Emma Shafer was a friend. I wrote this after she was killed in 2023. Sharing it again to remind folks of what she stood for. In short, she was a friend + ally of immigrants and would've hated her death being exploited in a political stunt to demonize them. pantagraph.com/opinion/column…

I spoke with a friend of Emma’s after Noem’s comments: “Emma Shafer would have never supported Trump’s policies and would’ve never supported what Kristi Noem had to say.” Noem admitted she couldn’t get in contact with Shafer’s family

I asked Homeland Security if Noem contacted Shafer's family before the presser and haven't heard back: axios.com/local/chicago/…

The Pope's childhood house in Dolton is currently for sale for $199,900.

I wrote about #PopeLeoXIV at the start of the week when an American pope seemed very unlikely: axios.com/local/chicago/… Axios

This is unreal.

Kinda jerky. axios.com/local/chicago/…

When your Axios readers are awesome and send you this photo of you and Jake Sheridan on WTTW - Chicago PBS last week

Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You…

This is my favorite job announcement ever. What a fulfilling switch! (I’m also emotional after seeing our vet this am who literally saved our dog’s life and I tell him every time he should wake up in the morning thinking of the lives he changed🐶😍)

I'm looking at you Leigh Giangreco Get that $ ready: axios.com/local/chicago/…

.Windy City Times has been essential as long as I've lived and worked in Chicago and was for decades before and needs to be for decades more: windy-city-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/?campai…

The former #signatureroom will not be a new restaurant but 3-floor observation tower and private event space with design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill original architects of the Hancock

Here are the rural hospitals in Illinois (9) and Missouri (4) at greatest risk of being forced to close if the Senate cuts Medicaid, according to research from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina.

Statement from Executive Editor Matt Murray: “For three decades, Ellen Nakashima has been one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security. Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press

Federal agents descend on a Chicago museum, Mayor Johnson calls the Big Beautiful Bill “unholy”, & West Siders get hit with more massive storms & flooding—that & more with Sarah Karp Rufus Williams Nell Salzman & Carrie Shepherd on the Week in Review, 7p or streaming on WTTW - Chicago PBS!

I was laid off today by the Chicago Tribune as were several talented colleagues. I was able to report several dream stories during my year or so there, but partially, I had that freedom because “leadership” is completely absentee unless it affects their bottom line.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in a statement this morning also says arrest warrants for Texas Democrats have no legal weight in Illinois #twill

Yes, high-speed e-motos, popular with delivery workers need regulation, shouldn't be used on bikeways. But great quote from Ride Illinois about why cities shouldn't throw out the baby with the bath water by banning *all* e-bikes from trails. axios.com/local/chicago/… Carrie Shepherd

Thanks to Streetsblog Chicago for mentioning my article on e-moto/e-bikes which Active Transportation Alliance is raising awareness around. Here's the link! axios.com/local/chicago/…