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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 6h

This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.

At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 8h

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 6h

Source: www.reuters.com/data/how-man...

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 6h

Foreign student enrollment:

IIT 51%
UChicago 31%
Art Institute of Chicago 31%
U of I 22%
Northwestern 21%

Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 19h

Trump caps international student enrollment at top US universities, limits set at 15%

www.businesstoday.in/nri/study/st...

Trump caps international student enrollment at top US universities, limits set at 15% - BusinessToday

This move is part of a broader policy aimed at regulating academic admissions and funding, and it is set to have significant repercussions for colleges and universities across the United States.

www.businesstoday.in

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 6h

Amazing. This was my view as I drove in and I literally thought to myself “My iPhone photo doesn’t do it justice — I hope Barry Butler is out there getting this.” Sure enough…

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7h

Several news organizations, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and NPR, have announced that their journalists will not sign a new set of Pentagon restrictions affecting news gathering in the massive military complex.

Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions

The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department’s policies on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 15h

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 10h

So far, the only media outlet that has signed Pete Hegseth's new prohibitive press policy for covering the Pentagon is One America News.

Even Newsmax and the Washington Times have rejected the letter.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Even Newsmax rejects the Pentagon’s new press restrictions ahead of signing deadline

‘Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter,’ the network stated on Monday. ‘We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon with review the matter further’

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 9h

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

www.cnn.com

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 10h

Michael Madigan, the country's longest-serving state House leader and the longtime head of Illinois' Democratic Party, is in prison.

He surrendered Monday to a federal camp in West Virginia.

@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/madigan-tria...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is in prison

Madigan’s surrender caps a massive corruption investigation that hearkens back to an earlier era at Chicago’s federal courthouse. He has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years behind bars.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 15h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 17h

And airing again at 11:34 on 91.5FM or livestream at wbez.org

WBEZ Chicago - WBEZ Chicago

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

A federal judge ordered federal agents last week to issue two warnings before using tear gas.

Witnesses said they heard no warnings and none can be heard on videos, @chicago.suntimes.com reports

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Federal agents deployed tear gas after Albany Park residents protested to their attempts to detain a resident of the Northwest Side neighborhood, @vimiller.bsky.social reports for the @chicago.suntimes.com

Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses says they didn't get any warning.

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 17h

So, this is what he wants to be emulated in the state prison system? www.amnesty.org/en/latest/pr....

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks to the Real Deal for adding the link at some point since I last checked

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 19h

Hey, you can read this story I wrote - or you also can hear me telling you all about it on @wbez.org 91.5 FM, coming up at 8:31 am with Morning Edition host Clare Lane chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

CHA has paid $22 million to companies tied to board member

The three vendors include longtime CHA Commissioner Debra Parker’s daughter, sister and boyfriend, a WBEZ investigation found. Parker says she hasn’t helped them.

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 1d

Feds deploy tear gas in Albany Park as neighbors respond to them detaining people. One person was taken, though another was freed.

“I was afraid to go over there. I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back."

Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses says they didn't get any warning.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Videos from Chicago over the past month captured protests, raids, arrests on city streets and residents’ confrontational responses to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The New York Times reviewed more than 100 videos. Together, they show how the crackdown has escalated week by week.

How Trump’s Chicago Immigration Crackdown Escalated, in 10 Videos

Week by week, the federal campaign to ramp up immigration enforcement in the Chicago area has created fear and inflamed tensions.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 1d

Forget about “guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”

The new standard for convicting is “seems pretty criminal to me.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said Pritzker should be in jail. Do you think he has committed a crime?

VANCE: I think Pritzker has certainly failed to keep the people of Illinois safe

S: It's a yes or no question

V: I certainly think he has violated his fundamental oath. That seems pretty criminal to me

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 2d

“The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.”

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 2d

Saturday night suppression by Illinois State Police near Broadview ICE facility

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 2d

Illinois State Police near Broadview ICE facility

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 2d

state police continue to push protesters down 25th street. at one point, cops swarmed a group of people and pushed them to the ground.

multiple people arrested.

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 2d

Folks, this is where you can find the whole story, by those of us who actually did freedom of information act requests, interviews and other shoe, leather journalism www.wbez.org/government-p...

CHA has paid $22 million to companies tied to board member

The three vendors include longtime CHA Commissioner Debra Parker’s daughter, sister and boyfriend, a WBEZ investigation found. Parker says she hasn’t helped them.

www.wbez.org

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