsors, they account for 14 of the 18 women in the City Council. The hearing push is a direct response to Block Club’s investigation. blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/30/a...
Alderpeople Call For Hearing On Domestic Violence Program After Block Club Investigation
Even after a $4 million boost, the Police Department program has struggled, Block Club found. Now alderpeople led by Nicole Lee want police leaders to answer questions.
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I’m okay with plot in movies but only if it advances the sex scenes
Sports gambling is a cancer. The NBA should be ashamed of how it has embraced and promoted it.
Heading out for Chicago’s Pride Parade today? Here’s what you need to know between the best transit options, ADA accessible viewing areas, pedestrian crossings and more!
What to know about Chicago's 2026 Pride Parade: Route, street closures and more
This year's theme, "Free to Be Proud," comes amid increasing attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in Illinois and across the nation.
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illinoisanswers.org/2026/06/24/a... Our story on Illinois lawmakers including Gov. JB Pritzker balancing the budget off the backs of gamblers. Last year people in the state lost $7.7 billion gambling. Of those losses, more than $4.1 billion went to sportsbooks, slot machines and casino operators
Addicted to Gambling in Illinois: ‘Someone Has Decided They Can Make Money Off You’
People in Illinois lost more than $7.7 billion gambling last year. As lawmakers increasingly bet on gambling to pay the state’s bills, they have only spare change to treat compulsive gamblers
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So excited to have Alex on! Call in at 10 to tell us if you're watching the World Cup and to ask Alex all the questions you feel too embarrassed to ask your footie loving coworker. 866-915-9239
Alex Campbell@acampbellsports.bsky.social · last mo.Fun announcement: tomorrow morning I’ll be joining @wbez.org’s ‘Say More’ during the 10 AM hour to talk about the World Cup, answersing questions from Chicago Public Radio listeners and chatting with @maryldixon.bsky.social and @pksmid.bsky.social Tune in on 91.5 FM in Chicago, or online anywhere
