Sexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump’s America. Was #MeToo an epic failure? Publicist Joanna Klonsky, at least, has not given up hope for #MeToo’s legacy. —The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

Everyone is about to get extremely familiar with the name Raja Krishnamoorthi

I’m not afraid to fight for what’s right. I’m running to fight for all of us in Trenton.

I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace. And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.

Brad Lander on Cuomo losing: "Good fucking riddance"

For no particular reason I would like to remind everyone that not posting about it is always an option

We interrupt the shooting at a college to bring you news of a shooting at a high school. This is America.

NEW: Sources tell me Judge Charlie Beach has defeated Judge Timothy Evans - as the new Chief Judge Circuit Court Cook County. Evans served 9 terms.

Abughazaleh: “This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I'm not backing down, and we're going to win." Sharp's attorney, Molly Armour: "An effort by the Trump administration to frighten people out of participating in protest”

They want us to sit down and shut up. It won't work.

Immigration judge releases Chicago dad whose 16-year-old daughter is fighting cancer Gregory Royal Pratt chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/imm…

NEW: More condemnations of the indictment, this time including Gov. JB Pritzker, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, CC Board president Toni Preckwinkle and nearly 100 more Maybe more notable to see who DIDN'T sign on than who did Letter below, full list next:

Nearly 130 Illinois officials, including Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, signed onto a letter condemning a recent federal indictment charging six people who protested outside of the Broadview ICE facility. trib.al/DcALrhq

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former post in California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people familiar with the change. Bovino’s role, and his aggressive

Several Cook County board commissioners have missed more than 20% of their meetings for the job, according to an analysis by WBEZ. chicago.suntimes.com/2026/03/06/coo…

Happy Election Day to all, even the people who would rather ran for office than go to therapy

One parallel is Bridget Degnen defeating Fritchey although it feels like Warren was far more grassroots and longshot

Patrick Hanley, a Democrat from Winnetka, will win the Democratic nomination for Illinois State Senate District 9, replacing State Sen. Laura Fine He defeated Rachel Ruttenberg of Evanston 51.6% to 48.4%, with >95% of the votes counted

New: Dolores Huerta writes lengthy statement following The New York Times investigation into Cesar Chavez. Huerta says she had sexual encounters with Chavez resulting in 2 children. “I have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farm worker movement…”

The president of the Chicago Board of Education is pressuring the new CPS CEO to cave to union demands to cancel classes on May 1 for a day of protests. wgntv.com/news/wgn-inves…