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City Hall reporter for @ChicagoTribune, covering the City Council. @CTGuild chair. Excited to be here! Let's talk [email protected]

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Angry crowds have been following and chasing ICE through Chicago. It seems like a tactic that’s worked for protesters — I saw about two dozen people get this ICE truck to speed away in Humboldt Park yesterday. It had been parked outside a daycare, then a plant store.

Angry crowds have been following and chasing ICE through Chicago. It seems like a tactic that’s worked for protesters — I saw about two dozen people get this ICE truck to speed away in Humboldt Park yesterday. It had been parked outside a daycare, then a plant store.

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Tonight, the Freedom Center prints the Chicago Tribune for the last time. The plant prints almost every paper in Chicago — Sun Times, NYT & more. It’s closing to make way for a casino. Most workers opted to not move to the Trib’s new Schaumburg plant & will lose their jobs.🧵:

Tonight, the Freedom Center prints the Chicago Tribune for the last time. The plant prints almost every paper in Chicago — Sun Times, NYT & more. It’s closing to make way for a casino. Most workers opted to not move to the Trib’s new Schaumburg plant & will lose their jobs.🧵:

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NEW: The Chicago City Council rejects a bid to lower the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph. Ald. Daniel La Spata, watching the vote here, said the lower speeds would save lives. But opponents said the effort was a money grab and shared equity concerns before the 21 to 28 vote.

NEW: The Chicago City Council rejects a bid to lower the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph. Ald. Daniel La Spata, watching the vote here, said the lower speeds would save lives. But opponents said the effort was a money grab and shared equity concerns before the 21 to 28 vote.

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OVERTIME GO GO GO GO GO #NASCARChicago

OVERTIME GO GO GO GO GO #NASCARChicago

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Not my normal spot for an interview: the bike lane. I talked with Mayor Brandon Johnson about cycling in Chicago. Here's how he sees bike infrastructure fitting into the city, told by him from atop a Divvy bike to Chicago Tribune:

Not my normal spot for an interview: the bike lane. I talked with Mayor Brandon Johnson about cycling in Chicago. Here's how he sees bike infrastructure fitting into the city, told by him from atop a Divvy bike to Chicago Tribune:

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blasts Rahm Emanuel👇 “The playbook that Donald Trump is running is the playbook that Rahm Emanuel executed,” he said, citing school closures, “neoliberalism.” “A tyrant in the White House. We got here because someone gave him the script.” Watch:

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blasts Rahm Emanuel👇 “The playbook that Donald Trump is running is the playbook that Rahm Emanuel executed,” he said, citing school closures, “neoliberalism.” “A tyrant in the White House. We got here because someone gave him the script.” Watch:

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Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will not direct the Chicago Police Department to collaborate with ICE to deport people. The incoming Trump administration has threatened to target so-called 'sanctuary cities.' Here's Johnson's full answer:

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will not direct the Chicago Police Department to collaborate with ICE to deport people. The incoming Trump administration has threatened to target so-called 'sanctuary cities.' Here's Johnson's full answer:

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Sad news: 104-year-old Dorothy Hoffner died unexpectedly one week after setting the record to become the world's oldest skydiver. "She was just indefatigable. She just kept going." The lifelong Chicagoan’s obituary & jump here:

Sad news: 104-year-old Dorothy Hoffner died unexpectedly one week after setting the record to become the world's oldest skydiver. "She was just indefatigable. She just kept going." The lifelong Chicagoan’s obituary & jump here:

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I took a tour of Mayor Brandon Johnson's gift room and recorded video of basically every inch so you don't have to. This thing has stirred up quite the controversy. But what's actually inside? Take a look!

I took a tour of Mayor Brandon Johnson's gift room and recorded video of basically every inch so you don't have to. This thing has stirred up quite the controversy. But what's actually inside? Take a look!

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Chaos in the Chicago City Council, where Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez appeared to turn to Ald. Bill Conway & shout: “White supremacist!” Aldermen were discussing a pro-Palestinian puppet. Sigcho-Lopez said the comment wasn’t directed at Conway after some called for removal.

Chaos in the Chicago City Council, where Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez appeared to turn to Ald. Bill Conway & shout: “White supremacist!” Aldermen were discussing a pro-Palestinian puppet. Sigcho-Lopez said the comment wasn’t directed at Conway after some called for removal.

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NEW: President Donald Trump just took a big step to deploy military in Chicago. Trump's Department of Homeland Security requested his Department of War send 100 military troops to Illinois to protect ICE, according to Gov. JB Pritzker. More on this development:

NEW: President Donald Trump just took a big step to deploy military in Chicago. Trump's Department of Homeland Security requested his Department of War send 100 military troops to Illinois to protect ICE, according to Gov. JB Pritzker. More on this development:

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Standing over the grave of Wadea Al-Fayoume, Imam Omar Suleiman says the emptiness mourners feel after the Palestinian 6-year-old’s hate crime death should push them to end violence in Gaza. “This graveyard is a reminder,” he said. “It’s a reminder for all the children in Gaza.”

Standing over the grave of Wadea Al-Fayoume, Imam Omar Suleiman says the emptiness mourners feel after the Palestinian 6-year-old’s hate crime death should push them to end violence in Gaza. “This graveyard is a reminder,” he said. “It’s a reminder for all the children in Gaza.”

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Chicago's longest serving aldermen, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., cries behind glasses as he leaves office. Burnett, who went to prison for a bank robbery as a young man before trying to change his life and entering politics, served 30 years in the City Council.

Chicago's longest serving aldermen, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., cries behind glasses as he leaves office. Burnett, who went to prison for a bank robbery as a young man before trying to change his life and entering politics, served 30 years in the City Council.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson's office just posted this video of the gift room — two weeks after the IG report raised questions. Johnson had invited press to view it. Didn't happen. Now, his office says public viewing will happen with quarterly videos. He also added an online gift log.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's office just posted this video of the gift room — two weeks after the IG report raised questions. Johnson had invited press to view it. Didn't happen. Now, his office says public viewing will happen with quarterly videos. He also added an online gift log.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson is cutting the ribbon today at the city’s long-shuttered Roseland Mental Health Clinic. It marks a big step in Johnson’s promise to expand city-run mental health services — but there’s a long way to go for his plan. Packed crowd w/ many community groups.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is cutting the ribbon today at the city’s long-shuttered Roseland Mental Health Clinic. It marks a big step in Johnson’s promise to expand city-run mental health services — but there’s a long way to go for his plan. Packed crowd w/ many community groups.

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Okay, now they’re going FAST FAST on DSLD. People here are eating this up. And the skies have cleared for a totally perfect summertime Chi sunset. Every bit of road has fans lining it. FIVE TO GO

Okay, now they’re going FAST FAST on DSLD. People here are eating this up. And the skies have cleared for a totally perfect summertime Chi sunset. Every bit of road has fans lining it. FIVE TO GO

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