Gregory Pratt
@royalpratt.bsky.social
Chicago Tribune investigative reporter. Little Village raised. Proud Tribune Guild. I'm just trying to make my city a better place. Author: "The City is Up for Grabs."
Former Inspector General Joe Ferguson got fined $5,000 for allegedly leaking a confidential Hilco report. The city’s philosopher saint gets dinged by the board of ethics
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Former Inspector General Joe Ferguson got fined $5,000 for allegedly leaking a confidential Hilco report. The city’s philosopher saint gets dinged by the board of ethics
If I’m not mistaken, there’s a really well-done Dumb and Dumber reference hidden in this passage
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If I’m not mistaken, there’s a really well-done Dumb and Dumber reference hidden in this passage
Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?”
Hott: “No.”
Hott: “No.”
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?”
Hott: “No.”
Hott: “No.”
2019 Lori Lightfoot head is exploding in the multiverse
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
2019 Lori Lightfoot head is exploding in the multiverse
My guilty pleasure is lawyers fighting. There was some really over the top bickering after a Department of Justice lawyer apparently called Locke Bowman a petulant old man and there was hullabaloo over his refusal to shake hands with Gregory Bovino.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My guilty pleasure is lawyers fighting. There was some really over the top bickering after a Department of Justice lawyer apparently called Locke Bowman a petulant old man and there was hullabaloo over his refusal to shake hands with Gregory Bovino.
Here’s Bovino defending the use of tear gas in the Old Irving Park neighborhood before a Halloween party.
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Here’s Bovino defending the use of tear gas in the Old Irving Park neighborhood before a Halloween party.
He was really chatty one time: Bovino was asked about his work history and the attorney got annoyed when he started talking about “some amateur arborist activities, the felling of trees.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
He was really chatty one time: Bovino was asked about his work history and the attorney got annoyed when he started talking about “some amateur arborist activities, the felling of trees.”
“There were figures in the video,” he said, grinding down a simple question
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“There were figures in the video,” he said, grinding down a simple question
Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
Important work in today’s @chicagotribune.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Important work in today’s @chicagotribune.com
Border Patrol on Chicago women: “Of course the spots where all the females going crazy, that’s where the crowds are the fucking most riled up. Like these dudes are just talking shit, but if the females came over here, they’d get ’em all worked up.” Hat tip @ravengeary.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Border Patrol on Chicago women: “Of course the spots where all the females going crazy, that’s where the crowds are the fucking most riled up. Like these dudes are just talking shit, but if the females came over here, they’d get ’em all worked up.” Hat tip @ravengeary.bsky.social
truly unhinged and disturbing propaganda from the United States government
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
truly unhinged and disturbing propaganda from the United States government
In Brighton Park, you had this incident with a protester, and a federal agent falsely claiming he was assaulted.
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In Brighton Park, you had this incident with a protester, and a federal agent falsely claiming he was assaulted.
Here’s some insight into the obvious lack of training and discipline for federal agents at Broadview and as part of Midway Blitz
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Here’s some insight into the obvious lack of training and discipline for federal agents at Broadview and as part of Midway Blitz
The Department of Homeland Security falsely claimed people were firing fireworks at them. Instead, it was their own flashbacks on video, the judge said.
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Department of Homeland Security falsely claimed people were firing fireworks at them. Instead, it was their own flashbacks on video, the judge said.
Bovino and others made bizarre claims about Latin kings wearing maroon sweaters and that isn’t really true and also the people wearing maroon are normal folks and Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Bovino and others made bizarre claims about Latin kings wearing maroon sweaters and that isn’t really true and also the people wearing maroon are normal folks and Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez
Federal officials claimed protesters had shields with nails in them, but they actually just had cardboard. They claimed a protester threw a bike at them, but they actually threw the bike. And they claimed that a protester ripped a man’s beard off but … no proof
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Federal officials claimed protesters had shields with nails in them, but they actually just had cardboard. They claimed a protester threw a bike at them, but they actually threw the bike. And they claimed that a protester ripped a man’s beard off but … no proof
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
The federal government shot Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park, charged her with federal crimes, and just weeks later is dismissing the case. This follows several dropped prosecutions against protesters. To say the immigration raids have been all around mess is an understatement
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The federal government shot Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park, charged her with federal crimes, and just weeks later is dismissing the case. This follows several dropped prosecutions against protesters. To say the immigration raids have been all around mess is an understatement
The Pat Hynes campaign is out here misspelling the office he seeks
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Pat Hynes campaign is out here misspelling the office he seeks
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
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Always love seeing The City is Up for Grabs at bookstores and the airport, the paperback makes a great holiday gift
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Always love seeing The City is Up for Grabs at bookstores and the airport, the paperback makes a great holiday gift
This post would be wild coming from a blue checkmark bot. Crazy from the feds. There’s essentially no truth here. Violent rioters aren’t demanding the release of some of the worst humans on the planet. Govt records show most of these folks detained are low public safety risks.
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This post would be wild coming from a blue checkmark bot. Crazy from the feds. There’s essentially no truth here. Violent rioters aren’t demanding the release of some of the worst humans on the planet. Govt records show most of these folks detained are low public safety risks.
I’ll always remember breaking Bob’s pizza choices
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I’ll always remember breaking Bob’s pizza choices
Here’s a great example of Homeland Security and Tricia McLaughlin propaganda not being true. They’re going around claiming credit for Chicago experiencing the fewest summer murders since 1965. That was true and reported locally before Midway Blitz even began.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Here’s a great example of Homeland Security and Tricia McLaughlin propaganda not being true. They’re going around claiming credit for Chicago experiencing the fewest summer murders since 1965. That was true and reported locally before Midway Blitz even began.