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Chicago Bears coach calls Caleb Williams 'outstanding to work with' as QB remains mum chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/05/… by Patrick Finley

President Trump commutes drug kingpin Larry Hoover's federal prison sentence chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

"The newsroom fact-checked all 10 stories with named sources & each of the articles had multiple errors... Some included phony sources & quotes." Special section with fake book list plagued with additional errors, Sun-Times review finds chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/05/2… by Dan Mihalopoulos

Subject of investigative story “devised a scheme to harass and terrorize” New Hampshire Public Radio’s ace reporter Lauren Chooljian, her editor and her family. Lauren is a former WBEZ political reporter nytimes.com/2025/05/30/bus…

Michael Madigan sentencing hearing starts at Chicago courthouse: Live updates chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/06/1… w/ Jon Seidel, David Struett & Dave McKinney

#BREAKING Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J.Madigan has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison and a $2.5M fine for corruption. The once-powerful Democrat was the longest-serving state House leader in the country. (Pic by Ashlee Rezin)

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and a $2.5 million fine on corruption convictions. chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/06/1… by Jon Seidel, David Struett & Dave McKinney

“All these tactics of authoritarianism are about control.” Homeland Security swarms parking lot of Chicago's National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/… by Tina Sfondeles

“There are so many pigeons, and they’re not a protected species … they don’t have anybody to vouch for them." Is that a baby dragon? This pigeon rescue is caring for Chicago's most polarizing flock chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/07/0…

Absolutely one of Chicago's best ... Brandon's recently launched newsletter is already a must read: bpopetv.substack.com/subscribe

#BREAKING Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to influence ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (pic by Ashlee Rezin)

Looks like it’s 50-50 in the Senate so JD Vance will m be the tiebreaking vote in favor of eliminating all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

#BREAKING Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a conspiracy aimed at swaying former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to benefit ComEd. (Pic by Ashlee Rezin)

Though McClain was spotted entering the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, he has not arrived in Judge Shah's courtroom. Photo here from Pat Nabong:

Billed as “ending crime and disorder on America’s streets,” #Trump attacks “#housing first” and “harm reduction,” and makes it easier to remove tent encampments and institutionalize #homeless and #addicted folks. Mary Norkol Ashlee Rezin WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times wbez.org/government-pol…

ICYMI: #Trump is attacking “#housing first” and “harm reduction” strategies for #homeless and #addicted people, making it easier to remove tent encampments from sight and forcefully institutionalize people. Mary Norkol Ashlee Rezin WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times wbez.org/government-pol…

1/ Early on in President Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing. One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention. I want to tell you his story 👇

“We’re on the rise,” third-year Wildcats coach David Braun insists. Northwestern's new Ryan Field is taking shape nicely, but will football Saturdays live up to the hype? chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports… by Steve Greenberg