Jake Sheridan
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Jake Sheridan
@jake-sheridan.bsky.social
City Hall reporter for @ChicagoTribune, covering the City Council.
@CTGuild chair. Excited to be here! Let's talk: [email protected]
Not sure I've done a political interview that's required more coordination, or a slower and better protected bike ride.

Always a fun day at work. Feel free to ask any questions (part 2/2).
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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 @chicagotribune.com (part 1/2):
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blasts Rahm Emanuel today:

Donald Trump's "playbook" of government cuts is the same strategy Emanuel executed in Chicago with school closings & "neoliberalism," Johnson said.

“A tyrant in the White House. We got here because someone gave him the script." Watch⬇️
April 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A moment of calm, then two more anti-Trump protesters stand & shout with signs.

Hard to hear what the fourth anti-Trump protester is saying because of their mask. The often disruptive crowd of regular pro-Trump attendees cheers as the other folks get booted. Meeting recessed.
December 16, 2024 at 9:55 PM
At Chicago City Council, anti-Trump protesters disrupt public comment with signs decrying fascism.

Several public comment speakers had just stated their support for Trump border czar Tom Homan’s plans for mass deportations. The protesters got kicked out pretty quick.
December 16, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Chicago youth organizer: “We don’t need more policing. We need youth programs & investment into tools that are more capable of making communities safer.”

Group wants over $100 million in police vacancies cut and shifted to guaranteed income & youth jobs amid budget crisis.
December 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
It really doesn't get more winter-coded than this
November 21, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson keeps goading President-elect Donald Trump.

Today, the mayor said Trump's plan to create "upheaval and chaos" instead of making progressive reforms is "small and soft."

"The president-elect should get big and strong, like we are in Chicago." More:
November 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM